Welcome to our first annual 5K (3.1 mile) race & 1-mile kids fun run/walk to benefit Horace W. Porter's eighth grade class. Please join us Saturday, May 2, 2027, at Rec Park 11:00am 60 Henniquin Rd. Columbia, CT. This race is a hybrid consisting of some road and some trail. You'll start at rec park upper pavilion, loop around the yellow trail (Utley Hill Yellow Loop) continuing to Lake Rd, right onto Henniquin Rd, and right back into Rec Park. Please car-pool if possible. We will have local food vendors, a DJ to keep you pumped up, and concessions open during the race. Prizes for top finishers.

Early registration is discounted, and same day registration is available.

Bib pick up & race day registration will begin at 9am-10:45am.

Pre-race complementary yoga for athletes 10:15am-10:40am.

5K Race starts at 11am

Kids 1-mile fun run/walk immediately after.

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Distances

5K

1 mile