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The Great Harvard 4th of July Road Race

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Harvard, Massachusetts, United States

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About the Event

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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 Overview

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

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 19.9° / 29.1°

wb_sunny 20.8° / 30.1°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 11.1 /

water_drop 74.1%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 19.9° / 29.1°

wb_sunny 20.8° / 30.1°

air 11.1 km/h

water_drop 74.1%

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.