Walpole Labor Day Road Race
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Walpole Labor Day Road Race

Walpole, Massachusetts, United States View on map
Sep 07, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

For over 50 years, the Walpole Road Race has given local athletes the opportunity to challenge themselves and participate in a wonderful community tradition. The race is the largest fundraiser to support Walpole High School Cross Country / Track & Field programs. By participating in this event you are supporting 200+ Walpole High School Cross Country/Track & Field athletes across 6 seasons as they prepare for upcoming competition. We thank you for your generosity and continued support of the programs!


The Walpole Road Race starts and finishes at Walpole High School and includes 5K run/walk, 10k run, 1 mile kids run, and virtual 5k/10k events that give everyone a chance to participate. If you need to switch events, just let us know at info@walpoleroadrace.org.

Entry Fees 

  • Pre-Registration (before race weekend) Race Fee: $40 
  • Regular Registration Race Fee: $45
  • Ages 13 and younger/65 and older: $25
  • Youth Mile Fun-Run fee: $25

Event Swag

  • Participants who register before August 1 receive the coveted official Walpole Road Race T-shirt
  • All participants will receive finisher's medal
  • Race T-shirts are also available for sale in our online store for $20

Awards (in-person events only)

  • 10K male winner: name engraved on Herb Lewis Memorial Trophy - displayed at The Run House
  • 10K female winner: name engraved on John Murphy Trophy - displayed at John D. Murphy & Co.
  • Top three 5K/10K finishers: recognized with specially engraved placement medals
  • Team 5K/10K Races: Team name engraved on Team Plaque - displayed at Walpole High School
  • Age group awards are not being issued this year 

Race Routes

  • 10K USATF Certified Course
  • 5K USATF Certified Course
  • Youth Mile Route Map 

      Strollers are welcome in the 5K race, lined up at the back of the starting pack to avoid collisions

      *For safety reasons, dogs are not allowed on the course during the races

Pick your distance

Running

The Herb Lewis Memorial and John D. Murphy & Co. 10K Road Race

Every participant that registers by 8/1 will receive a 2026 Road Race T-Shirt and a finisher's medal. The race course is a USATF certified course (Certification #MA18015JK) Can't make it in person this year, but would still like to run? Choose the Virtual Edition. Not sure which option? Choose what you think is most likely, but don't worry, we are allowing participants to switch events (virtual to in-person and back) for no cost / no hassle.

Sep 07, 2026 10K 9:45 AM
$40.00
Closed

The "Walpole Ed" 5K Run/Walk Road Race

Every participant that registers by 8/1 will receive a 2026 Road Race T-Shirt and a finisher's medal. The race course is a USATF certified course (Certification #MA18016JK) Can't make it in person this year, but would still like to run? Choose the Virtual Edition. Not sure which option? Choose what you think is most likely, but don't worry, we are allowing participants to switch events (virtual to in-person and back) for no cost / no hassle.

Sep 07, 2026 5K 9:30 AM
$40.00
Closed

The Run House Mile - Youth Fun Run

Join us for this youth 1 mile fun run. Every participant that registers by 8/1 will receive a 2026 Road Race T-Shirt and a finisher's medal.

Sep 07, 2026 1.6K 9:00 AM
$25.00
Closed

Virtual 5K Run/Walk

Not sure which option? Choose what you think is most likely, but don't worry, we are allowing participants to switch events (virtual to in-person and back) for no cost / no hassle.

Sep 07, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$40.00
Closed

Virtual 10k Run/Walk

Not sure which option? Choose what you think is most likely, but don't worry, we are allowing participants to switch events (virtual to in-person and back) for no cost / no hassle.

Sep 07, 2026 10K 9:00 AM
$40.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

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

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 15.8° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 25.1°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 15.7° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 26.9°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
15.4
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
4.3mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
75.4%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on September 7, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on September 7, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
12h 52m

The sun rises at 6:16 AM and sets at 7:08 PM local time (EDT) in Walpole on September 7, 2026 — 12h 52m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.

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2026 results — Walpole Labor Day Road Race

1,193 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the The Herb Lewis Memorial and John D. Murphy & Co. 10K Road Race

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Walpole Labor Day Road Race
Place Name Time Pace
1 Jeffrey Seelaus 32:53 5:18 /mi
2 William Clifford 33:35 5:25 /mi
3 Ethan Sylvia 33:45 5:26 /mi
4 Jeff Okerman 35:55 5:47 /mi
5 Shawn Murphy 36:07 5:49 /mi

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

All results by year

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2025 edition View Results
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2020 edition View Results

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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 Walpole events

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