The Scrooge Scramble 5K - Rails to Trails - Vernon

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Date 25 Dec, 2026
Races 1 distance
Entry fee $25.00
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The Scrooge Scramble 5K - Rails to Trails - Vernon

About the event

The 45th Annual Scrooge Scramble 5K Road Race - Presented by TruNorth Construction

Place: 31 Church St - Vernon CT

Course change to a Rails to trails event - more information soon

Xmas Start 10:00 am - 2026)

www.Cornerstone-Cares.org

Shaded Rails to Trails in Vernon CT

Meet at the Church Street Parking Lot in Vernon, CT - (31 Church Street - Vernon CT 06066)

Street Address is 31 Church Street - Vernon CT

Parking on Church Street (Trail Side) and Birch Street (Trail Side)

Phoenix Street to the 1.5 Mile Marker (before Valley Falls Park) and back.

USATF Certified 5K Race Course



  • All proceeds go to benefit the Cornerstone's Shelters, Soup Kitchen, Food Cupboard, and Clothing Bank.

  • Donation: Use the Donation button to donate any Amount you can to the benefit

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ALL ENTRY IS ONLINE IN 2026

To pay by check on race day - use coupon code "Scrooge" at checkout - This coupon for pay by check is only valid on Dec 25

                                                             CHECKS PAYABLE TO "CORNERSTONE FOUNDATION"

 

PIN numbers to the front of the jersey using four pins

Races offered

25Dec

Scrooge Scramble 5K 2026 (Rails to Trails)

Running

Distance
5K
Start time
10:00
Entry fee
$25.00

Weather history

3-year monthly averages for December in Vernon Rockville.

Temperature-3.3° / 4.6°
Feels like-7.9° / 0.4°
Sunshine hours5h 49m
Rainfall4.2 mm
Snowfall0.3 cm
Wind10.9 km/h (Light breeze)
Humidity73.0%
Max UV indexLow (2.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise08:09
Sunset17:21

About Vernon Rockville

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Vernon is the most populous town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 30,215 at the 2020 census. Vernon contains the smaller villages of Talcottville and Dobsonville, as well as the former City of Rockville.

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Race results

Official finishing times from previous editions of The Scrooge Scramble 5K - Rails to Trails - Vernon — 2022.

Place Name Gender Age City Time
🥇 Shepard Livingston M 16 Bolton, CT —
🥈 Scott Livingston M 50 Bolton, CT —
🥉 Zachary Paige M 21 Ellington, CT —
4 Christopher Swain M 54 Marblehead, MA —
5 Billy Barone M 58 Watertown, CT —

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