2025 - The River Run
2025 distances
Running
5-Mile Distance
Age group awards for top three in each age bracket, according to M/F groupings.
2-Mile Distance
This is an untimed event that starts after the 5 mile course participants leave the start area.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Race-day weather
Conditions on September 27, 2025 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 6:44 AM and sets at 6:39 PM local time (EDT) in Simsbury on September 27, 2025 — 11h 55m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
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2025 results — The River Run
746 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5K
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Raymond | 17:26 | 5:37 /mi |
| 2 | David McCrea-Dastur | 17:51 | 5:45 /mi |
| 3 | Brian Hansen | 19:38 | 6:20 /mi |
| 4 | Michael Mills | 19:49 | 6:24 /mi |
| 5 | Trevor Krzyzek | 19:50 | 6:24 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
Other races near Simsbury
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
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Donny's Dash
Valley JV Championships
HTC Winter Series Barkhamsted 8.5/17 mile
🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Simsbury
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Simsbury 5K Races 4 races
- 10K Run Events in Simsbury 2 races
- Simsbury 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 Simsbury events
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