Red Shoe 5k 16th Annual Run/Walk & Kids Fun Run Benefiting Ronald McDonald House

About the Event

Sunday October 4, 2026

More than a race. A reason to show up.
Lace up and be part of a powerful day that brings the community together for families when it matters most.

Red Shoe 5k is the signature annual fundraiser for Ronald McDonald House Washington DC — where every step helps families stay close to care, stay together and stay supported.

What to expect
A high-energy, feel-good event filled with movement, community and purpose:

A scenic course at National Harbor
Runners, walkers, families and teams from across the region
On-site energy, music and community celebration
The Kids Fun Run — a joyful highlight where young runners dash in their signature red capes

Make your impact go further
This year, it’s easier than ever to do more.
When you register, you can also:

Start a personal fundraising page in minutes
Invite friends and family to support your run or walk
Join or create a team and make an even bigger impact together

Every share, every donation and every step helps support families with children receiving medical care.

Why it matters
Ronald McDonald House Washington DC provides essential services that remove barriers, strengthen families and promote healing.
Families rely on the House for:

Comfortable lodging near the hospital
Warm meals and everyday essentials
Family-centered spaces and support
A place to stay together during treatment
Your participation helps make all of this possible.

Show up your way
Walk. Run. Fundraise. Bring a team.
However you show up, you are helping families when they need it most.

Join us
Be part of something meaningful.
Be part of the community.
Be part of the impact.
Register today.

Packet pick-up and race day info >

Races Offered

Kid's Fun Run Registration

Oct 04, 2026

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Distance — 50m

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08:35

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$25.00

5k Run/Walk Registration

Oct 04, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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09:00

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$40.00

Cheer From Home Registration

Oct 04, 2026

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Distance — Cheer From Home Registration

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09:00

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$50.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Forest Heights.

thermostat Temperature

10.3° / 20.6°

wb_sunny Feels like

7.9° / 18.5°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

9h 9m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.2 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

10.0 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Moderate

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (4.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

68.0%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:18

nightlight Sunset

18:28

About Forest Heights

Learn more about the host city, Forest Heights.

