This sign up website is for the Open 6k (not a NIRCA Qualifier).  To sign up as a club team for the NIRCA Qualifier Club Races, please visit this link.  

The Second Annual Old Bay Invitational, presented by UMD Club Running, will take place on Saturday, September 19, 2026.  This event features three races: 

• 10 AM – Club Men’s 8k (only open to NIRCA athletes - register on NIRCA) 
• 11 AM – Club Women’s 6k (only open to NIRCA athletes - register on NIRCA) 
• 12 PM – Open 6k (open to all - register here) 

The Open 6k is open to all (family, alumni, community members, etc) and costs $25.  Registration is open until 11:59PM on September 18.  We hope you will join us!  

Parking: Please park along Bateau Drive, or in the Log Canoe business park.  

Terrain: The course at Terrapin Nature Park is flat sandy soft gravel.  Enjoy views of the Old (Chesapeake) Bay while running a PR!  

T-Shirts will be sold on site!  

Awards will not be given for the open race.  

Event Schedule: 
10 AM – Club Men’s 8k
11 AM – Club Women’s 6k
11:45 AM – Awards
12 PM – Open 6k 

Questions or Concerns?  Please reach out to umdclubrunning@gmail.com