Freedom's Run
Sub-events Details
Kids One-Mile Fun Run
10K
5K
Half Marathon
Marathon
Event details
We look forward to hosting you all again this year in 2025! Our race date is set for October 4th, so register today and experience all our beautiful region has to offer!
Thank you for supporting our race. Proceeds from Freedom's Run will be placed in our Freedom's Run Grant, where worthwhile community projects are funded.
Events for the whole family!
To encourage our youth that are 17 and under to participate, we offer special youth prices for both the 5k and 10k. This will automatically apply when signing up!
Our entire marathon course is encased in National Park Land with a brief detour on a country road connecting them. The event finishes in the historical town of Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The race is designed to attract those looking for a challenge but also lure visitors to enjoy the beautiful backdrop West Virginia and Maryland have the offer. The full marathon runs through Harpers Ferry National Historical Park and continues onto the C&O Canal where it meets with the half marathon runners to begin the steady incline to Antietam National Battlefield. The incredible views and the memorial of the bloodiest battle in our nation’s history is a humbling experience.
Race Details:
The full marathon is a point to point with a small net elevation loss. You warm up with 4.5 miles in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, cover 13 flat miles on the C&O Canal National Park, run up Millers Saw Mill Road to Antietam National Battlefield. Your 4.5 mile run in the Battlefield includes a view of Burnside Bridge and 2 miles of rolling cross country style grassy paths. When exiting the Battlefield you return to the Canal into Shepherdstown to the finish at Shepherd University Ram Stadium. Our course is a USATF certified Boston Qualifier.
- Distance: 26.2 Miles
- Elevation Gain: 1,414 Feet
- Terrain: Mix of grass, crushed gravel and road
- Race Start: 7:30 AM
- Road: 8 Miles
- Crushed Gravel: 15 Miles
- Grass: 3 Miles