Forest Heights is a town in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, and is part of the larger postal designation of Oxon Hill. The town straddles both sides of dual-lane Maryland Route 210 and includes two elementary schools. Per the 2020 census, the population was 2,658.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Red Shoe 5k 16th Annual Run/Walk & Kids Fun Run Benefiting Ronald McDonald House.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Trinket Troy	F	74	Burke, VA	—
🥈	Anonymous Anonymous	M	40	—	—
🥉	James Gateau	M	47	East Dorset, VT	—
4	Ivory Brown	F	63	Laurel, MD	—
5	Karen Ganacias	F	39	Lansing, KS	—
6	Sam Hugler	M	31	Arlington, VA	—
7	Jane Mathew Kattakayam	F	42	Cumming, GA	—
8	Sarah Lescallett	F	39	Fairfax, VA	—
9	Kelci Payne	F	28	Fairfax, VA	—
10	Joe Redd	M	42	ColumbusColumbus, OH	—
11	Julie Redd	M	42	ColumbusColumbus, OH	—
12	Sapna George	F	47	—	—
13	Christian Heckel	M	33	Fairfax, VA	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Matthew Jenkins	M	25	Arlington, VA	16:27.98
🥈	Andrew Gyenis	M	28	Alexandria, VA	19:13.34
🥉	Tommy Schupp	M	20	Washington, DC	19:30.41
4	Brian Gutro	M	19	Chevy Chase, MD	20:11.97
5	Edward Sturtevant	M	33	Washington, DC	20:23.58
6	M. Lambert	M	12	Vienna, VA	20:33.99
7	Mike Bedrin	M	64	Mountain Top, PA	20:52.55
8	Joseph Rosenfeld	M	22	Winchester, VA	21:01.52
9	Brian Kuhn	M	41	Odenton, MD	21:14.39
10	Michael Lombardo	M	29	Washington, DC	22:10.19
11	Michael Leff	M	19	Washington, DC	22:27.92
12	Ben Boorstyn	M	21	Washington, DC	22:29.67
13	Shawn Usman	M	39	Washington, DC	22:39.49
14	Brian Jones	M	34	Silver Spring, MD	23:09.7
15	Connor Depew	M	23	Oakton, VA	23:11.62
16	Halil Parks	M	23	Arlington, VA	24:21.53
17	Chad Kasperowski	M	47	Lorton, VA	24:27.3
18	Kenneth Hill	M	22	Woodbridge, VA	24:29.8
19	Angelina Sagaow	F	16	Fairfax, VA	24:48.98
20	Marc Levine	M	43	Ellicott City, MD	24:50.91
21	Clay Chipps	M	27	Arlington, VA	25:21.68
22	Emma Johnston	F	35	Alexandria, VA	25:26.52
23	Gary Elias	M	56	Oxon Hill, MD	25:28.09
24	Meghan Nash	F	26	Springfield, VA	25:36.28
25	Kevin Keena	M	29	Vienna, VA	25:52.73
26	Yuri De Lima	M	37	Woodbridge, VA	25:54.35
27	Fredrick Popov	M	47	Woodbridge, VA	25:55.21
28	Maureen Ferry	F	38	Alexandria, VA	26:11.28
29	Chris McCarrick	M	57	ALEXANDRIA, VA	26:17.02
30	Kevin Arce	M	22	Damascus, MD	26:20.11
31	Timothy Keena	M	64	Vienna, VA	26:21.79
32	Brian Castro Escobar	M	23	Catlett, VA	26:25.38
33	F. Ferman	M	7	Woodbridge, VA	27:03.77
34	Christopher Day	M	33	Alexandria, VA	27:10.35
35	Kaitlin Keena	F	33	Alexandria, VA	27:11.92
36	Hailey Smith	F	17	Great Falls, VA	27:17.46
37	Brad Cole	M	51	Vienna, VA	27:18.15
38	Antonio Camacho	M	40	Alexandria, VA	27:36.98
39	Mary Anne Chiu	F	35	Washington, DC	27:37.68
40	Nicholas Stoddard	M	38	Washington, DC	27:38.44
41	Julie Jones	F	16	BurkeB, VA	27:48.07
42	Baker Sanders	F	20	Gastonia, NC	27:57.56
43	Georgia Turpin	F	19	Harrodsburg, KY	27:58.22
44	Caillin Reimer	M	21	Washington, DC	28:02.41
45	Brandon Davis	M	38	Clinton, MD	28:06.29
46	Nicholas Foley	M	20	Washington, DC	28:09.67
47	Maria McCants	F	31	Silver Spring, MD	28:11.87
48	James Downing	M	46	Naperville, IL	28:12.25
49	Devin Drewyer	M	30	Arlington, VA	28:20.18
50	Caroline Potolicchio	F	31	Arlington, VA	28:20.35

