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Kensington 8K

Kensington, Maryland, United States

calendar_today 19 Sep, 2026

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sell $22.00 – $42.00

About the Event

Fun and Fast for 33 Years
Since 1994, the Kensington 8K Race has been a favorite DC area fall race - a fun, fast event with beauty, challenge, and excitement. Run it this year on September 19, 2026!

Our Community Event
Known throughout the DC area as a true community race - parents and kids cheering on each other and welcomed visitors running through Kensington and Rock Creek Park.

Benefits Local Schools
Eight local schools - Kensington Parkwood ES, North Bethesda MS, Silver Creek MS, and Walter Johnson HS, plus now North Chevy Chase ES, Oakland Terrace ES, Rock View ES, and Rosemary Hills ES - benefit from race net proceeds, with more than $350,000 raised since 2009!

Races Offered

2M Challenge

Sep 19, 2026

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Distance — 2 Miles

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Type — Running

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07:45

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$28.00

8K Race

Sep 19, 2026

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Distance — 8K

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Type — Running

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08:30

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$42.00

1K Fun Run

Sep 19, 2026

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Distance — 1K

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Type — Running

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08:35

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$22.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for September in Kensington.

thermostat Temperature

16.3° / 25.4°

wb_sunny Feels like

15.9° / 25.3°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

8h 23m

water_drop Avg rainfall

4.0 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

9.3 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (5.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

74.8%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:49

nightlight Sunset

19:15

About Kensington

Learn more about the host city, Kensington.

Kensington is a suburb of Washington, D.C. in the Capital Region of Maryland with a population of about 2,100 people in 2020. The main reasons to visit are antique shopping at Antique Row, to see the enormous Mormon Temple, and one great pizza place. Aside from that, it's just a quiet suburban town with some odd quirks. Sections of the "Town of Kensington" are really beautiful, with big old Victorian homes set in a nice community by parks and Antique Row—looking much as it did when Kensington was a summer getaway from the big city.