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St. Rita 5K & Fun Run for Education

Name: St. Rita 5K & Fun Run for Education
Start: 2026-11-14
End: 2026-11-14
Location: Alexandria

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

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About the Event

Whether you're a serious runner, a casual stroller, or a pint-sized sprinter, we’ve got a race for you. Help us support St. Rita Catholic School while enjoying a fun-filled morning of fitness, fall colors, and community spirit in the heart of Alexandria.

Course Details

Get ready for a flat, fast, and tree-lined out-and-back route along Main Line Boulevard and Potomac Ave. in the charming Potomac Yard neighborhood. You’ll start and finish just behind George Washington Middle School (enter via Mt. Vernon Ave.), where crisp fall air and vibrant autumn leaves set the scene for a memorable race.

Race Day Schedule

6:45–8:00am – Packet Pickup & Onsite Registration
8:00am – 1K Fun Run* (perfect for kids!)
8:30am – 5K Main Event
9:30am – Awards Ceremony & Sponsor Expo Fun

Packet Pickup Options

Pick up your race bib and our signature student-designed t-shirt at one of these convenient times:

Thurs., Nov. 12 | 12:00–2:30 pm – St. Rita School (3801 Russell Rd, Alexandria - Use the alley entrance behind the church to access the school parking lot.)
Fri, Nov. 13 | 2:45–6:30pm – St. Rita School (3801 Russell Rd, Alexandria - Use the alley entrance behind the church to access the school parking lot.)
Race Morning | 6:45–8am – At the registration table near the start line

NOTE: Guaranteed t-shirts are available for participants who registered by October 28. If you registered after October 28, a limited number of shirts will be available on a first-come, first-served basis at pick-up.

Awards & Prizes

We love to celebrate our runners! Prizes include cash, gift cards, and medals, thanks to our amazing sponsors.

Top 3 Overall Male & Female (Open & Masters 40+) – Cash + Gift Cards
Top 2 in Each Age Group (15-70+) – Gift Cards
Top 3 Youth Finishers (Ages 8 & under to 13-14) – Medals

Fun for the Whole Family

The 1K Fun Run is untimed but full of cheer (top finishers will be recognized!)
Strollers welcome
No bag check, so pack light
Easy access to the starting line—just steps from the Braddock Rd. Metro (Yellow/Blue Line)
Free parking is available

Race Day Fuel

For the second year in a row, we’re excited to welcome Gustave Boulangerie to the St. Rita 5K & 1K Fun Run for Education! After your run—or while you cheer on family and friends—stop by for freshly crafted coffee and delicious light refreshments from this beloved Del Ray French bakery and café.

Don’t Miss the Sponsor Expo

Before and after the race, explore sponsor booths featuring giveaways, games, and goodies! Local businesses are helping make this event special—show them some love!

Why We Run

Every step you take supports St. Rita Catholic School’s mission to provide a transformative Catholic education. Your participation helps fund:

$55,000/year in classroom support
$30,550/year for teacher support
Monthly appreciation events for our incredible educators

Our school proudly serves one of the most diverse student bodies in the region and is recognized as a Virginia Distinguished Purple Star School, supporting military families with heart and hospitality.

Limited Edition T-Shirts

Register early to receive your exclusive, student-designed race t-shirt! Participants must register by October 28, 2026, to ensure a shirt is included with registration.

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Races Offered

St. Rita 1K Kids Fun Run

Nov 14, 2026

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Distance — 1K

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$25.00

St. Rita 5K

Nov 14, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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08:30

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$35.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Alexandria.

thermostat Temperature

4.7° / 14.1°

wb_sunny Feels like

0.9° / 10.8°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

7h 39m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.9 mm

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—

air Avg wind speed

10.6 km/h (Light breeze)

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Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

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65.8%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:51

nightlight Sunset

17:54

About Alexandria

Learn more about the host city, Alexandria.

Alexandria is a city in Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C., in the United States.

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Video

Watch highlights and course previews from previous years.

