5K

REDESIGNED IN 2025: This 5K route starts and finishes near the First Tee Building at the TPC River Highlands. The course begins adjacent to the TPC River Highlands practice facility before heading out and back through quiet Cromwell neighborhoods and along the picturesque fairways of the legendary TPC River Highlands golf course.

COURSE

The 5K will start in the same location as the Fitness Walk, directly in front of the First Tee building, and will consist of one corral with “Self Seed” pace per mile signs to assist with participant spacing. Both the Fitness Walk and 5K will travel together for the first 0.5 miles.

All 5K participants should line up in the front, ahead of the walkers.

Click here for a detailed, downloadable Course Map

Para Athletes and Course Suitability:
Click here for more details and suggested events for wheelchairs.

COURSE SUPPORT

MARKINGS:

  • Yellow signs with blue arrows mark all turns
  • All mile points are marked on the road and with signs
  • Clocks at finish line and along the course

AMENITIES:

  • Hydration (Water)
    • Pre/Post Race & Mile 1.2
    • Open cup service, handed out at arms length
    • Participants are encouraged to carry their own fluids
  • Portalets: Pre/Post Race
  • Medical personnel
  • Event alert system notifications in the pre-race area and at each water station. More...

DIVISIONS & AWARDS

EVENT RECORDS:
Male: 15:42 – set by Will Sanders in 2019
Female: 17:47 – set by Sybil Shapiro in 2015

DIVISIONS:

  • Top 3 Overall Male and Female
  • Male Age Group – 9 & under, and 5-year age groups from 10-80+
  • Female Age Group – 9 & under, and 5-year age groups from 10-80+
  • Clydesdale (men 200+lbs.) More…
  • Athena (women 150+lbs.) More…

  • Nonbinary/Genderqueer More…

  • Para Athletes More…

AWARDS:

  • Commemorative Awards to the Top 3 in each Division
  • Overall awards based on gun time, all others awarded on chip time
  • No “double dipping”

  • To collect an award after race day, click here

This event is timed by Bay State Race Services and uses the B-Tag timing system (timing chip is attached to the back of the race bib). Please wear the race bib on the front of the shirt.

COURSE LIMITS & REQUIREMENTS

Walkers welcome! Course limit is 1 hour and 20 minutes for the MahoneySabol 5K. To finish within these time limits you must maintain a pace of approximately 27 minutes per mile. More…

Participants must be at least 5 years of age on race day to enter the 5K.

NOT ALLOWED ON THE COURSE:

  • No dogs (service dogs must be identified as such at all times)
  • No unregistered runners or walkers
  • Headphones discouraged
  • No bicycles, rollerblades, skateboards, or motorized vehicles

NOTE: While we do allow baby jogger/strollers in this event, participants must follow the stroller policy detailed HERE.

  • OUR RACE IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE GENEROSITY OF THESE PARTNERS

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