2025 Food & Friends 5k/10k

Schedule

Sat, 01 Nov, 2025 at 07:45 am

UTC-04:00

Location

5220 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20011, United States | Washington, DC

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Points count towards our Year-Long 5k, 10k, & Back of the Pack Series. Points will also count towards our Fall Series. Find more info about the series here.
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Enjoy a scenic 5k/10k that will run through Rock Creek Park.
Walkers and strollers are welcome to attend this event.

Virtual Race Option
We now offer a virtual run option for those who cannot make it on race day. Find more information about our virtual option on our Virtual Races page.

Runners Receive:
Finisher’s Medal, Technical (Drifit) Event Shirt, & A Chip Timed Event

Charity Information
Benefits Food & Friends. Food & Friends is the only community-based organization in the DC region providing home-delivered medically tailored meals and nutrition therapy to our neighbors living with cancer, HIV/AIDS, and other serious illnesses. With the help of volunteers, Food & Friends prepares and delivers nutritionally tailored, delicious meals directly to our neighbors’ homes. Community dietitians and professional chefs work closely to provide individualized services to our clients. Food & Friends provides meals, groceries, and nutrition counseling to people living with life-challenging illnesses. All meals and services are free-of-charge to the client, their dependents, and caregivers.

Race Start Times
10k – 7:45am
5k – 8am

Registration Fees
5k – $30, until Oct 15 ($35)
10k – $45, until Oct 15 ($50)
***Price will increase on race morning by $5 for each distance
T-shirts guaranteed to runners registered before Oct 22. We will order extra t-shirts for those who register after that date, but it is on a first-come first-served basis.

T-Shirt Design
T-shirt design for the race is available here as soon as it has been approved.

Race Medal Design
Race medal designs can be viewed on the Friday before the race on the Bishops Events Facebook page or our Instagram page.

Course Maps can be found at:
This is a paved route that is mostly flat with one considerable hill. The 5k is out-and-back, and the 10k is two laps.

Live Race Results
Live results will be posted on Athlinks.com. Additionally, there will be a QR code at the race for you to scan to immediately view your results. Final race results with series points will be posted to our website on the Monday following your race.
Runner tracking is now available when you sign up for a race with Bishop’s Events. Click on the green SMS button (see example below) at the end of your registration and have your race updates sent to your mobile device as well as those of your friends & family so they can track your race progress.

Awards
We award the top 3 men and women overall during our awards ceremony post-race. We also award the 1st & 2nd place Male and Female in these categories: 19&Under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, & 70+. Runners who place top 3 overall in their race are not eligible to also win their age groups.

Photos
We will post any photos taken by staff on our Facebook page by Tuesday after the event.

Social Media Challenge
On Tuesdays, we pick our favorite Instagram or Facebook post from the previous race weekend. The winner will receive 50% off a future race! Make sure to tag us in your race photos at:
Instagram: BishopsEventsLLC
Facebook: BishopsEvents

Packet Pickup
Packet pickup is available at the event. We recommend arriving one hour before your event start time to check-in.

Race Day Registration
There will be no on-site race registration for this race.

Water Stations
There will be 5 water stations along the 10k course at approximately mile markers 0.6, 2.5, 3.1, 3.7, & 5.6. Two water stations will be along the 5k course at approximately mile marker 0.6 & 2.5. Gatorade will be available at some water stations. Water stations are subject to change as deemed necessary.

Restrooms
Restrooms can be located across from the Tennis Center.

Volunteers
Volunteers should arrive approximately 60 minutes before the first race kicks off. We will assign volunteer tasks on race morning (water station, course marshals, finish line support, etc). You can find parking information under “Directions to Parking” with a latitude and longitude pin for where to meet.

Weather Policy
We are an all-weather race company (rain or shine or sleet or snow). We will email registered runners and post on social media if the race is cancelled, but this is quite rare, otherwise assume the race is taking place as scheduled.
Weekly weather reports are posted on the Thursday before race weekends on our Facebook page by Chad Merrill with the Hagerstown Almanack. Race officials may delay, change or postpone the event due to weather conditions. All registered runners will be notified via email of any changes. In most cases, a decision is not made until the night before the race, and a decision could come as late as the morning of the event.

Refunds & Transfers
To view our full refund/transfer policy, click here.

Directions to Parking
There is parking at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center (5220 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20011). The best way to locate this event is via GPS using this latitudinal and longitudinal pin: 38.954573, -77.039066
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