Name: Zoo Zoom - Run with the Herd 5K
Start: 2026-11-15
End: 2026-11-15
Location: Baltimore

About the Event

THIS is the official Maryland Zoo race!

Lace up your running shoes and get ready for an unforgettable day at the Zoo on Sunday, November 15th for Zoo Zoom, featuring an exciting NEW species-centered experience!

This year, the race gets wild — which species will cross the finish line first?

Choose your team:
🐧 Penguin
🐒 Chimpanzee
🐸 Panamanian Golden Frog
🐘 Elephant

When you join your species team, you’ll receive a fun, animal-inspired race shirt, enjoy admission to the Maryland Zoo, and become part of a community coming together to support wildlife conservation and the Zoo’s mission.

Whether you’re racing, walking, cheering on your team, or bringing the whole family, every step helps make a difference for animals here at the Zoo and around the world.

Pick your species. Rally your herd. Run wild with us at Zoo Zoom!

Races Offered

Spectator

Nov 15, 2026

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Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

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08:00

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$30.00

Zoo Zoom 5k

Nov 15, 2026

straighten

Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

08:00

sell

$50.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Baltimore.

thermostat Temperature

4.7° / 13.7°

wb_sunny Feels like

1.0° / 10.2°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

7h 47m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.0 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

10.9 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

66.2%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:50

nightlight Sunset

17:51

About Baltimore

Learn more about the host city, Baltimore.

Baltimore, also known as Baltimore City, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is the 30th-most populous U.S. city with a population of 585,708 at the 2020 census and estimated at 569,997 in 2025, while the Baltimore metropolitan area at 2.86 million residents is the 22nd-largest metropolitan area in the nation. The city is also part of the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area, which had a population of 9.97 million in 2020. Baltimore was designated as an independent city by the Constitution of Maryland in 1851. Though not located under the jurisdiction of any county in the state, it forms part of the Central Maryland region together with the surrounding county that shares its name.

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Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Zoo Zoom - Run with the Herd 5K.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	John Ford	M	32	Phoenix, MD	17:23.8
🥈	Tanka Magar	M	41	Nottingham, MD	18:04.16
🥉	Grant Dell	M	27	New Windsor, MD	20:11.07
4	Layne Party	M	63	Towson, MD	20:27.42
5	Otha Smith IIII	M	42	Bowie, MD	22:22.29
6	Lexi Tribble	F	15	Ellicott City, MD	22:38.92
7	Evan Hartig	M	36	Baltimore, MD	22:49.32
8	Paul Burgess	M	38	Baltimore, MD	23:11.82
9	Kevin Slepecki	M	45	Baltimore, MD	23:15.13
10	Daniel Michaelis	M	33	Washington, DC	23:20.69
11	Darren Peterson	M	40	Arlington, VA	24:45.44
12	Gary Cox	M	35	Pikesville, MD	24:55.04
13	Brandy Perkins	F	46	Sparks Glencoe, MD	25:00.19
14	M. Patrick Bennett	M	23	Parkville, MD	25:02.22
15	Zachary Zomoida	M	30	Glen Burnie, MD	25:23.65
16	Victoria Wheeler	F	25	Middle River, MD	25:31.57
17	Joseph Mangione	M	31	Towson, MD	25:33.53
18	LINKER MILLS	M	54	Perry Hall, MD	25:47.87
19	Mike Humphrey	M	42	Parkville, MD	25:56.41
20	Ryan Lindsey	M	18	Baltimore, MD	26:02.34
21	Robert Greenebaum	M	31	Frederick, MD	26:05.69
22	Toby Stolkovich	M	13	Baltimore, MD	26:26.53
23	Joe Stolkovich	M	46	Baltimore, MD	26:27.26
24	Thomas West	M	33	Lutherville Timonium, MD	26:39.68
25	Julie Mangione	F	31	Towson, MD	26:45.71
26	Sean Gahagan	M	36	Parkville, MD	27:07.61
27	Deborah Donohue	F	61	Towson, MD	27:35.33
28	Vighnesh Ginde	M	21	Baltimore, MD	27:55.45
29	Alexandra Wong	F	21	Baltimore, MD	27:55.79
30	Alex Stimac	M	36	Baltimore, MD	28:08.07
31	Daniel Magagnosc	M	35	Baltimore, MD	28:21.27
32	Kelly Orwat	F	37	Towson, MD	28:43.13
33	Daniel Krysiak	M	34	Brooklyn, MD	28:44.17
34	Julia DeAngelo	F	41	Washington, DC	28:45.28
35	Samantha Deffler	F	35	Bel Air, MD	28:46.33
36	Joshua Dix	M	44	Catonsville, MD	29:00.51
37	Kieran Smith	M	40	Lutherville Timonium, MD	29:19.67
38	Gabrielle Toy	F	37	Pasadena, MD	29:22.07
39	Terri Julian	F	64	Baltimore, MD	29:25.47
40	Brian Price	M	32	Parkville, MD	29:27.16
41	Teresa Mendez	F	45	Baltimore, MD	29:29.66
42	Nichole Witten	F	29	Baltimore, MD	29:30.48
43	William Simmons	M	29	Baltimore, MD	29:33.25
44	Matthew Lundon	M	33	Abingdon, MD	29:44.12
45	Tony Equi	M	45	Nottingham, MD	29:47.4
46	Kenneth McGrain	M	39	Baldwin, MD	30:00.54
47	Michael Rudolph	M	65	Glen Burnie, MD	30:27.34
48	Matthew Yancey	M	39	Davidsonville, MD	30:52.56
49	Victor Babington	M	60	Oradell, NJ	30:59.78
50	Stephen Spangler	M	42	Timonium, MD	31:00.17

