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2026 Independence Series - Day 2 (MD)

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Elkton, Maryland, United States

calendar_today 04 Jun, 2026 – 05 Jun, 2026

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sell $65.00 – $175.00

About the Event

World's Best Marathon & Half Series!

No Time Limits

Great Food

Award Winning Medals

Loony Community

We RUN this country, TOGETHER!

Thanks for running with Mainly Marathons! Take a look at our website for additional details about this series and our other series of races.

Also, join our Facebook group to stay up-to-date with our loony adventures: Main Group and Independence Series.

If you're interested in some Mainly Merch, check out our online store HERE. We'll offer some items (hats, stickers, magnets, mugs, etc.) in-person at the races, the Mainly Merch store best option for a variety of fun designs and quality merchandise to showcase your loonacy!

If you have any questions, email [email protected]

Races Offered

10K - Individual Age group/open

Jun 04, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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$75.00

50K - Individual Age group/open

Jun 04, 2026

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Distance — 50K

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$175.00

5K - Individual Age group/open

Jun 04, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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$65.00

Half Marathon - Individual Age group/open

Jun 04, 2026

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Distance — 21.1K

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$145.00

Marathon - Individual Age group/open

Jun 04, 2026

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Distance — 42.2K

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$165.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for June in Elkton.

thermostat Temperature

17.7° / 28.3°

wb_sunny Feels like

17.4° / 28.0°

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11h 9m

water_drop Avg rainfall

3.0 mm

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—

air Avg wind speed

10.3 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Very High (8.0)

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67.7%

wb_twilight Sunrise

05:36

nightlight Sunset

20:31

About Elkton

Learn more about the host city, Elkton.

Elkton is a town in and the county seat of Cecil County, Maryland, United States. The population was 15,776 at the 2020 census, up from 15,443 in 2010. It was formerly called Head of Elk because it sits at the head of navigation on the Elk River, one of the five tributary rivers that flow into the north of the Chesapeake Bay, east of the Susquehanna River and North East River, and north of the Bohemia River, and Sassafras River.