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of St. Rita 5K & Fun Run for Education.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Damian Hackett	M	22	Washington, DC	14:25.89
🥈	Cameron Miller	M	31	Washington, DC	14:26.7
🥉	Ryan Witters	M	37	Falls Church, VA	14:52.96
4	Sam Angevine	M	23	Washington, DC	15:03.19
5	Daniel Ferrante	M	23	Silver Spring, MD	15:03.89
6	Will Baginski	M	25	Washington, DC	15:09.06
7	Aidan McCarthy	M	25	Fairfax, VA	15:17.76
8	Matthew Taddeo	M	30	Arlington, VA	15:22.32
9	Rob Mirabello	M	22	Washington, DC	15:27.88
10	Matthew DeVillers	M	37	Washington, DC	15:40.19
11	Johnny Rogers	M	27	Alexandria, VA	15:42.59
12	Andrew Gyenis	M	31	Alexandria, VA	15:50.97
13	Alexander Hadley	M	29	Falls Church, VA	15:52.33
14	Aleksandr Markenzon	M	29	Arlington, VA	15:53.94
15	Ryan Henderson	M	26	Arlington, VA	15:54.6
16	Peter James	M	42	Alexandria, VA	15:57.35
17	Scott Wallace	M	46	New Market, MD	16:08.37
18	Joe LoRusso	M	35	Herndon, VA	16:11.9
19	Sam Sharp	M	40	Alexandria, VA	16:16.24
20	Justin Le	M	26	Arlington, VA	16:17.35
21	Easton Huch	M	31	Alexandria, VA	16:28.95
22	Belaynesh Tsegaye	F	28	Kensington, MD	16:46.62
23	Taylor Burmeister	M	38	Alexandria, VA	16:58.25
24	Page Lester	F	26	Washington, DC	17:01.51
25	Mike Smith	M	43	Bethesda, MD	17:02.5
26	Morgan Lee	F	24	Arlington, VA	17:06.85
27	Gwen Parks	F	23	Washington, DC	17:18.47
28	Leon Harding	M	43	Leesburg, VA	17:22.76
29	Isolde McManus	F	22	Washington, DC	17:24.63
30	Erin Matysek	F	32	Rockville, MD	17:33.19
31	Mick Metzgar	M	15	Arlington, VA	17:42.38
32	Gabi Richichi	F	28	Washington, DC	17:46.26
33	Katherine Irgens	F	36	Washington, DC	17:51.41
34	James Coates	M	46	Alexandria, VA	18:12.41
35	Taylor Jones	F	26	Alexandria, VA	18:16.03
36	Kenny Rayner	M	35	Alexandria, VA	18:17.88
37	Athanasius Sirilla	M	25	Alexandria, VA	18:18.5
38	David East	M	37	Alexandria, VA	18:18.98
39	Pete Wergin	M	60	Gaithersburg, MD	18:21.27
40	Mark Neff	M	63	Derwood, MD	18:22.94
41	Elias Hughes	M	16	Alexandria, VA	18:27.8
42	Kshitiz Singh	M	27	Arlington, VA	18:29.11
43	Sarah Jonathan	F	30	State College, PA	18:33.09
44	Chelsea Bieber	F	41	Herndon, VA	18:34.65
45	Matt Musser	M	35	Alexandria, VA	18:48.19
46	Douglas Gorecki	M	45	Arlington, VA	18:53.8
47	Babadamilola Alao	M	28	Alexandria, VA	18:56
48	Jeffrey Lee	M	42	Arlington, VA	19:03.72
49	B. Dougherty	M	11	FALLS CHURCH, VA	19:07.96
50	Lawrence Truong	M	34	Washington, DC	19:09.35

