Sat. September 5, 2026

7:00am (10k ruck) or 7:30am 5K and 10k

Crisfield City Dock
 

Join us for the 47th Annual Mike Sterling 10k Race / 5k Race / 10k Ruck to be held in Crisfield, MD during the annual National Hard Crab Derby. The race will begin and end at the Crisfield City Dock at the end of Rt. 413. Runners, walkers, and ruckers will enjoy a fast, flat course that meanders thru the City of Crisfield as well as the neighborhoods and along the waterfront outskirts. Water stops will be provided at three locations along our route.

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THIS EVENT IS RAIN OR SHINE!!! NO REFUNDS AS ALL PROCEEDS GO TO SUPPORT THE CRISFIELD AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

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Subject to Change: 

Prices increase from $25 to $35 on Monday, August 24, 2026 and to $40 on race day, Sept. 5, 2026. Everyone who registers on or before August 1, 2026 will be guaranteed a t-shirt.

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Packet pickup is Friday, Sept. 4, 2026 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Wellington Beach. 

We are trying to incentivize you to register by August 1st to get a t-shirt (and to save money) and to pick your packet up before the day of the race.

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The 10k ruck has a 20 pound weight. The 10k ruck has the same course as the 10k race, but starts at 7:00 a.m.

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Please remember that we made a significant change to our annual event in 2023 transforming the traditional 5k Walk into a 5k Race.  While we still wholeheartedly welcome participants who prefer to walk, there will no longer be a separate walking race. All participants are encouraged to take part in the 10k or 5k Race, regardless of their preferred pace.

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47th  MIKE STERLING Winners:

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5K

1st Male: Dhruv Patel   Time 20:33.94    Age 15 Crisfield, MD 

1st Female:  Melissa Hampton  Time 24:26.8   Age 42 Princess Anne, MD

 

2nd Male: Aiden Martin  Time 20:34.37  Age 15 Crisfield, MD

2nd Female:  Katherine Muir  Time 26:32.53  Age 30 Princess Anne, MD

 

3rd Male:  Brian Shipkowski Time 20:47.59  Age 46 Delmar, MD

3rd Female:  Bethany Hartman  Time 27:19.5  Age 22 Westover, MD

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10K

1st Male:  Jonathan Murphy Time 34:36.15  Age 37 Salisbury, MD

1st Female:  Karen Cathell Time 48:24.71  Age 45 Berlin, MD

 

2nd Male: Sebastien TRUCHI Time 41:25.79 Age 42 Salisbury, MD 

2nd Female:  Jayme Del Vecchio Time 49:18.9 Age 37 Fruitland, MD

 

3rd Male:  Daniel Smart Time 44:24.34  Age 38 Crisfield, MD 

3rd Female:  Annette Wenzel Time 51:21.26 Age 58 Cortlandt Manor, NY

 

10K Ruck

1st Female: Jen Ward Time 1:12:37.85 Age 54 Millsboro, DE

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1st Male:  Alan Van Pate Time 1:22:19.03  Age 59 Crisfield, MD

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​Thank you to our 2025 Sponsors!

Food Lion, Classic Cakes, Independent Crab Co.

Metompkin Bay Oyster, City of Crisfield, Lower Somerset County Ambulance and Rescue Squad,

Somerset county Sheriff's Dept. Crisfield Police Department, Crisfield Volunteer Fire Department

Heath’s Crab Pot, Rodeway inn, Playa Bowls, Crisfield Chamber, Agralink, Tawes Insurance, Wilson Seafood Inc, Antennelli, Phoebus and Hickman LLC, TCK Event Entertainment,  PKS & Company,  Pays Sno Shack, TCR Event Management