Run To The River 5K
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Run To The River 5K

Deep River, Connecticut, United States View on map
Sep 19, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

Deep River Parks & Recreation Department is proud to host The Run To The River 5K Road Race as part of the Deep River Family Day celebrations.

The 5K race route is USATF certified and begins at Devitt Field at Southworth and Belmont. It then goes right onto Main Street, right onto Kirtland St. (@Restaurant). Proceed on Kirtland towards the river, road turns into River St. River St crosses main street and turns into Elm St. Take left onto Union St @ firehouse. At blinking light, proceed slight left back to Southworth @Devitt Field. Finish line at bottom of hill, left through gate at ‘B’ field to finish line near goal post.

Entry Fees

  • 5K - $20 Early Bird Registration. After Sept 2nd is $25 and on race day is $30
  • 5K Group Discount - $15 per person, groups of 6 or more registering together by Sept 2nd.

The first 100 registrants to the 5K will receive a race t-shirt as part of their registration fee.

Race Day Schedule

  • Registration Opens - 7:30 am
  • 5K Run/Walk Start - 9:00 am

Awards

  • Top male/female overall and first male/female in the following age groups: 
    • 10 yrs & under
    • 11 - 14 yrs
    • 15 - 18 yrs
    • 19 - 29 yrs
    • 30 - 39 yrs
    • 40 - 49 yrs
    • 50 - 59 yrs
    • 60 - 69 yrs
    • 70 +

Electronically chip timing by The EMPIRE Timing Co. 

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Running

5K Run/Walk

Sep 19, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$25.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Deep River, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 13.4° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 21.2°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 12.9° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 21.2°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
15.4
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
0.4mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
69.5%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on September 19, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on September 19, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
12h 18m

The sun rises at 6:34 AM and sets at 6:52 PM local time (EDT) in Deep River on September 19, 2026 — 12h 18m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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Results — Run To The River 5K

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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, 1 Deep River event

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