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Kevin McNab	M	29	Washington, DC	15:35.3
🥈	Patrick Fernandez	M	28	—	15:43
🥉	David Wertz	M	40	Arlington, VA	15:51.8
4	Ned Cunningham	M	26	Philadelphia, PA	15:56
5	Chris Van Es	M	29	Washington, DC	16:00.4
6	Dickson Mercer	M	34	Takoma Park, MD	16:03.3
7	Matias Palavecino	M	34	Alexandria, VA	16:24.7
8	Gregory Swiatocha	M	30	Sterling, VA	16:34.6
9	Michael Wardian	M	41	Arlington, VA	16:51.4
10	Kyle Sweetland	M	24	Alexandria, VA	16:57.3
11	David Barr	M	30	Arlington, VA	17:01.1
12	Joel Juarez	M	21	Arlington, VA	17:08.3
13	Craig Shearer	M	35	Stephenson, VA	17:41.5
14	Larry Hutchinson	M	28	District Heights, MD	18:05.5
15	Kara McCartney	F	26	washington, DC	18:52.4
16	Ian Clements	M	51	Alexandria, VA	19:14.5
17	Travis Herbranson	M	39	Alexandria, VA	19:39
18	Fred Finch	M	29	Washington, DC	19:43.8
19	Daniel Killacky	M	30	Alexandria, VA	20:00.6
20	Terry McLaughlin	M	55	Spotsylvania, VA	20:11.8
21	Unknown Partic. 4148	M	—	—	20:19.8
22	Dirk Bartlett	M	36	Arlington, VA	20:30.5
23	Peter Church	M	40	Alexandria, VA	20:34.4
24	Mark Malseed	M	40	Alexandria, VA	20:38
25	Courtney Payne	M	40	Fort Washington, MD	20:39.3
26	Kento Salgado-Nakamura	M	13	Alexandria, VA	20:44.8
27	Joseph Bartels	M	36	Alexandria, VA	20:50.3
28	Ben Miller	M	27	Arlington, VA	20:50.9
29	Matthew Smith	M	52	Arlington, VA	20:57.8
30	E. Van Dyke	F	12	Alexandria, VA	21:03.1
31	Christopher Rendon	M	17	Jackson Heights, NY	21:11.5
32	E. Prabaharan	F	12	—	21:14.4
33	Veronica Phair	F	30	Alexandria, VA	21:22.6
34	Bridget Norton	F	27	Arlington, VA	21:23.2
35	Laura O'Hara	F	35	Alexandria, VA	21:32.4
36	Brian Gilligan	M	40	Arlington, VA	21:34.7
37	M. Cahill, III	M	12	Alexandria, VA	21:34.8
38	James Cech	M	49	Alexandria, VA	21:37.5
39	Rick Poppleton	M	62	Alexandria, VA	21:51.8
40	Zachary Ford	M	37	Alexandria, VA	21:55.9
41	Michael Sasso	M	34	Alexandria, VA	22:01.8
42	Brian Worth	M	38	Arlington, VA	22:01.9
43	Maureen Tovey	F	31	Arlington, VA	22:03.8
44	Mike Cannon	M	57	Fairfax Station, VA	22:12.8
45	Orlando Chandler	M	27	Alexandria, VA	22:16.9
46	C. Cahill	M	10	Alexandria, VA	22:29
47	Damon Battaglia	M	38	Alexandria, VA	22:29.7
48	P. Gangadharan	F	10	Fairfax, VA	22:47.1
49	Kevin Lazaro	M	23	Bronx, NY	22:53.3
50	Jeff Graziano	M	45	Alexandria, VA	23:05.6

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	J. Graziano	F	6	Alexandria, VA	3:16.3
🥈	A. Podsiadly	M	9	Alexandria, VA	4:33.4
🥉	M. Schaefer	M	7	Alexandria, VA	4:44.3
4	C. Graziano	F	11	Alexandria, VA	4:44.7
5	A. Eckel	M	6	Alexandria, VA	4:47.5
6	J. Tyler	M	7	Alexandria, VA	4:48.5
7	S. Hardiman	M	8	Alexandria, VA	4:48.6
8	M. Sequar	M	7	Alexandria, VA	4:52.9
9	C. Wask	M	11	Alexandria, VA	5:17.9
10	R. Malseed	M	6	Alexandria, VA	5:20.4
11	Bret Wask	M	42	Alexandria, VA	5:20.7
12	M. Church	F	7	Alexandria, VA	5:21.7
13	J. Dick	M	7	AlexandriAl, VA	5:23.8
14	H. Souliere	M	5	—	5:24.8
15	A. Morse	M	5	Alexandria, VA	5:26.6
16	L. Sequar	F	6	Alexandria, VA	5:27.6
17	J. Ciarrocchi	M	8	Alexandria, VA	5:27.9
18	L. Ausman	F	6	Arlington, VA	5:28.9
19	F. Tehrani	F	6	Alexandria, VA	5:29.2
20	L. Palavecino	M	6	Alexandria, VA	5:29.3
21	T. Matich	M	8	Arlington, VA	5:33.7
22	O. Levy	M	6	Alexandria, VA	5:34.6
23	T. Mah-Chamberlain	F	6	Alexandria, VA	5:36.1
24	P. Morse	M	8	Alexandria, VA	5:37.5
25	A. Knott	F	7	Alexandria, VA	5:38.7
26	N. McKeon	F	7	Alexandria, VA	5:39
27	N. Nealon	M	7	Alexandria, VA	5:50.2
28	M. Burton	M	10	—	5:51.2
29	J. Lopez	M	7	Alexandria, VA	5:57.1
30	Alex Dianopolis	M	13	Washington, DC	5:57.5
31	P. Dillon	M	7	Dumfries, VA	5:59
32	Geoffry Patterson	M	47	Alexandria, VA	6:01
33	C. Rutherford	F	8	Alexandria, VA	6:02.6
34	S. Caslow	F	7	Alexandria, VA	6:04.2
35	J. Dick	M	5	Alexandria, VA	6:07.7
36	Q. Schaefer	F	5	Alexandria, VA	6:08.5
37	A. Walker	F	6	Alexandria, VA	6:15
38	B. Mah-Chamberlain	F	6	Alexandria, VA	6:18.2
39	A. Sirak	M	7	—	6:22.9
40	A. Manegold	F	5	Alexandria, VA	6:23.2
41	A. Storm	M	5	Alexandria, VA	6:29.3
42	M. Harthausen	F	9	—	6:30
43	Britt Manor	M	39	Alexandria, VA	6:30.6
44	E. Manor	F	4	Alexandria, VA	6:36.6
45	F. Dillon	M	6	Dumfries, VA	6:38.8
46	Eric Trabert	M	45	Alexandria, VA	6:39.9
47	P. Hans	F	5	Alexandria, VA	6:40.3
48	Curtis Russell	M	38	—	6:40.4
49	C. Russell	F	7	—	6:42.3
50	L. Hardiman	M	6	Alexandria, VA	6:42.8

