Sunday - April 6, 2025MIDDLETOWN 10K & 5K RUN/WALK PRESENTED BY ELI CANNON'S TAP ROOM

The 5K (3.1 miles) is the perfect route for runners and walkers. It starts with the 10K on High Street adjacent to Wesleyan University and loops around campus before a fast downhill to the finish on Old Church Street. Note: The 5K course is not USATF Certified.

COURSE

The race start will consist of one corral with “Self Seed” pace per mile signs to assist with participant spacing.

The 5K will start in the same location as the 10K on High Street (about 3 blocks west of Union Green). Both races will run together for 2.6 miles.

Click here for a detailed, downloadable Course Map

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 & UCAN Hydrate)
  • Pre/Post Race & Mile 1.5
  • 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: 15:26 – set by Alec Sauter in 2022
Female: 20:25 – set by Brianna Vasquez in 2022

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.)
• Athena (women 150+lbs.)

• Nonbinary/Genderqueer More…

• Para Athletes More…

AWARDS:

• Commemorative Awards to the Top 3 in each Division
• Mondo’s Gift Cards to the Top 3 Overall Male & Female
• Overall awards based on gun time, all others awarded on chip time
• No “double dipping”

• To collect an award after race day, click here

LOCAL LEGEND:

• New in 2025! Mondo’s Gift Cards to the first Overall Male & Female Finisher from Middletown, CT
  • This award may be “double dipped” with the divisional awards above

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

COURSE LIMITS & REQUIREMENTS

Walkers welcome! Course limit is 1 hour and 30 minutes for the Middletown 5K. To finish within these time limits you must maintain a pace of approximately 29 minutes per mile. More…

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

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