# Kensington 8K

- **Where:** 3710 Mitchell St, Kensington, MD, 20895
- **Event page:** https://runthis.run/event/rs-83749-kensington-8k

## Registration

Register on the event's own site: https://runsignup.com/Race/MD/Kensington/Kensington8K?aflt_token=58wBqomPr6bPwa1YDhuKo0IQvrNCjzTq

## Description

Fun and Fast for 33 Years
Since 1994, the Kensington 8K Race has been a favorite DC area fall race - a fun, fast event with beauty, challenge, and excitement.  Run it this year on September 19, 2026!

Our Community Event
Known throughout the DC area as a true community race - parents and kids cheering on each other and welcomed visitors running through Kensington and Rock Creek Park.

Benefits Local Schools
Eight local schools - Kensington Parkwood ES, North Bethesda MS, Silver Creek MS, and Walter Johnson HS, plus now North Chevy Chase ES, Oakland Terrace ES, Rock View ES, and Rosemary Hills ES - benefit from race net proceeds, with more than $400,000 raised since 2009!

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Source: [https://runthis.run/event/rs-83749-kensington-8k](https://runthis.run/event/rs-83749-kensington-8k) — data from Run This (runthis.run).