10th Annual Daring the Blaze 5K Run/Walk

Welcome back to our 10th Annual Daring the Blaze 5K Run/Walk!  Yes, you read that right.  It's our TENTH year of our 3.1-mile neighborhood foot race in Dares Beach!  We've made it to the double digits, and we are going strong and having fun supporting our local heroes at the Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department!    Thank you for joining us in kicking off the Summer once again!  

Check-in/Day-of Registration:   7:00 AM

Race Start:  8:00 AM

Location:   The Dares Beach green:  Dares Beach Road & Macrae Avenue, Prince Frederick, MD. 20678

Fees (both live and virtual race options): 

          Participants 13-and-older:  $20   (until Friday, 06/26/2026)             

          Participants 12-and-under:  Free (until Friday, 06/26/2026)

          Participants 13-and-older (with event t-shirt option) - $35 (until 06/10/2026)

          Participants 12-and-under (with event t-shirt option) - $15 (until 06/10/2026)

          Day-of Registration (13-and-older):  $25, live race only 

          Day-of Registration (12-and-under): Free, live race only

Donations:  If you can't participate but would like to contribute, or would like to donate extra to the Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department, you can go to their webpage at https://www.pfvfd.org/  and then select DONATE in the upper right.

Race will be professionally timed by K2 Race Management and Timing Services (https://www.facebook.com/k2racetiming)

  Amenities:  

Live race - Awards, course and age group records, post-race snacks along with water and sports drinks. 

Awards (live race):  Top 3 overall males and females, top overall Masters and Dares Beach Residents, and medals for the age group awards.

       Top 3 overall males and top 3 overall females

       Top overall Masters male and female (age 40 & over)

       Top Dares Beach male resident and female resident

       Top 3 in the following age groups:  0-12, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-and-up

          We would be happy to have you join us either in person or remotely for some fun and fitness to support our excellent fire department!    Thank you!

Race Director:  Noah Wood (443-310-6427)     Email:  noah.wood1983@gmail.com