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2024 - The River Run

Simsbury, Connecticut, United States View on map
Sep 21, 2024 – Oct 12, 2024 (America/New_York local time)
Running

2024 distances

Running

5-Mile Distance

Age group awards for top three in each age category.

Sep 21, 2024 8K 10:00 AM
$40.00
Closed

2-Mile Distance

This is an untimed event that starts after the 5 mile course participants leave the start area.

Sep 21, 2024 3.2K 10:05 AM
$40.00
Closed

The Falcon Fun Run 1/2 K

Join us for the Falcon Fun Run held in conjunction with the annual River Run, to help fund the Jensen Community Center. The Falcon Fun Run is a 1/2 K race that starts and ends at Central Waters Brewing Co in Amherst. The race is open to kids ages 5-10 and a small fee to enter. All Falcon Fun Run participants will receive a special prize. Registration starts May 1st, so have mom or dad sign you up when they do! There are no registrations the day of the race.

Sep 21, 2024 2K 9:00 AM
$5.00
Closed

5K

All participants will receive a River Run athletic t-Shirt. Starts and finishes at the Simsbury Meadows. Very flat - in fact, the only "hill" is going over the Drake Hill Bridge. Runners & walkers welcome, although we ask that slower runners & walkers start in middle or back of queue.

Sep 21, 2024 5K 10:00 AM
$40.00
Closed

10K

All participants will receive a River Run athletic t-Shirt. Race starts and finishes at the Simsbury Meadows. Just past the 1 mile mark, the 10k participants will continue straight on Riverside Road, breaking away from the 5k participants. Please no walkers on the 10k.

Sep 21, 2024 10K 10:00 AM
$45.00
Closed

Kids Run

All participants will receive a River Run T-Shirt sponsored by Fitzgerald's Foods. Race starts and finishes at the Simsbury Meadows field. Kids have the option of doing 1 Mile or 1/2 Mile. Finishers receive medals from the YMCA & a finisher certificate.

Sep 21, 2024 1.6K 11:15 AM
Free
Closed

Race-day weather

Conditions on September 21, 2024 — historical Open-Meteo data.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (recorded on race day) 11.2° / Maximum temperature (recorded on race day) 20.9°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) 10.5° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) 20.9°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (recorded on race day)
13.5
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (recorded on race day)
0.8mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (recorded on race day)
71.9%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on September 21, 2024 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on September 21, 2024 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
12h 11m

The sun rises at 6:38 AM and sets at 6:49 PM local time (EDT) in Simsbury on September 21, 2024 — 12h 11m 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, 5 Simsbury events

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