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Valley of Hartford 5K Road Race
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Valley of Hartford 5K Road Race

Newington, Connecticut, United States View on map
Jul 25, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
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About this race

The annual Valley of Hartford 5K Road Race raises funds to support the Children's Dyslexia Centers of Connecticut. These centers offer one-on-one tutorial sessions to children valued at $5000/child and also offer teacher training programs valued at $10,000/tutor. 100% of the proceeds are distributed to the Children's Dyslexia Centers of Connecticut. 

For more information on the Children's Dyslexia Centers of Connecticut, please visit https://www.childrensdyslexiacenters.org/centers/connecticut-connecticut/

COMPLIMENTARY

  1. T-SHIRTS for the first 200 registrants!
  2. All participants can hydrate and replenish for free from an assortment of baked pastries, fruits, gatorade, and water!
  3. Wellness services by Roba Physical Therapy and Wellness. Includes massage tables, cupping, normatec compression boots and more! They would love to give back to such a great cause and connect with community members in the process.

RACE TIMING

Trident RFID racing system, Payne's Corner Timing

TROPHIES 

  • Overall Race Winner: 1st place Male and 1st place Female
  • Age division 1st and 2nd place for Male and Female
    1. Ages 9-13
    2. Ages 14-19
    3. Ages 20-29
    4. Ages 30-39
    5. Ages 40-49
    6. Ages 50-59
    7. Ages 60-69
    8. Ages 70-79
    9. Ages 80+

RACE COURSE DESCRIPTION

  • A two loop course that starts and ends in front of the Scottish Rite Building at 207 Deming Street.
  • Race course is a full gamut of ups and downs with moderate hills on a scenic route with plenty of water stations and volunteers.
  • Loop 1:
      1. Start on Deming in front of Scottish Rite Building.
      2. Turn left at southern entrance to Candlewyck
      3. Turn Right at Cambridge
      4. Right on Lexington - loop around grass island
      5. Right back on Cambridge
      6. Right on Culver
      7. Right Deming
      8. Right on Candlewyck to start Loop 2
  • Loop 2:
      1. Follow Candlewyck to right on Stage Coach
      2. Right onto Little Brook
      3. Right on Culver
      4. Right on Deming
      5. Left into Scottish Rite Parking Lot to FINISH 

PARKING

Parking Is ONLY Available at LAY-Z-BOY Furniture Galleries 3050 Berlin Turnpike, Newington. Enter By Way of the Sphinx Shriners. (Follow Signs to Event, Parking is at your own risk)

REST AREAS

Indoor Men's and Woman's restrooms with air conditioning 

SPONSORSHIP 

Interested in supporting our cause and race? Please contact Deepak Saluru dcs.fuji@gmail.com  

 

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Running

22nd Valley of Hartford 5K Road Race

Jul 25, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$30.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Newington, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 17.0° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 28.1°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 17.0° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 30.1°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
11.9
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
0.0mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
67.8%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on July 25, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on July 25, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 37m

The sun rises at 5:38 AM and sets at 8:16 PM local time (EDT) in Newington on July 25, 2026 — 14h 37m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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2026 results — Valley of Hartford 5K Road Race

22nd Valley of Hartford 5K Road Race · 85 finishers

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Valley of Hartford 5K Road Race
Place Name Time Pace
1 Max Schweitzer 18:03 5:49 /mi
2 Roan Christmann 18:28 5:57 /mi
3 Mark Lindberg 20:03 6:27 /mi
4 MARCUS WILSON 20:16 6:31 /mi
5 Jonathan Slate 21:31 6:56 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

All results by year

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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 Newington event

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