Kiwanis Club of Chester 5K
About this race
We will be hosting the 31st annual Chester Kiwanis 5K Race on Saturday, May 23rd, 2026. This 3.1 mile race is a popular community event and an important fundraiser for the Kiwanis Club of Chester. This event is one of the most popular runs in the Hudson Valley, with hundreds of runners and walkers, who connect with each other, appreciate our town, enjoy a hot breakfast and most of all, support our mission of serving the children of the world. The Chester Kiwanis are celebrating their 51st Anniversary of serving the Chester community in 2026.
Our race fee includes a Stay-Dri T-Shirt, delicious hot breakfast and a raffle. T-Shirts are available first-come, first-serve basis on race day. Those who registered early have their T-Shirts set aside for race day pick-up. We are not holding T-Shirts after race day, please make arrangements to pick them up.
The hot breakfast is cooked by the Chester Presbyterian Church at the concession stand, it is free to the runners with a $5 donation for others who want the dinner. There is also water, fruit and other snacks available for all in the Pavilion.
We will be pre-selecting raffle winners to save time, the prize will be given out with the bib. Some prizes the winners need to be over 18 years old. Thanks to our sponsors there are lots of other prizes to be announced. Thanks to the support from the running and business community.
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Running
Chester Kiwanis 5K Race
Memorial Day Weekend Saturday May 23, 2026. Race Start Time 8:45 A.M. The Kiwanis Club is pleased to host the 31st running of the Chester 5k race. This is a very competitive 3.1 mile race at the start of the summer running season. At the conclusion of the race we are offering the participants refreshments, a full hot breakfast, ice cream, and free raffle drawings. On race day registered runners and walkers will pick up their bib and Tee shirt in the Chester Community Park between 7:30 and 8:30. Race starts just outside the park on Walnut Street at 8:45. T-Shirts are guaranteed to those who sign up by May 2nd. All proceeds benefit : High School Scholarships, Welcome to Kindergarten Bags, Christmas Toyland, Veterans , Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, Chester Community Food Pantry, Salvation Army, March of Dimes and other Regional Charities Race timing with individual on the spot printed results of your race by Mid-Hudson Timing midhudsontiming.com USATF Certified Course #NY13047JG Measured by Brian Cavanagh Runner Awards Trophies to the overall top 3 Male and Female finishers. Medals given to the top 3 Male and Female finishers in the following categories: 12 and under, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+up Walker Awards Trophy to the first place Male and Female * Registered walkers must only walk no run-walk * The community of walkers appreciate this Branden Scire local DJ will provide the Festive music. He's a Music Producer DJ Radio Host in Orange County, contact; Solacemuzic1 https://www.facebook.com/branden.scire.5 Sponsors on the Back of the T-Shirt Gold level sponsors ($1,500+) will be listed on the top tier, with Silver level sponsors ($1,000 - $1,499) and Bronze level sponsors ($500 - $999) appearing below. See Donate Tab for more details on supporting the event and giving to help the Chester Kiwanis in our mission https://runsignup.com/Race/Donate/NY/Chester/ChesterKiwanis5K Event contact Ray Presky; Race Director Email rhp567@gmail.com
Walking
Walkers Chester Kiwanis 5K Race
Register for this Event if you are Walking the Course Memorial Day Weekend Saturday May 23rd, 2026 Race Start Time 8:45 A.M. The Kiwanis Club is pleased to host the 31st running of the Chester 5k race. This is a very competitive 3.1 mile race at the start of the summer running season. At the conclusion of the race we are offering the participants refreshments, a full hot breakfast, ice cream, and free raffle drawings. On race day registered runners and walkers will pick up their bib and Tee shirt in the Chester Community Park between 7:30 and 8:30. Race starts just outside the park on Walnut Street at 8:45. T-Shirts are guaranteed to those who sign up by April 11th. All proceeds benefit : High School Scholarships, Welcome to Kindergarten Bags, Christmas Toyland, Veterans , Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, Chester Community Food Pantry, Salvation Army, March of Dimes and other Regional Charities Race timing with individual on the spot printed results of your race by Mid-Hudson Timing midhudsontiming.com USATF Certified Course #NY13047JG Measured by Brian Cavanagh Walker Awards: Trophy to the first place Male & Female Do not run-walk, Walk 100% of the route.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Chester, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:27 AM and sets at 8:21 PM local time (EDT) in Chester on May 29, 2027 — 14h 54m of daylight.
Course
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Results — Kiwanis Club of Chester 5K
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Chester
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Chester 5K Races 2 races
- Chester 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 Chester events
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