Rooster Run
About this race
T-SHIRT AND BIB AVAILABLE FOR PICK UP BEGINNING FRIDAY, JUNE 12TH STARTING 8 AM UNTIL 4 :30 PM.
IF YOU REGISTERED after June 12 at 4 pm, your race number is only available on race day.
WE ARE LOCATED IN FAIRFIELD HILLS IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER AT 8 SIMPSON STREET.
UNABLE TO PICK UP NO WORRIES, YOU CAN PICK IT UP THE DAY OF
The Rooster Run/Walk will have a 5K & 10K certified Course (8:20AM START TIME). Your little chickens will also have a chance to run in our 100 yard dash (Little Chicks Dash- 8AM START TIME). The proceeds from these events will benefit the Newtown Scholarship Association.
Make it a family event, bring your friends and cheer on your friends and family as they raise money for a great cause! Register by midnight June 13th before the price increase. Registration will close on June 13th at 7:30 am. All registration will be done online.
The first 250 participants will receive a t-shirt.
Newtown Scholarship investing in Newtown's youth!
Rooster Run 5K Road Race Categories:
- Top Male Finisher
- Top Female Finisher
- Divisions – top 3 overall finishers:
- Male
- 12 and under
- 13 to 19
- 20 to 29
- 30 to 39
- 40 to 49
- 50 to 59
- 60 to 69
- 70 and over
- Female
- 12 and under
- 13 to 19
- 20 to 29
- 30 to 39
- 40 to 49
- 50 to 59
- 60 to 69
- 70 and over
10K
Top Male Finisher
Top Female Finisher
Divisions – top 3 overall finishers:
Male
12 and under
13 to 19
20 to 29
30 to 39
40 to 49
50 to 59
60 to 69
70 and over
Female
12 and under
13 to 19
20 to 29
30 to 39
40 to 49
50 to 59
60 to 69
70 and over
The 10K course is one small loop followed by three long loops around the paved Newtown Hills trail.
Pick your distance
Running
5K (In Person) RACE START 8:20 AM
This course is one and 3./4 loops around the Newtown Hills complex..
10K (In Person) RACE START 8:20 AM
This course is one short loop followed by three long loops around the Newtown Hills complex.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Newtown, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:19 AM and sets at 8:27 PM local time (EDT) in Newtown on June 13, 2026 — 15h 08m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Rooster Run
339 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5K (In Person) RACE START 8:20 AM
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Halmose | 17:01 | 5:29 /mi |
| 2 | Cameron Huss | 17:44 | 5:43 /mi |
| 3 | Dylan MacLean | 18:12 | 5:52 /mi |
| 4 | Joel Anderson | 19:36 | 6:19 /mi |
| 5 | Alex Price | 19:40 | 6:20 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Newtown
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Newtown 5K Races 5 races
- 10K Run Events in Newtown 2 races
- Newtown 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 Newtown events
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