🥖 The Bread Tradition/Awards
The Bread Run is named for its most unique feature — every runner brings a home-baked loaf of bread as their entry fee, and after the race, loaves are exchanged among participants.

But here’s the twist: bread is awarded based on race finish placement! The faster you run, the earlier you get to choose from the delicious selection of homemade loaves. From sourdough to banana bread, it’s a tasty incentive to push your pace — and a fun way to celebrate the season.

📝 Please label your bread with ingredients for those with allergies. — We love the homemade touch!

Bread Contribution: The entry fee is one loaf of home-baked bread. If you’d like to get what you brought as a prize, then it’s fine to bring it.  That’s it in a nutshell.

History

A note from Race Director Delabian Rice-Thurston:

What is the “Bread” contribution of “The Bread Run 10K”? We’ve had a couple of questions from people new to the race. Here’s a bit of history. When my husband Bob came up with this idea in 1980, our now-43-year-old was on my back in a yurt at Glen Echo for the first race, and Bob had gotten into baking bread. He wanted to do a 10K with hot drinks, fresh bread, and conversation after the race for the club. He got Glen Echo as the venue, baked some 48 loaves, and put on the race. Breads were given as prizes and eaten by all. It was a cold run and the first time we had a 10K “short” winter race with hot refreshments that I can remember. People thought it was a great idea and wanted to contribute their own breads to the next race.  Thus, the Bread Run became a winter holiday institution!