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Andrew Gyenis	M	31	Alexandria, VA	18:05.95
🥈	Jaqueline Majano	F	—	Woodbridge, VA	19:57.44
🥉	Mileni Sarai Umanzor	F	—	—	20:12.71
4	Zuleima Roca	F	—	Woodbridge, VA	20:13.42
5	Julia Menacho	F	—	Woodbridge, VA	20:23
6	Boris Marcos	M	38	Reisterstown, MD	21:38.5
7	Kevin Dollhopf	M	34	Washington, DC	23:27.15
8	Mike Bedrin	M	66	Mountain Top, PA	23:57.64
9	Gabriela Flamenco	F	—	Woodbridge, VA	23:59.65
10	Jordan Ignacio	M	21	Alexandria, VA	24:07.87
11	Jason Lin	M	19	Arlington, VA	24:21.96
12	Romina Jackson	F	29	Arlington, WV	24:54.11
13	Yahya Najib	M	15	Haymarket, VA	24:54.63
14	Kyle Jackson	M	28	Arlington, WV	24:54.99
15	Juan Colon	M	—	Woodbridge, VA	24:58.7
16	Aaron Connley	M	45	Oxon Hill, MD	25:12.29
17	Jingjiu Wang	M	56	FAIRFAX, VA	25:16.66
18	Daniel Gunhus	M	13	Clarksburg, MD	25:24.34
19	Jacob Rodriguez	M	31	Silver Spring, MD	25:42.17
20	Cheryl Taylor-Shanty	F	59	Odenton, MD	25:49.8
21	Joshua Collier	M	34	Washington, DC	26:20.48
22	Samantha Jernigan	F	33	Washington, DC	26:21.68
23	Cameron Choi	M	22	Broadlands, VA	26:30.94
24	Kathleen Moore	F	65	Arlington, VA	26:35.86
25	Girma Mebrahtu	M	47	Arlington, WV	26:41.44
26	David Homere	M	23	Baltimore, MD	26:43.68
27	Andrew MacGivllivray	M	57	Clarksburg, MD	26:44
28	Jay Simms	F	36	Bowie, MD	26:44.71
29	William Gunhus	M	21	Clarksburg, MD	26:52.8
30	Laurentiis Gaines, Jr.	M	31	Waldorf, MD	27:02.05
31	Nebojsa Hrnjez	M	30	Washington, DC	27:06.94
32	Michael Jones	M	55	Washington, DC	27:11.32
33	Luis Gavignano	M	25	Fairfax Station, VA	27:25.81
34	Joseph Havey	M	33	Rockville, MD	27:38.84
35	Nicholas Brown	M	45	Alexandria, VA	27:42.21
36	Leah Breevoort	F	34	Washington, DC	27:49.42
37	Benjamin Duffy-Howard	—	—	—	27:51.63
38	Yonas Araya	M	29	Washington, DC	27:55.84
39	Kory Eddy	F	39	Gainesville, VA	27:59.21
40	Jackson Gunhus	M	23	Clarksburg, MD	28:03.49
41	Alexandra Bugin	F	15	New Market, MD	28:08.85
42	Jonathan Martinez	M	—	Woodbridge, VA	28:12.34
43	Alejandro Garcia	M	—	Gaithersburg, MD	28:13.39
44	Shalin Tolani	M	16	Vienna, VA	28:21.21
45	Anna Franciosa	F	30	Arlington, VA	28:30.15
46	Owen Gunhus	M	15	Clarksburg, MD	28:33.06
47	Timmy Le	M	31	Germantown, MD	28:38.86
48	Allison Nevins	F	19	Washington, DC	28:40.97
49	Saunders McElroy	M	33	Annandale, VA	28:52.51
50	Grant Marterella	M	15	Haymarket, VA	28:52.61

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Pia Corona	F	55	Springfield, VA	27:53.47
🥈	Krystyn Moon	F	51	Alexandria, VA	27:58.62
🥉	Jill Cooke	F	71	Falls Church, VA	28:02.31
4	Liz Estabrook	F	65	Springfield, VA	28:05.85
5	Jerod Hitzel	M	41	Cleveland, OH	31:29.34
6	Casey Ward	F	45	Brookpark, OH	31:29.73
7	Blythe Alexander	F	17	Brandon, MS	35:44.3
8	Velvet Gipson	F	46	Waldorf, MD	1:03:42.45
9	P. Titus	F	11	Fort Washington, MD	1:04:09.23
10	Miya Jackson-Titus	F	46	Fort Washington, MD	1:04:22.33
11	Jason Truman	M	51	Manassas, VA	1:04:38.79
12	Jason Vettickal	M	53	Hay, VA	1:06:30.64
13	Wanda Riviere	F	63	Waldorf, MD	1:07:25.05
14	Kim Love	F	55	Washington, DC	1:07:33.57
15	Soraya Tajdar	F	14	Vienna, VA	1:13:12.32
16	Sophia Tajdar	F	16	Vienna, VA	1:14:45.99

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About the Event

Sunday October 4, 2026

Races Offered

Kid's Fun Run Registration

5k Run/Walk Registration

Cheer From Home Registration

Weather History

About Forest Heights

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Runner Reviews

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