First Day 5K
About this race
Race field will be capped at 300 runners- sign-up early so you don't miss out on this great race!
USATF Certified Fast and flat 5K course on closed roads! Start with a downhill running start on Main St just west of Whitin Community Center at Grove St before going through Memorial Square onto Linwood Ave. Take a quick spin into the Northbridge High School parking lot before continuing out Linwood Ave and turning around at the Linwood Mill (New China Pacific restaurant). Then it's a straight shot back to the finish line at Memorial Square on Linwood Ave.
Registration includes a custom hat (for 1st 225 registered), pizza and a beer ticket post-race at the Gray Barn.
Online registration closes at 12:00 pm on December 31, 2026.
Early bib-pickup and registration will be at the Gray Barn on New Year's Eve from 4-6 PM.
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Running
12th Annual First Day 5K
5K Run/Walk
Race-day daylight
We have no recorded weather for Whitinsville yet, but sunrise and sunset follow from the venue and the date.
The sun rises at 7:14 AM and sets at 4:25 PM local time (EST) in Whitinsville on January 1, 2027 — 9h 10m of daylight.
Course
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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, 1 Whitinsville event
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