The Race starts at 8AM sharp. Sun, rain, or snow we run!
Race Course: Mostly flat, with several short hills. Course runs down Main Street and through residential neighborhoods. Marshals will be posted throughout the course, and a water station will be provided on the race course.
Nov 26, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
08:00
$30.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Ayer.
Learn more about the host city, Ayer.
Ayer is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Originally part of Groton, it was incorporated February 14, 1871, and became a major commercial railroad junction. The town was home to Camp Stevens, a training camp for Massachusetts volunteers during the American Civil War. Later, Fort Devens was established by the federal government to train New England soldiers for World War I. Fort Devens is a major influence on the area, although it is considerably smaller than when it was first closed in the mid-1990s. The town's population was 8,479 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated places of Ayer and Devens.
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Official finishing times from previous editions of Ayer Fire Department Thanksgiving Day 5K.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Zak Metzger | 16:31 | |
| 🥈 | Davis Preston | 16:37 | |
| 🥉 | John Terhune | 17:20 | |
| 4 | Timothy Gavin | 17:28 | |
| 5 | Ben Hauk | 17:31 | |
| 6 | Michael Gingras | 17:48 | |
| 7 | Nathan Baptista | 17:57 | |
| 8 | Patrick Bergin | 17:59 | |
| 9 | Graham Lian | 18:01 | |
| 10 | Miles Phillpotts | 18:06 | |
| 11 | David Gardner | 18:16 | |
| 12 | Matthew LeDuc | 18:18 | |
| 13 | Jon Korhonen | 18:30 | |
| 14 | Cormac Hildreth | 18:43 | |
| 15 | Sean Newton | 18:58 | |
| 16 | Taku Pettengill | 19:08 | |
| 17 | Jack McLaughlin | 19:11 | |
| 18 | William Rios | 19:14 | |
| 19 | Zach McHugh | 19:16 | |
| 20 | Tim Holmes | 19:19 | |
| 21 | Mitchell Kendall | 19:25 | |
| 22 | Jonathan Deforge | 19:34 | |
| 23 | Brady Pellecchia | 19:40 | |
| 24 | Andy McCarron | 19:48 | |
| 25 | Adrian Ioan | 19:53 | |
| 26 | Alec McNamara | 20:02 | |
| 27 | Lindsey Thornton | 20:05 | |
| 28 | Jonas Carpenter | 20:06 | |
| 29 | ben howard | 20:17 | |
| 30 | Jake Robbins | 20:19 | |
| 31 | Christopher Oriel | 20:22 | |
| 32 | Dylan Gibbons | 20:23 | |
| 33 | Katie Chaput | 20:45 | |
| 34 | Zach Rolfe | 20:46 | |
| 35 | Nick Abbatangelo | 20:48 | |
| 36 | Zachary Broderick | 20:48 | |
| 37 | Jonathan Polanco Soto | 20:49 | |
| 38 | Jacqueline Wilkins | 20:52 | |
| 39 | Nicholas Resca | 20:52 | |
| 40 | L. Amenta | 20:54 | |
| 41 | Kyke Bowers | 20:54 | |
| 42 | Wiley Ordemann | 20:55 | |
| 43 | Ciaran Gavin | 20:56 | |
| 44 | Shane Boudreau | 20:58 | |
| 45 | Brady Carlin | 21:08 | |
| 46 | Zachary Bowdridge | 21:11 | |
| 47 | Justin Vogel | 21:13 | |
| 48 | Hope Rideout | 21:14 | |
| 49 | Alex Faiella | 21:17 | |
| 50 | Tim Dumas | 21:20 |
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