Kensington 8K

Name: Kensington 8K
Start: 2026-09-19
End: 2026-09-19
Location: Kensington, Maryland

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Kensington, Maryland, United States

calendar_today 19 Sep, 2026

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sell $22 – $42

About the Event

Fun and Fast for 33 Years
Since 1994, the Kensington 8K Race has been a favorite DC area fall race - a fun, fast event with beauty, challenge, and excitement. Run it this year on September 19, 2026!

Our Community Event
Known throughout the DC area as a true community race - parents and kids cheering on each other and welcomed visitors running through Kensington and Rock Creek Park.

Benefits Local Schools
Eight local schools - Kensington Parkwood ES, North Bethesda MS, Silver Creek MS, and Walter Johnson HS, plus now North Chevy Chase ES, Oakland Terrace ES, Rock View ES, and Rosemary Hills ES - benefit from race net proceeds, with more than $350,000 raised since 2009!

Races Offered

2M Challenge

Sep 19, 2026

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Distance — 2 Miles

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Type — Running

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07:45

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$28.00

8K Race

Sep 19, 2026

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Distance — 8K

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Type — Running

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08:30

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$42.00

1K Fun Run

Sep 19, 2026

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Distance — 1K

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Type — Running

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08:35

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$22.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for September in Kensington.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 16.4° / 25.5°

wb_sunny 16.1° / 25.5°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 9.2 /

water_drop 74.7%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 16.4° / 25.5°

wb_sunny 16.1° / 25.5°

air 9.2 km/h

water_drop 74.7%

About Kensington

Kensington is a suburb of Washington, D.C. in the Capital Region of Maryland with a population of about 2,100 people in 2020. The main reasons to visit are antique shopping at Antique Row, to see the enormous Mormon Temple, and one great pizza place. Aside from that, it's just a quiet suburban town with some odd quirks. Sections of the "Town of Kensington" are really beautiful, with big old Victorian homes set in a nice community by parks and Antique Row—looking much as it did when Kensington was a summer getaway from the big city.