Strong Family Farm Chicken Run
About this race
Welcome this year's chickens to the farm at the 13th annual Chicken Run.
For 13 years, the Chicken Run has been a way to start the farm season and welcome the new baby chicks to the farm and to support the Strong Family Farm, Vernon’s nonprofit community farm located in the center of Vernon, CT.
The Strong family along with a large number of community members are committed to seeing that the beloved 7 generation Strong family farm is preserved in order to provide an agricultural education center where everyone can experience an authentic family farm environment. This doesn’t come cheap. Our yearly Chicken Run is our biggest and most successful fundraiser - thanks to all our sponsors and participants! Won’t you join them? Register above!
-Kids Fun Fun at 8:30
-5K Road Race at 9:00
-1.5 mile walk at 9:05
Special discount to Strong Family Farm Members upon request - Why not become a member and save on our many programs this year?
Click HERE and become a member today. Then, email us at info@strongfarm.org for your discount code.
Many thanks to our returning and new sponsors!
For the safety of our participants, we ask that you refrain from bringing dogs to our event. Thank you!
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Running
5K
Kids Run
Walking
Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Vernon, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:27 AM and sets at 8:05 PM local time (EDT) in Vernon on May 17, 2026 — 14h 37m of daylight.
Course
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Results — Strong Family Farm Chicken Run
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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, 2 Vernon events
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