Brighton Believes 5K "Hit the Ground Running"
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Brighton Believes 5K "Hit the Ground Running"

Rochester, New York, United States View on map
Sep 26, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
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About this race

The Brighton Believes 5K is going to "Hit the Ground Running" to kick off an awesome new school year.  The Brighton PTSA along with the incredibly generous sponsors will be hosting our fourth annual community-oriented 5K run, walk and kids run to celebrate the start of the new school year.  All proceeds will go towards the events, scholarships and other opportunities the PTSA supports throughout the school year in our Brighton Community.  

BIB PICK UP IS ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 25TH, 5:30-7:30p @ BRIGHTON'S DISTRICT OFFICE 2035 MONROE AVENUE or right before the race on SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26th, 8-8:50a @ Meridian Center Park

**This is a rain or shine event. If there is severe weather, we will notify participants via email by 8:15 am of any race changes**

The event includes: 

Race timing by RobinHood Racing

A race-day t-shirt (when you register by September 8th!) 

Pick your distance

Running

Brighton Believes 5K

A community oriented run/walk to hit the ground running into a new school year. Proceeds support all the events and opportunities created for students and families through the PTSA.

Sep 26, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$35.00
Open

Brighton Believes Kids "Choose Your Own Adventure" FUN RUN!

We encourage kids of all ages to join our "choose your own adventure" fun run! Young runners can choose to run a quarter mile, a half mile, three quarters mile or a full mile. All runners, no matter what distance they do, gets a medal at the end!

Sep 26, 2026 1.6K 10:00 AM
$20.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 12 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Rochester.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-day average) 14.0° / Maximum temperature (race-day average) 22.7°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-day average) 14.0° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-day average) 22.7°
Wind (km/h)
Average wind speed (race-day average)
19.6
Precip (mm)
Average precipitation (race-day average)
2.1mm
Humidity
Average relative humidity (race-day average)
73.9%

Course

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