Races Near Me: Upcoming Running Races

LaufvergnügenSaturday, October 24, 2026 · Washington, DCLauf means run. Vergnügen means pleasure. Put them together and you get a race that ends with bratwurst. Some races are about your split times. This is not one of them. Laufvergnügen is a German fun run in the truest sense of both words — a real course, a real clock, real awards for the fast folks, and then an Oktoberfest at the finish line that most people would show up for even if there were no running involved. Brats. Warm soft pretzels. Handmade mustard that people ask us about for months afterward. Sauerkraut, fresh buns, and a crowd of runners in alpine hats deciding whether to go back for seconds. (They do.) It's late October in Washington. The weather is finally good. Come run something, then stay a while.Last year the federal government shut down, and it took our race with it. We moved everything online, mailed the shirts and medals, honored what we could, and told everyone we'd see them next year. This is next ye

The Kitchel Injury Law Capitol Hill Classic is an annual 10K, 3K and Fun Race—the only race run exclusively on the roads of Capitol Hill. Funds raised through the event benefit the Capitol Hill Cluster School, a DC public school serving over 1,100 students. The race started in 1980, and the 10K is the oldest and biggest in Washington, DC. The 10K starts out in front of Peabody Primary School, just a few blocks from the US Capitol. Runners traverse Capitol Hill, passing Stanton Park, the Capitol, the Supreme Court, the Library of Congress, Lincoln Park, the RFK stadium campus, and the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail. The 3K course also begins at Peabody Primary School. Runners head to East Capitol Street and trek to Lincoln Park and back. The Fun Run is a single lap around Stanton Park (approximately a third of a mile).