The Premier Running Club in Howard County!
The Howard County Striders are an incorporated non-profit organization dedicated to promoting lifetime fitness through running, based in central Maryland.
We sponsor or support many types of activities, including high quality race events, group runs, low-key weekly races, and a robust complement of training programs for both adults and youth, from beginners on up, to support continued active lifestyles in the community.
The Howard County Striders are a part of the RRCA Runner-Friendly Community of Columbia and Howard County!
Upcoming Training Groups
March – May 2026: Females in Training (FIT)
March – May 2026: Next Step 10M
March-May 2026: Junior Striders Spring Track
Weekly Bagel Runs
Meet in front of the Columbia Swim Center (10401 Cross Fox Ln)
2026 Spring Hops 5k
Join or Renew your Annual Membership here
Latest Club News
Latest Race Results
View all race results here
- 2026 Sunday Strides Vernal Velocity #2
19 runners came out for the Howard County strides race… Read more: 2026 Sunday Strides Vernal Velocity #2 - 2026 Spring Hops 5K
55 runners registered to run the return of the Spring… Read more: 2026 Spring Hops 5K
Strava
See our members in action!
Racing Team: Week of 4/20/26-4/26/26
Author: Stephanie Reich Boston Marathon The Striders Racing Team was well represented at the Boston Marathon this year with great performances from: Paul Hugus – 2:48:49, Wei Hu – 3:02:28, […]
2026 Sunday Strides Vernal Velocity #2
19 runners came out for the Howard County strides race at Longfellow Elementary School. Kam Yee and Mary Niland were the 2 mile winners. Stephen Senick and Hae Ju paced […]
Racing Team: Week of 4/13/26-4/19/26
Author: Stephanie Reich Spring Hops 5k Thanks to the many Striders who volunteered their time to make Spring Hops 5k a success despite a chilly, rainy morning! The racing team […]
2026 Spring Hops 5K
55 runners registered to run the return of the Spring Hops 5K at Red Shedman Brewery and Cider House. We were given cooler weather in the low 50s and wet […]
Racing Team: Week of 4/06/26-4/12/26
Author: Stephanie Reich Westminster Main Street Mile Samantha Curry set a new team record and personal best in the road mile at Westminster Main Street Mile! She ran 5:03.25 to […]
2026 Sunday Strides Vernal Velocity #1
17 runners came out for the 1st spring Howard County Strides race at Jeffers Hill Elementary. David Thomas and Mary Niland were the 2 mile winners. Adam Wytko and Linda […]
Racing Team: Week of 3/30/26-4/05/26
Author: Stephanie Reich Green Terror Invitational Braylon Frey continued his streak of PRing every time he races a 5k on the track! At the Green Terror Invitational hosted by McDaniel […]
Racing Team: Week of 3/23/26-3/29/26
Author: Stephanie Reich DC10 Team members posted fast times on the track at DC10, hosted by Light Horse Track Club. Neta Ezer established a new team record (open and masters) […]
2026 Sunday Strides Operation Iceberg #7
28 runners came out for the final winter Howard County Strides race at Swansfield Elementary. This was the awards race for this season, runners who qualified with enough points were […]
Howard County Striders Annual Awards
The Howard County Striders Board of Directors is proud to announce the opening of our annual awards nominations. Nominations will be open until May 1st and will be presented at […]
Racing Team: Week of 3/16/26-3/22/26
Author: Stephanie Reich DC Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon Lydia Radcliffe ran a great race at the DC Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon, running a huge PR of 1:21:20. She […]
2026 Sunday Strides Operation Iceberg Point Standings
Congratulations to the following runners who qualified for an award during the 2026 Howard County Strides winter series. Please come out to Swansfield Elementary on Sunday March 29th to be […]
Racing Team: Week of 3/09/26-3/15/26
Author: Stephanie Reich Shamrock 5k At the Shamrock 5k in Baltimore, many team members posted speedy times and numerous personal records and team records were broken! Clark Otte led the […]
RRCA Runner Friendly Community Press Release
Author: Hafiz Shaikh The Howard County Striders are proud to announce that the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) has renewed the Striders’ application to designate Columbia/Howard County as a […]
2026 Sunday Strides Operation Iceberg #6
28 runners came out for the Howard County strides race at Patuxent Valley Middle School. Danny Cohen and Emma Kefferstan led the 5k runners. Adam Wytko and Alexandra Carrizales were […]
Feet First Social
Come out and support Striders while checking out the latest shoes and apparel at Feet First Sports! Members get 10% off storewide and the store will donate 10% to Striders. […]
Racing Team: Week of 2/23/26-3/01/26
Author: Stephanie Reich At Operation Iceberg race #5, several team members raced the 5k. Adam Wytko (18:10) and Alexandra Carrizales (18:21) took the overall wins. The team was also represented […]
Racing Team: Week of 3/2/26-3/8/26
Author: Stephanie Reich Mid-Maryland Ultra 50k and Relay Bullseye Running hosted the 15th annual Mid-Maryland Ultra 50k and Relay at Rockburn Branch Park, rescheduled from the typical January date due […]
2026 Sunday Strides Operation Iceberg #5
65 runners came out for the Howard County Strides race at Northfield Elementary. Adam Wytko and Alexandra Carrizales were the 5k winners on a nice weather day for Early March. […]
Racing Team: Week of 2/16/26-2/22/26
Author: Stephanie Reich RRCA Club Challenge 10M At our very own highly anticipated and infamous Club Challenge 10 Mile, the team once again battled the hills and rainy weather to […]