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	A. Clements	M	10	Alexandria, VA	4:31.4
🥈	S. Clements	M	8	Alexandria, VA	4:41
🥉	T. McBride	M	6	Alexandria, VA	4:41.3
4	M. Prabaharan	M	7	—	4:46.5
5	C. Cassidy	F	7	Alexandria, VA	4:58.3
6	W. Ford	M	7	Alexandria, VA	4:59.1
7	S. Adams	F	7	Alexandria, VA	5:04.4
8	C. Smullen	F	7	Alexandria, VA	5:07.5
9	M. McNichols	F	6	Alexandria, VA	5:16
10	J. Waterman	M	9	Annandale, VA	5:18.7
11	D. Riojas	M	6	Alexandria, VA	5:20.2
12	J. Brady	M	7	Alexandria, VA	5:25.6
13	A. Podsiadly	M	6	Alexandria, VA	5:29.7
14	D. Daugherty	M	7	Arlington, VA	5:33.5
15	C. Graziano	F	8	Alexandria, VA	5:33.9
16	T. Damico-Lassman	M	7	Alexandria, VA	5:34.4
17	E. Greiner	M	5	Alexandria, VA	5:34.7
18	H. Trigg	M	8	Alexandria, VA	5:38.4
19	G. Hart	F	11	Alexandria, VA	5:39.7
20	N. Tovey	F	7	Arlington, VA	5:39.8
21	C. Rutherford	F	5	Alexandria, VA	5:42
22	V. Duong	M	6	Springfield, VA	5:43.3
23	E. Picarello	F	5	Arlington, VA	5:44
24	L. Lundeby	F	7	Alexandria, VA	5:44
25	C. Adams	F	7	Alexandria, VA	5:44.2
26	A. Appel	M	6	Alexandria, VA	5:46.9
27	N. Carrington	F	4	Alexandria, VA	5:47
28	M. Carrington	F	6	Alexandria, VA	5:47.5
29	L. Causey	F	5	Alexandria, VA	5:49.1
30	J. Valentine	M	6	Arlington, VA	5:51.8
31	K. Cahill	F	7	Alexandria, VA	5:59.3
32	J. Damico-Lassman	F	9	Alexandria, VA	6:00.4
33	S. Ntambwe	M	8	Alexandria, VA	6:02
34	N. Feil	M	4	Arlington, VA	6:02.5
35	K. Cullen	M	6	Alexandria, VA	6:02.6
36	A. Ciarrocchi	F	10	Alexandria, VA	6:06.2
37	V. Dodson	F	8	Alexandria, VA	6:13.2
38	B. Feil	F	7	Arlington, VA	6:16.9
39	H. Trigg	M	6	Alexandria, VA	6:17.8
40	J. Dang	M	8	Springfield, VA	6:22.8
41	I. Berkeley	F	6	Alexandria, VA	6:26.9
42	L. McBride	F	5	Alexandria, VA	6:30.3
43	C. Dodson	F	7	Alexandria, VA	6:30.4
44	T. Ntambwe	F	8	Alexandria, VA	6:31.6
45	C. Valentine	F	6	Arlington, VA	6:32.5
46	M. Riojas	F	4	Alexandria, VA	6:36.8
47	T. Ford	M	5	Alexandria, VA	6:37.7
48	A. Smullen	M	4	Alexandria, VA	6:39.1
49	L. Ellis	F	5	Arlington, VA	6:40.6
50	A. Turcios	M	8	Fort Washington, MD	6:43.3

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