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Wild Trail 5K & 10K

Join us April 21 for this beginner-friendly low-key trail race at beautiful ThorpeWood in northern Frederick County. Have you ever accidentally gone out for a run and showed up 5 minutes late with a slightly moldy water bottle, or *oh no* a totally mismatched running outfit? Have you ever missed a turn and run extra *bonus* mileage during a training run or a race? If so, you too might be a trail runner! If your initial response was, “No way, I don’t know the first thing about trail running!” don’t worry, we’re here to help! Click the sign-up button and we’ll walk you through it – no special shoes, gear or clothing required. Just a smile. Join us for a wild and crazy idea – mixing running with nature!

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Membership Info

Join the Frederick Steeplechasers Running Club and be a part of the active Frederick running scene and meet dynamic folks who share a common interest in running.

Training Programs

Whether just beginning to run or training for a new distance or PR, the Frederick Steeplechasers Running Club has a training program to help you meet your goals.

Social Activities

When you’re not running, you can also hang with the friends you’ve met. The Frederick Steeplechasers Running Club has social events like pub runs, breakfast runs, the summer picnic, a post-race tent at the Frederick Running Festival, etc.

Volunteer Opportunities

The Frederick Steeplechasers Running Club would not exist without volunteers who make everything happen. As an all-volunteer organization, we’re always looking for help!

Race Results

Have you run a race recently? We collect race results from local races (as provided by the race directors), in addition to our competitive series.

Race Services

We have decades of experience providing timing, course marking, and promotion services to race directors in the local Frederick community.

Upcoming Races


Trail runners running on a trail

The Steeplechasers mission is to promote running for fitness, friendship, and athletic development in support of our members and the Frederick community.

The Steeplechasers are a non-profit, all-volunteer organization, made up of people who want to make a contribution and give something back to the running community for all the benefit that it provides us.

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