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Berna's Great Legs 5K for Women
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Berna's Great Legs 5K for Women

Lowell, Massachusetts, United States View on map
Jul 16, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

Come run in a local tradition!  Berna’s Great Legs 5k is a long established women-only race. Now in its 44th year, it is the second oldest continuously running women’s only event in the country.  This race is for women of all ages and abilities; both runners and walkers can sign up to enjoy the fun 5K course through the Belvidere neighborhood of Lowell.  Bring your friends, mothers, daughters and sisters and come check out this amazing race.

This event is managed by the Greater Lowell Road Runners with all Timing and Race Management donated by Yankee Timing.  100% of net proceeds from this race are donated to the House of Hope in Lowell, MA.

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Running

5K Run

Jul 16, 2026 5K 7:00 PM
$40.00
Closed

Little Miss Fun Run (Ages 7 and Under)

$5 Suggested Donation

Jul 16, 2026 0.4K 6:15 PM
Free
Closed

Sponsor a Student Runner

Jul 16, 2026 5K 7:00 PM
$30.00
Closed

Walking

5K Walk

Jul 16, 2026 5K 7:00 PM
$40.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

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

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 18.8° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 29.1°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 18.8° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 33.4°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
16.3
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.2mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
69.6%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on July 16, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on July 16, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 58m

The sun rises at 5:22 AM and sets at 8:20 PM local time (EDT) in Lowell on July 16, 2026 — 14h 58m of daylight.

Course

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Results — Berna's Great Legs 5K for Women

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  • 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, 9 Lowell events

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