Women’s Distance Festival WDF 5K

Date: Sunday, June 1st, 2025 7:30am

Location: Howard Community College
10600 Hickory Ridge Road, Columbia, MD 21044

The Howard County Striders host an annual race in the Maryland Women’s Distance Festival series. This race features female runners and gives special awards for mother/daughter teams

2025 WDF 5K Runners Guide

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Registration & Fees
- How to Create a Mother/Guardian – Daughter Team
Location & Course Map
Awards
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Packet Pickup is Race Morning Only

Walk-up Registration is Race Morning Only

Registration & Fees

No Strollers, No Pets, and No Earbuds/Headphones Allowed
(Adaptive Racing Equipment exempt)
The course is 3.1 miles long and has a time cutoff of 1 hour to complete it (19mpm pace or quicker)

From	To	Individual	Team
03/09	04/06	$35	$70
04/07	05/11	$40	$80
05/12	05/29	$45	$90
06/01	RACE DAY	$50	N/A

Note: FIT training participants receive a discount on registration. Please see your coach for details
Note: No discounts will be applied retroactively. They must be used at the time of initial registration.

How to Create a Mother/Guardian – Daughter Team

When the first person chooses the team reg. choice they should pick Create Team and provide a team name, but they will not be prompted to select their teammate during their own registration.

After selecting team name, select 1 of 3 team brackets based on daughter’s age:

Under 14 = Mother/Maternal Guardian with a Daughter aged 13 years and younger
14-20 = Mother/Maternal Guardian with a Daughter aged 14-20 years
Over 20 = Mother/Maternal Guardian with a Daughter aged 21 years & older

Once they have finished, the 2nd person starts their own registration under the team reg. choice and gets to the team selection slide, they will choose Join Existing and enter the name to find their team.

Finisher’s Premium

Finishers of this year’s WDF 5K will receive a custom cooler just in time for the summer!

12 can main compartment with zippered wide opening top

Features front stash pocket, front daisy chains with reflective accents, an attached stainless steel bottle opener, and an adjustable shoulder strap

Exterior dimensions: 12″H x 10″W x 7″D

Location & Course Map

The race takes place at Howard Community College, located at 10600 Hickory Ridge Road, Columbia, MD 21044
Reminder: No Strollers, No Pets, and No Earbuds Allowed (Adaptive Racing Equipment exempt)

Course route is:

Beginning in HCC: Dragon Pl to Campus Dr to Martin Rd to Owen Brown Rd to Sunny Spring Rd to Hickory Ridge Rd to Campus Dr to Dragon Pl

The course is 3.1 miles long and has a time cutoff of 1 hour to complete it (19mpm pace or quicker)

There will be one water only aid station approximately halfway in the vicinity of Jerry’s Drive

Awards

Participants can win awards in a variety of categories including overall, age group and Mother/Guardian – Daughter teams.

Overall winners are NOT eligible for Age Group awards but ARE eligible for Team awards.

Top 3 Overall
1st Overall Master [Race Age 40 – 59]
1st Overall Grand-Master [Race Age 60 +]
Top 3 Mother/Guardian – Daughter Teams Based on the Daughter’s Age:
- 13 & Under [Under 14]
- 14 – 20
- 21+ [Over 20]
Top 3 in the following age groups:
- 9 & Under
- 10-19
- 20-29
- 30-39
- 40-49
- 50-59
- 60-69
- 70-79
- 80+