Battle of Stonington 5K
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Battle of Stonington 5K

Stonington, Connecticut, United States View on map
Aug 18, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

Come join us for a fun, fast 5K in Stonington Borough.  Walker and runners welcome.  The course is a certified 5K looping through the seaside village of Stonington Borough.  Single mass start for runners and walkers.

Entry fees (no additional fees apply):

  • $32 until July 27th
  • $37 from July 28th to August 18th
  • $42 race day 

Note:  Under 18 pay $29 regardless of when signing up.

The race starts and finishes on Main Street in Stonington Borough, adjacent to the Stonington Free Library.  On street parking is available.   Packet pickup pre-race TBD.  Race day packet pick up will be from 5 pm to 6 pm at the starting point of the race.  Food, drink, and awards ceremony to be held post-race.

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Running

5K: Walk or Run

Single mass start for runners and walkers in 2025.

Aug 18, 2026 5K 6:15 PM
$42.00
Closed

Kids' Fun Run

Fun 1/4 mile loop around the town green, escorted by a police car!

Aug 18, 2026 0.4K 6:00 PM
Free
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Stonington, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 16.6° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 24.0°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 16.6° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 24.6°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
17.1
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
4.7mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
78.1%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on August 18, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on August 18, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
13h 42m

The sun rises at 6:00 AM and sets at 7:42 PM local time (EDT) in Stonington on August 18, 2026 — 13h 42m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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2026 results — Battle of Stonington 5K

365 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5K: Walk or Run

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Battle of Stonington 5K
Place Name Time Pace
1 Ryan Gruczka 15:32 5:00 /mi
2 Henry Winn 16:28 5:18 /mi
3 Christopher Helminski 16:37 5:21 /mi
4 Greyson Stephenson 16:59 5:28 /mi
5 Raymond Grogan 17:10 5:32 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

All results by year

2026 edition View Results
2025 edition View Results
2024 edition View Results
2023 edition View Results

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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.

  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 2 Stonington events

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