The Players Run is more than just a race — it’s a movement.
Hosted by Next One Up, this 5K run brings together student-athletes, families, and community members for a day of energy, purpose, and impact. Every step taken supports our mission to empower young men through academics, athletics, and personal development.
This year, the Players Run is dedicated to raising funds for student-athlete uniforms, ensuring our guys not only perform at a high level but also represent themselves and the program with pride and confidence.
Whether you’re running, walking, or cheering from the sidelines, you’re helping us invest in the next generation.
💪🏾 Run for the culture. Run for the youth. Run for the next one up.
Jul 11, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
09:00
$20.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for July in Baltimore.
Learn more about the host city, Baltimore.
Slices of American history are around every corner in Baltimore. Maryland's largest city is a gritty old seaport town that's perhaps most famous as the site of Fort McHenry, where, at the height of the War of 1812, the sight of a tattered but defiant American flag flying over the harbor, despite a furious British bombardment, inspired Francis Scott Key to write the poem that was later adapted into the U.S. national anthem "Star-Spangled Banner". Nowadays, Baltimore's nonstop nightlife, temperate climate, tradition of hospitality, and cultural attractions — not to mention its prime location on the juncture of Chesapeake Bay — made it one of the major tourist destinations of the Mid-Atlantic region.
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