Frederick Summer Solstice 8K

02/23/2026

Registration has been open for a week now, have you registered? Give yourself something to look forward to - we can guarantee warmer temps and no snow!

Register now! https://www.frederickss8k.com/Race/MD/Walkersville/SummerSolstice8K

02/14/2026

Dear Running: Be mine 💞

Do you LOVE running? Has running stolen your heart? Then you are in luck this Valentine's Day - have we got a present for you!

Registration opens tomorrow for the Summer Solstice 8k! Don't miss out.

https://www.frederickss8k.com/Race/MD/Walkersville/SummerSolstice8K

02/12/2026

There are many things that make our race special - the course, the volunteers, the evening party - but we're most proud of what we do to support the community. Blessings in a Backpack Frederick Chapter is hard at work feeding children from food insecure households and we are proud to support their mission by donating the full net proceeds of our race. It's great to see the organization add Thurmont Elementary to the list of schools they serve.

Thanks to a generous gift through a donor-advised fund at the Community Foundation of Frederick County, we are thrilled to share that we are now serving kids at Thurmont Elementary School!

Last night, our team member Jen attended the Catoctin Feeder Community Night to share more about our weekend food bags. 🎒

If you know of a family in need of food support at Thurmont Elementary, please guide them to talk to their school counselor!

02/10/2026

We are getting excited - only days away from registration opening for the Summer Solstice 8K! We are so appreciative of our sponsors for helping to make all of this possible! Thank you for once again supporting the race and

Don't forget to register on Sunday, Feb. 15th https://www.frederickss8k.com/Race/MD/Walkersville/SummerSolstice8K

02/07/2026

The Frederick Summer Solstice is gearing up for another amazing summer race! Don't miss out on this fun summer evening run in Walkersville.

Every year we are so fortunate to have support from incredible community partners to make this event happen and allow all net proceeds to go to

Thank you to Rice Tire for their generous support again this year!

01/31/2026

We are just over two weeks away from registration opening for the Summer Solstice 8K! Registration will open on Feb. 15th. Don't miss your chance to sign up for one of the only 8k races in the area - definitely one of the most unique with a twilight start, and an amazing post-race celebration including live music, food trucks and craft beer!

Save the date - Saturday, June 13th!

01/30/2026

We are so thankful for another community supporter! Thanks to for supporting the Frederick Summer Solstice 8k!

Come out and show your support on June 13th - all proceeds from this race benefit

01/22/2026

Thank you to our Platinum Plus Sponsor - Bedwell Family Fund! The are so grateful for the support from our community to continue to grow the @ year after year!

01/10/2026

We are excited to announce our Premier Sponsor for the Summer Solstice 8k! Thank you to MedStar Health for supporting the Frederick Summer Solstice 8K and Blessings in a Backpack Frederick Chapter! June 13th will be here before you know it! Stay tuned for important race updates!

08/26/2025

Today, we had the pleasure of presenting the 2025 race proceeds of $12,791 to Blessings in a Backpack Frederick Chapter. This donation from the Frederick Steeplechasers Running Club will help to provide over 2500 hunger-free weekends for schoolchildren during the 2025-2026 school year. We are proud to support the Frederick community from the proceeds of our Signature Races.

left to right: Ashley Waters, BIAB Managing Director, Harriet Langlois, FSRC Race Director, Jen Anderson BIAB Chapter Coordinator, and Tori McCarthy, BIAB Fundraising Operations Coordinator.

08/16/2025

We have closed the books on the 2025 Frederick Summer Solstice 8K and we are very pleased to announce that the Frederick Steeplechasers Running Club has raised net race proceeds of $12,791 for Blessings in a Backpack Frederick Chapter.

We are so grateful to our runners, volunteers, donors, and sponsors.
Let's do it again next year!

SAVE THE DATE: June 13, 2026