Medal for the Red Kettle
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Medal for the Red Kettle - Thompson Park - Watertown NY - 10/3/26
This will be the first Salvation Army run and hopefully an annual event! It is KID friendly - there is a fun run for kids to get a medal and enjoy the fall day! Running and walking are acceptable. All finishers will receive a medal. There will be apple cider, apples and water at the finish line. Along the course there will be an aid-station about halfway.
Packet Pickup: October 2 from 12-4pm at the Salvation Army on State St (723 State St. Watertown NY 13601) inside the building from the State Street entrance. Race day Packet Pickup will be from 8-845am at Thompson Park for those unable to attend the 2nd.
*No race day registration*
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5K
Kids Run
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Watertown, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:03 AM and sets at 6:41 PM local time (EDT) in Watertown on October 3, 2026 — 11h 37m of daylight.
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2026 results — Medal for the Red Kettle
5K · 27 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gregory Ashe | 21:03 | 6:47 /mi |
| 1 | Gregory Ashe | 21:03 | 6:47 /mi |
| 2 | Mike Reardon | 21:42 | 7:00 /mi |
| 2 | Mike Reardon | 21:42 | 7:00 /mi |
| 3 | Ryan Gentile | 24:05 | 7:46 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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- Watertown 5K Races 2 races
- Watertown Running Calendar 2026 5 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, 5 Watertown events
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