Lawrence Vietnam Memorial 5k Run or Walk
About this race
Join us on Sunday October 25th, for the 29th Annual Lawrence Vietnam Memorial Run or Walk 5k Road Race!
New Location: Lawrence Elks, Lawrence Elks Lodge #65, 652 Andover St, Lawrence, MA 01843, USA.
New Distance: 5k Run/Walk.
There is an untimed 5k walk beginning at 10:30, and the 5k race starts at 11:00. Long sleeved shirts for the first 250 to register, and a great post race ziti dinner! Registration fees are $25.00 in advance (plus cc fees) and $30.00 on race day. There are awards for overall male and female winners, and all age groups to 89 . There are also Veteran, and Vietnam Veteran categories. All proceeds go to support local scholarship funds and Veterans organizations.
Pick your distance
Running
5K Run (Timed)
Walking
5k Untimed Walk
PLEASE NOTE: this is a non-competitive, untimed category. If you would like to be timed, please enter in the 4 Mile Run category.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Lawrence, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:10 AM and sets at 5:47 PM local time (EDT) in Lawrence on October 25, 2026 — 10h 37m of daylight.
Course
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Lawrence
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Lawrence 5K Races 2 races
- Lawrence 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, 3 Lawrence events
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