WDF Community Notice Sign

In mid-Spring each year, the Howard County Striders host a foot race event called the “Women’s Distance Festival 5K”. The community hosts between 200 and 300 runners from all over Maryland and Washington, DC. This race is part of a series of women’s only events put on by many of the RRCA running clubs in Maryland and DC.



The Howard County Striders greatly appreciates all the love, support, and cheering that residents along the course have provided each winter!

Between the hours of 7:30am and 9:30am on Sunday morning, there will be rolling road closures enforced by the Howard County Police. In addition, there will be reduced travel lane widths or turn restrictions in place along portions of Hickory Ridge Road and Owen Brown Road.

For full details, please visit the race website at HCS WDF 5K

In general, please expect momentary disruptions and closures as follows

Road / AreaImpacted Time Frame
[Temporary Road Closure] Campus Drive,
between Hickory Ridge Road & Lot “F”/”G” entrances
7:30am to 9:45am
[Temporary Road Closure] Hickory Ridge Road,
between Charter Drive & High Beam Court
7:40am to 8:15am
Hickory Ridge Road, between Campus Drive & Martin Road7:30am to 8:15am
Martin Road, between Hickory Ridge Road & Owen Brown Road8:00am to 8:30am
Owen Brown Road, between Martin Road & Sunny Spring8:00am to 9:00am
Sunny Spring8:10am to 9:15am
Hickory Ridge Road, between Sunny Spring & Campus Drive8:15am to 9:30am