The Great Harvard 4th of July Road Race

About the Event

RESULTS POSTED HERE

We hope you will join us for this year’s 5 mile road race and 1 mile fun run!

When & Where:
Saturday, July 4th, 2026
The Bromfield School (14 Massachusetts Ave, Harvard, MA 01451)
6:30AM 5 Mile On-Site Race Registration Opens
8:15AM 5 Mile Race Starts
9:30AM Fun Run (1 mile)

$35 for the 5 Miler ($40 on Race Day)

$10 for the 1 Mile Fun Run (no t-shirt)

High-quality running shirt guaranteed before and including June 20th

NO race day t-shirts available

Town employees* and runners over the age of 65 can register for $15 (t-shirt included).

*Town employees, please email the race director using the contact form below for the discount code to use during registration.

**NO refunds will be provided after June 4th, 2025

Male & Female Divisions:

Junior 18 and under
Open 19 – 29
Sub Masters 30 – 39
Masters 40 – 49
Seniors 50 – 59
Veterans 60 – 69
70 and Over 70 plus

Awards and Prizes:

Prizes will be awarded to the top-3 in each category

Refreshments:

Great post-race refreshments.

Course Records:

Men
2014 - Glarius Ropp - 24:47

Women
2005 - Seana Carmean - 29:42

Races Offered

5 Miler

Jul 04, 2026

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Distance — 5 Miles

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08:15

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$35.00

1 Mile Fun Run

Jul 04, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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Type — Running

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09:30

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$10.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for July in Harvard.

thermostat Temperature

19.8° / 29.0°

wb_sunny Feels like

20.6° / 29.7°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

11h 19m

water_drop Avg rainfall

4.3 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

11.2 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Very High (8.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

74.1%

wb_twilight Sunrise

05:22

nightlight Sunset

20:17

About Harvard

Learn more about the host city, Harvard.

Harvard is a town of 6,900 people (2020) in North County (Massachusetts). It has been home to several non-traditional communities, such as Harvard Shaker Village and the utopian transcendentalist center Fruitlands.