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SOWEBO LANDMARK 5K

Starts in Historic Union Square
Baltimore  Maryland
United States
7:30am to 12:00pm

Step up and join us as we celebrate the 6th Annual Sowebo Landmark 5k. Sowebo Landmark 5K aims to unite neighbors, families, schools, and local resources to empower our youth to be active, eat well, and lead healthy lives.

At the intersection of healthy living and diverse community engagement, this 6th Annual 5K run/walk highlights the best of Southwest Baltimore’s communities, parks, people, and landmarks. The family friendly 5k run/walk, begins in Union Square Park and runs past Hollins Market, through the B&O Railroad Museum and down into Carroll Park and culminates back in Union Square.

Sowebo community residents have teamed up with the Chesapeake Center for Youth Development (CCYD) and the Southwest Baltimore Charter School (SBCS) to stand up and get moving. Are you ready to step up?

Run/Walk will start at Union Square Park and winds through and around Southwest Baltimore landmarks including Hollins Market, B&O Railroad Museum and Mount Clare Mansion in Carroll Park and finishes up back in Union Square Park in front of the Mencken House.

Race day registration is from 7:30 to 8:45AM and the fee is $35. Race starts at 9 AM.

Any child under the age of 16 may run for free. All runners must have a waiver signed by a parent or guardian.

Street parking is available around Union Square (the race start) and in the surrounding neighborhoods.

No dogs, skateboards, rollerblades/rollerskates, or scooters are allowed on the course.

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