Codfish Bowl
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Codfish Bowl

Boston, Massachusetts, United States View on map
Sep 19, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

58th Annual Codfish Bowl XC meet
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Franklin Park, Boston MA
Founded by Coach Bill Squires

SCHEDULE: 
9:00 a.m. - Registration opens
10:30 a.m. - Women's 5km
11:15 a.m. - Men's 8km

RACE INFORMATION
- The traditional Franklin Park courses are not available due to stadium construction.   
There will be modified courses for both the 5km (3 laps) and 8km (4 laps).  Maps available by the end of August.
- Runners should be capable of 30:00 5km / 45:00 8km
- Custom Codfish Bowl medals awarded to top 7 individual finishers in each race
- Plaque awards to winning teams
- Minimum age 16 on race day -  This is not a youth race

ENTRY
$15 per runner 

Entry Deadline: Wednesday, September 16, 11:59 p.m.

Pick your distance

Running

Women's 5K

Sep 19, 2026 5K 10:30 AM
$15.00
Closed

Men's 8K

Sep 19, 2026 8K 11:15 PM
$15.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Boston, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 13.2° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 21.2°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 12.7° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 21.3°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
18.0
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
3.4mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
75.3%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on September 19, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on September 19, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
12h 18m

The sun rises at 6:28 AM and sets at 6:47 PM local time (EDT) in Boston on September 19, 2026 — 12h 18m of daylight.

Course

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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)
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