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Paul Chasen	M	43	Towson, MD	19:30.75
🥈	Evan Miller	M	25	Mechanicsburg, PA	24:16.71
🥉	Rachel Miller	F	23	Mechanicsburg, PA	24:19.83
4	Danielle Swaim	F	36	Jessup, MD	25:10.73
5	Bryant Lepic	M	40	Baltimore, MD	26:11.64
6	Alexa Jefferis	F	28	Abingdon, MD	28:09.64
7	B. Lee	M	9	Lutherville Timonium, MD	28:24
8	Christian Jadra	M	24	Nottingham, MD	28:29.64
9	Josh Russakis	M	32	Baltimore, MD	28:44.64
10	Kayla Garner	F	42	Baltimore, MD	28:53.11
11	S. rupp	M	12	Ellicott City, MD	29:21.45
12	Keith Tiedemann	M	40	Ellicott City, MD	29:30.79
13	Paola Taggart	F	47	Sparks Glencoe, MD	29:36.26
14	Ben Kretlow	M	32	Rosedale, MD	29:56.37
15	Daniel Gorny	M	36	Parkville, MD	30:04.57
16	Deborah Donohue	F	62	Towson, MD	30:04.68
17	Jayanti Dasgupta	F	36	Ellicott City, MD	30:48.04
18	Jonathan Lawton	M	27	Baltimore, MD	31:10.65
19	Carolina Lopez-Silva	F	26	Baltimore, MD	31:10.72
20	Anonymous Anonymous	M	51	—	31:38.83
21	Robert Du	M	36	Baltimore, MD	32:08.4
22	Jason Gembicki	M	46	Silver Spring, MD	32:17.04
23	Jennifer Olszewski	F	37	Silver Spring, MD	32:17.24
24	Claire DeSmit	F	26	Ellicott City, MD	32:23.64
25	Rabby Mertus	M	29	Laurel, MD	32:55.9
26	Vicki Dodson	F	62	Baltimore, MD	32:56.38
27	Tracey Waite	F	65	Bel Air, MD	32:57.12
28	Jeff Becherer	M	57	Pasadena, MD	33:10.79
29	Beth Becherer	F	55	Pasadena, MD	33:11.08
30	Daniel DeSmit	M	27	Ellicott City, MD	33:12.98
31	Kelly Orwat	F	38	Towson, MD	33:40.88
32	T. Orwat	M	9	Towson, MD	33:42.47
33	Anthony Lomonico	M	29	Abingdon, MD	34:41.16
34	Paola Velez	F	25	Catonsville, MD	35:12.48
35	Michael Buchheit	M	23	Lutherville Timonium, MD	35:15.18
36	Jordan Haslacker	F	24	Edgewood, MD	35:55.34
37	Jared Benton	M	45	Norfolk, VA	36:19.21
38	PAT SAINSOTT	F	65	Baltimore, MD	36:27.91
39	Leslie Cozzi	F	43	Baltimore, MD	36:32.97
40	Mary Kay Pogar	F	63	Towson, MD	36:41.24
41	Taylor Du	F	34	Baltimore, MD	37:11.51
42	Christina Green	F	42	Middle River, MD	37:14.18
43	Ashley Brinker	F	40	Baltimore, MD	37:14.51
44	Mason Pfautz	F	22	Lutherville Timonium, MD	38:11.19
45	Charles Garner	M	13	Baltimore, MD	39:15.22
46	Mariah Weaver	F	16	Baltimore, MD	40:24.81
47	Hildana Negatu	F	23	Virginia Beach, VA	40:31.81
48	Jenna Warthen	F	34	Riva, MD	41:34.56
49	Doug Locke	M	48	Riva, MD	41:35.23
50	Brian Johnson	M	31	Ellicott City, MD	41:37.13

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