Hot Chili Challenge 8 Mile Trail Run, 5K & Kids Fun Run
About this race
Join us on Sunday October 18, 2026 for an 8 mile trail run or a 5K (adults.)
Kids Fun Run: ages 5-12 (K-8th grade) : $10. Kids will receive finisher medals only.
• Awards and F2F swag to top 3 M/F finishers
• Medals in 10-year age groups for both events
8 Mile: 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-69; 70-79; 80+
5K: 13-19; 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-69; 70-79; 80+
• T-shirts, Hobo bags & finisher medals to all adult participants; Kids 5-12 (K-8 grade) will receive finisher medals only.
Featuring
• Homemade chili, grilled hotdogs, fresh fruit, snacks, Gatorade
• Newater station on site provides H20 for 300 thirsty runners
• Timing and race results by Compuscore
Pick your distance
Running
Hot Chili Challenge 8 Mile Trail Run
Hot Chili Challenge 5K Run
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Andover.
Course
Route map and elevation profile
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Andover
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Andover 5K Races 2 races
- Andover Running Calendar 2026 2 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, 2 Andover events
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