HEADLESS HORSEMAN FUN RUN & 5K

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HEADLESS HORSEMAN FUN RUN & 5K runsignup.com
Date 24 Oct, 2027
Races 4 distances
Entry fee $20.00 – $35.00
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HEADLESS HORSEMAN FUN RUN & 5K

About the event

The West Frederick MS and Frederick HS PTSAs invite you to join us for the Headless Horseman Fun Run, 5K, and costume contest!   This is a family friendly event for all ages, as well as a Steeple Chasers supported race with chipped bibs to encourage our competitive runners to be scary fast!   

REGISTER BY 10/08/27 TO ENSURE YOU GET A T-SHIRT.  The 2027 shirt will be designed by a WFMS student, so you don't want to miss out!!

The Fun Run will start at 8:30, the costume contest winner will be announced at 8:50 and the 5K will start at 9:15.  

Costume Categories include:

Best overall
Scariest
Funniest
Most creative
Best Family/Group
Best Kids Costume

We will also be collecting shoes for the Stride Forward Youth Program, a student run nonprofit program in Urbana with a mission to support underserved cross country and track & field programs by collecting and donating gently used running shoes to student athletes who need them.  PLEASE BRING YOUR OLD SHOES FOR A GOOD CAUSE!!

Packet Pickups will occur on Sat, 10/23 from 1-3 in front of the Frederick HS.  You can also pick up the day of the race, starting at 730a.

The 5K course will wind its way through boooo-tiful Baker Park and the surrounding neighborhoods; the Fun Run will start and finish at the bandshell, staying within Baker Park between Bentz St and College Ave.

This fun event will benefit both the West Frederick Middle and Frederick High School communities.  Proceeds will be divided equally and will be used to support student activities or teacher grants.

Races offered

24Oct

1K Fun Run

Running

Distance
1K
Start time
08:30
Entry fee
$20.00
24Oct

Headless Horseman 5K (Ages 12 & Under)

Running

Distance
5K
Start time
09:15
Entry fee
$30.00
24Oct

Headless Horseman 5K (Ages 13 -64)

Running

Distance
5K
Start time
09:15
Entry fee
$35.00
24Oct

Headless Horseman 5K (Ages 65 & Up)

Running

Distance
5K
Start time
09:15
Entry fee
$30.00

Weather history

3-year monthly averages for October in Frederick.

Temperature8.8° / 19.8°
Feels like6.3° / 17.5°
Sunshine hours9h 2m
Rainfall1.3 mm
Snowfall—
Wind9.4 km/h (Light breeze)
Humidity68.8%
Max UV indexModerate (4.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise07:20
Sunset18:29

About Frederick

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Frederick is a city in and the county seat of Frederick County, Maryland, United States. Frederick's population was 78,171 people as of the 2020 census, making it the second-largest incorporated city in Maryland behind Baltimore. It is a part of the Washington metropolitan area and the greater Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area.

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Race results

Official finishing times from previous editions of HEADLESS HORSEMAN FUN RUN & 5K.

Place Name Gender Age City Time
🥇 Grant Dunlevy M 14 Frederick, MD 17:38.15
🥈 Michael Goodrich M 37 Frederick, MD 18:33.95
🥉 William Walsh M 15 Jefferson, MD 19:09.96
4 Sam Brassard M 15 Frederick, MD 19:28.11
5 Patrick Walsh M 15 Jefferson, MD 19:35.67

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