The Perfect Ten & Five Mile Road Race

About the Event

Are you ready for the NEXT BIG THING in running?

As trend setters, the Shoreline Sharks are always on the cutting edge, and we are proud to introduce THE PERFECT TEN & Five Mile Road Race! We brought back the 10K a decade ago and now we are introducing a 10 Miler and 5 Miler that will be your new favorite! You've done a million Half Marathons and 5ks, so your next goal has arrived.

This course is 100% on the flat Rail Trail in Hamden with NO TRAFFIC AND NO STREET CROSSING! A simple out-n-back format. We start and finish from the Rail Trail Lot that we use for the Hamden Hills Half Marathon & Flat 5K and The Rail Trail 10K Race. We are sticking with what has worked for 15 years!

The 10 Miler starts at 7am (to beat the heat) and has a 2:30 cutoff (15 minute/mile pace). Aid Stations with Poland Spring Water & Gatorade Endurance at Miles 2.4, 5 and 7.6. You run out 5 Miles and back. No turns, No cars! Net gain of 150'. Super flat and shaded.
Click to see the 10 Mile Route on Strava

The 5 Miler starts at 7:30am (to beat the heat) and has a 2:00 cutoff (24 minute/mile pace) which will work for all paces. Aid Stations with Poland Spring Water & Gatorade Endurance at Mile 2.6. You run out 2.5 Miles and back. No turns, No cars! EZ! Net gain of 60'. Super flat and shaded.
Click to see the 5 Mile Route on Strava

Men's and Women's cut short sleeve tech shirts for all.
Parking at all Rail Trail lots and on the street.
Poland Spring Water and Gatorade Endurance at the Aid Stations and finish.

Custom 3" Finisher Medals for Ten Mile Finishers

Custom Coffee Mug Awards for the Overall top 3 men and women as well as every 10-year division for both races.
Porto-Lets at the Venue
Free Finish Line Photos from EliteFeats
Live Text & Email Results streaming

Inaugural Race Pricing:

TEN MILER: $60
FIVE MILER: $30
On-line registration ends at midnight on 7/30/2026.
We will have race day entry if we do not sell out. $65 / $35 Cash, Checks made out to "CASH" and Venmo to ShorelineSharks. NO CARDS ON RACE DAY

No Refunds. No Transfers, No Deferrals

Races Offered

Running-10 Mile - 10 Mile Run

Aug 01, 2026

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Distance — 16.1K

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Type — Running

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07:00

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$60.00

Running-5 Mile - 5 Mile Run or Walk

Aug 01, 2026

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Distance — 8K

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Type — Running

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07:30

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$30.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for August in Hamden.

thermostat Temperature

16.9° / 26.5°

wb_sunny Feels like

16.8° / 26.6°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

10h 53m

water_drop Avg rainfall

4.1 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

9.4 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

High (7.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

73.8%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:01

nightlight Sunset

19:48

About Hamden

Learn more about the host city, Hamden.

Hamden is a suburb of the city of New Haven, Connecticut. Quinnipiac University has a significant impact on the town. The town's nickname is "The Land of the Sleeping Giant". It had about 59,500 in 2025.