02May
3.1 Mile Run
Running
- Distance
- 5K
- Start time
- 11:00
- Entry fee
- $25.00
Porter 5K (3.1 mile) Rec Park, Columbia, CT
Columbia,
Connecticut,
United States
190 days left
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Date
02 May, 2027
Races
2 distances
Entry fee
$15.00 – $25.00
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Porter 5K (3.1 mile) Rec Park, Columbia, CT
About the event
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 Hennequin 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 Hennequin 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.
Races offered
02May
1 Mile Fun Run
Running
- Distance
- 1.6K
- Start time
- 11:15
- Entry fee
- $15.00
Weather history
3-year monthly averages for May in Columbia.
Temperature9.5° / 20.0°
Feels like6.7° / 17.7°
Sunshine hours9h 45m
Rainfall4.9 mm
Snowfall—
Wind11.5 km/h (Light breeze)
Humidity72.0%
Max UV indexHigh (6.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise05:28
Sunset20:02
About Columbia
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Columbia is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 5,272 at the 2020 census. Originally a part of Lebanon, known as the North Society or Lebanon's Crank, Columbia was incorporated in May 1804. The town was named for patriotic reasons after the national symbol "Columbia".
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