location_city Bel Alton
location_on Maryland
flag United States
calendar_today 15 Mar, 2026
directions_run Running
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Register*****Race Packets can be picked up on Saturday 1-3 (3/14/26) and Sunday (3/15/26) beginning at 7am at Ape Hangers Bar & Grill. Parking will begin at Ape Hangers and overfill parking will be directed to the Bel Alton Fire Department field (please do not park in the fire departments lot). The race will begin and end at the fire department, which is a short walk from Ape Hangers. After the race, join us at Ape Hangers for food, awards and entertainment.
This year celebrates our 11th Annual Shamrock 5K Run/Walk Fueled by Coal Road Fitness. The race will begin with Lil' Leprechaun 650-meter run at 8:00 am and will be followed by the 5K Run/Walk through the scenic streets of Bel Alton, MD. Awards will be given for top qualifiers in each age group. Participants will receive a t-shirt if registered by 2/28 and all will receive a post-race buffet ticket at Ape Hangers Bar & Grill. An award will be given for the best St. Patricks' Day costume. The early bird race registration fee is $40 and will increase to $45 on 1/1/2025 and to $50 on 3/1/2026.
The beneficiary of this year's race is Clements Cuties. Clements Cuties is dedicated to raising awareness and supporting local families in their fight against childhood cancers in Southern Maryland.
Mar 15, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Road running
74 days remaining
Mar 15, 2026
Distance — Ultra
Type — Road running
74 days remaining
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for March in Bel Alton.
Bel Alton is an unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland, United States. It is marked by old-style motels, a popular "bikers'" tavern, and other small businesses along U.S. Route 301 catering to local residents and interstate travelers. A series of interpretive signs on a side road mark various spots where, in April 1865, John Wilkes Booth stopped to hide during his flight south after assassinating President Abraham Lincoln. St. Ignatius Church and Cemetery, the oldest continuous Roman Catholic parish in the United States, is two miles west of Bel Alton on a scenic bluff overlooking a wide inlet of the Potomac River. The county fairgrounds are also nearby. The former Bel Alton African American high school building is now used for community activities. Before 1891, Bel Alton was known as Cox's Station after a local resident. The area is poised for growth as construction has started on a housing development, "Stagecoach Crossing", two miles north.
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