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Running of the Bears 5K
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Running of the Bears 5K

Stratton, Vermont, United States View on map
Jul 05, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
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About this race

Date: July 5, 2026

Start time: 9:00am in the Courtyard

Advance registration $45. Day of Registration $60.00. If spots remain, day of registration will close promptly at 8:15AM, NO Exceptions.

Advance registration closes on July 4 at 7pm

Check-in & Day of Registration: Courtyard - 7:30am to 8:15am. 

The first 100 Race participants receive a t-shirt.

Awards Ceremony: 10:30am in the finish area.

Prizes awarded as follows:

Overall Male & Female finishers each get a $100.00 Stratton Gift Card 
First to the finish line, Male and Female, in each of the following age groups:

AGES: 14 and under years, 15-19 years, 20-29 years, 30-39 years, 40-52 years, 53-65 years, 66 and over years

1st prize - $50 Stratton Gift Card
2nd prize -$25 Stratton Gift Card
3rd prize - Stratton Swag 

See you at the starting line!

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Running of the Bears 5K

Road Race 5K

Jul 05, 2026 5K 8:30 AM
$45.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Stratton, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 15.1° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 24.8°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 15.0° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 25.8°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
13.3
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.5mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
71.5%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on July 5, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on July 5, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
15h 15m

The sun rises at 5:18 AM and sets at 8:33 PM local time (EDT) in Stratton on July 5, 2026 — 15h 15m of daylight.

Course

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  • 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 Stratton events

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