Be Happy Road Race
About this race
Join Team Be Happy & Lindsay's Legacy Foundation for the 8th Annual running of the Be Happy Road Race. We're so excited to announce we're moving to Ellington, CT!!!!
To date we have raised and donated over $100,000 to The Lindsay's Legacy Foundation Fund to support clinical trial research. All donations made support Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center’s mission to pursue the latest advances in cancer research. With your help we hope to continue to support these programs. One hundred percent (100%) of participant registration fees are donated to this research which enables innovative cancer treatments and therapies to be made available as impactful as possible to patients at Smilow Cancer Hospital who have been given a devastating diagnosis.
Final details regarding the course and start/finish locations are coming soon!
We are excited to announce that prize money continues in 2026!!! We will be awarding sponsor provided cash money to the top 3 overall male and female finishers for the in-person 5K and the 10K. (Female 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Male 1st, 2nd, 3rd) You can only participate in one event.
These races will be chip timed with cash prizes awarded to first, second, and third male and female overall winners. Divisional awards will also be given to the male and female winners of each division of both races (Age divisions up to 1-14,15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+), no double dipping.
You can also register for one of 3 virtual events! Run a 5K - 3.12 miles, a 10K - 6.24 miles, or our Race for Hope Challenge, which includes a 5K, 10K, and 1/2 marathon or 22.46 miles. All virtual events begin on August 26, 2025, you can run your miles at home on a treadmill or out in the streets of your choice then use the provided link to upload your results. (Those participating in our virtual events will have their race packets mailed to them after registration closes on race day.)
Details regarding bib mailing date cutoffs and early packet pickup will be announced closer to race day.
Pick your distance
Running
Kid Fun Run 1K - LIVE IN PERSON
Course details coming soon.
5K RUN/WALK - LIVE IN PERSON
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10K RUN - LIVE IN PERSON
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Virtual 5K Run
Virtual runs are just like traditional races with community and fun, but you can run, walk or hike your race wherever you want with whomever you want. You can even finish on a treadmill! Just submit your time via email after the live event and we will post your results.
Virtual 10K Run
Virtual runs are just like traditional races with community and fun, but you can run, walk or hike your race wherever you want with whomever you want. You can even finish on a treadmill! Just submit your time via email after the live event and we will post your results.
Race for Hope Virtual Challenge
Virtual runs are just like traditional races with community and fun, but you can run, walk or hike your race wherever you want with whomever you want. You can even finish on a treadmill! Just submit your time via email after the live event and we will post your results.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Ellington, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:13 AM and sets at 7:27 PM local time (EDT) in Ellington on August 30, 2026 — 13h 13m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Be Happy Road Race
331 finishers across 4 distances · leading places in the 5K RUN/WALK - LIVE IN PERSON
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Vazquez | 15:27 | 4:59 /mi |
| 2 | ENZO Vertefeuille | 17:47 | 5:44 /mi |
| 3 | Jeremy Alley-Tarter | 18:18 | 5:55 /mi |
| 4 | Elizabeth Fengler | 18:47 | 6:04 /mi |
| 5 | Ryan Palmberg | 20:01 | 6:28 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Ellington
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Robert Tedford Memorial 5K Road Race
East Windsor Veterans Day 5K Road Race
Somers Cross Country Home Meet 2
Harvest Hope 5K
🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Ellington
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Ellington 5K Races 2 races
- Ellington Running Calendar 2026 3 races
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, 3 Ellington events
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