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Thoreau Road Race

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Concord, Massachusetts, United States

calendar_today 17 May, 2026

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sell $15.00 – $30.00

About the Event

The Thoreau School Road Race is back! We're excited to offer this event again in 2026.

Race Details

- Sunday May 17th, 2026

- 5k (All Ages): 9am

- Kids Run (~.8 miles): 10am

- Awards Ceremony: 10:30am

- Start/Finish of all races in front of Thoreau Elementary School, 29 Prairie Street, Concord, MA 01742. Parking is available in the surrounding neighborhood, with limited parking at the school itself.

- All proceeds benefit the Thoreau Elementary School.

Registration Details

- All participants who pre-registered before May 1st will receive a Thoreau School Road Race T-Shirt! We'll do our best to accommodate shirts/sizes for registrations after May 1st, but shirt availability and sizes are not guaranteed for registrations after this date.

- Registration is available on the morning of the race, at an increased fee.

- **Early Packet Pickup is available! Early registrants can pick up their packet on Friday, May 15th, from 3 to 4pm in front of Thoreau Elementary School. Save time on race morning!**

- Packets may also be picked up on race morning.

Races Offered

5k

May 17, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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09:00

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$30.00

Kids Run (~.8 miles)

May 17, 2026

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Distance — 0.8 Miles

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Type — Running

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10:00

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$15.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for May in Concord.

thermostat Temperature

9.3° / 20.1°

wb_sunny Feels like

6.6° / 17.7°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

9h 51m

water_drop Avg rainfall

4.1 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

11.2 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

High (6.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

71.3%

wb_twilight Sunrise

05:22

nightlight Sunset

20:00

About Concord

Learn more about the host city, Concord.

Maybe you’ve never heard of sleepy Concord Massachusetts population 18,000 (2020), but your life has certainly been impacted by it. This is where "the shot heard round the world" was fired in the spring of 1775, setting off a chain of events that would eventually lead to the creation of the United States.