The St. Michaels Running Festival is gearing up for the 2nd annual event – which includes a USATF certified half marathon, 10k and 5k courses – all of which are fast, flat and among the most beautiful courses anywhere! Registrations are up more than 800% year over year making this one of the hottest races anywhere!

“Last year, we had less than 100 people registered for our inaugural event by this time. To watch this year’s race unfold and to see the number of runners that are coming is awesome!” – Peter Paris, Race Director of the St. Michaels Running Festival.

In addition to building one of the most elite, enjoyable running events anywhere, this race is focused on making a big impact on the community by raising funds for local charities in conjunction with the event. We are incredibly proud to be working with the YMCA again as well as Habitat for Humanity Choptank, the St. Michaels Community Center, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, the Talbot Humane Society, the Yellow Ribbon Fund and many others.

How is this part of the race coming along? “Last year, we were able to raise $10,000 for local charities. This year, we have asked our runners to help us support these charities through their individual pledges and the response has been overwhelming! We already have more than last year’s total donation pledged by runners and we are still over 100 days out. What can we say except, Wow! – Sparrow Rogers, Director of Business Development for the St. Michaels Running Festival.

This event is such a positive force in our community – supporting charities, encouraging health and wellness and sharing our beautiful community with a very large group of people. We could not do this without the support of the Commissioners of St. Michaels and our sponsors – Nationwide, Tidewater Physical Therapy, Best Western, Hertrich of Easton, 5 Gables Inn and Spa, WCEI, Queenstown Bank, Eastern Shore Yoga – and so many more. Their support along with the enthusiasm of our runners is what makes all of this possible.