Pike's Peek 10K To Include Post-Race Festival Hosted by Pike & Rose

NORTH BETHESDA, MD — With the spring racing season upon us, runners can now register for the popular Pike’s Peek 10K, a point-to-point road race in Montgomery County known for fast times. The race will be run on Sunday, April 23.

The 10K course, with no big hills and a net elevation decline, starts at the Shady Grove Metro Station and finishes on Rose Avenue, just south of Montrose Road at North Bethesda’s Pike & Rose.

At the finish area, a post-race festival, hosted by Pike & Rose, will include food, family activities, music and exhibits.

The 10K race starts at 7:50 a.m. near the Shady Grove Metro. Later in the morning, there will also be a half-mile run, along with a 50-meter toddler trot. Pike’s Peek 10K is one of the Montgomery County Road Runners Club’s premier racing events.

Visit the race website to register for the 10K. Registration will cost $45 until April 13 after which the price will increase.

Although packets can be picked up on race day, race organizers strongly recommend that runners pick up their race packet on Saturday, April 22 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at RnJ Sports at 11910-R Parklawn Dr. in Rockville.

Runners should come to the packet pickup with their bib number. They can look up their bib number on the race website.

Friends can pick up packets for others, as long as they have their friends' registration confirmation email from the race organizers.

On race day, packet pickup starts at 6:30 a.m. in the south parking lot of the Shady Grove Metro Station. Runners should expect long lines if they wait until race day to pick up their race bibs.

Runners can either park at the Shady Grove Metro and then take the Metro back to their car from North Bethesda Metro to Shady Drove Metro after the race, or park near North Bethesda Metro before the race and take the Metro to the starting line at Shady Grove Metro. Be sure to bring your SmarTrip card with you if you plan to use Metro.