Rankings · updated July 10, 2026

Best Races in CT

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  1. 1 2026 Colony Grill 'Hot Oil' 5K Fairfield, CT Nov 2026 15.0/100
  2. 2 CT Veterans Day Race Coventry, CT Nov 2026 15.0/100
  3. 3 2026 Unite to Fight 5K Run/Walk Stamford, CT Aug 2026 15.0/100
  4. 4 17th Annual Saybrook Point 5k Road Race Old Saybrook, CT Aug 2026 15.0/100
  5. 5 12th Annual Step Up for the Brave Fairfield, CT Aug 2026 15.0/100
  6. 6 15th Annual Milford 5K Trick or Trot Run/Walk Milford, CT Oct 2026 15.0/100
  7. 7 Cockaponsett Trails to a Cure Chester, CT Sep 2026 15.0/100
  8. 8 Bristol Mum-A-Thon Road Race 2026 Bristol, CT Oct 2026 15.0/100
  9. 9 5th Annual Purple Light Project 5K Hartford, CT Oct 2026 15.0/100
  10. 10 2026 Rossiter Run 5K Race and Fun Run/Walk Washington Depot, CT May 2027 15.0/100
  11. 11 2026 Darien Road Race & Family Fun Day Charity Fundraiser Darien, CT Sep 2026 15.0/100
  12. 12 17th Annual Farmington River Run 5K Trail Race Farmington, CT Sep 2026 15.0/100
  13. 13 Annual Kiwanis Turkey Trot Road Race Wallingford, CT Nov 2026 15.0/100
  14. 14 Battle of Stonington 5K Stonington, CT Aug 2026 15.0/100
  15. 15 42nd Annual Lake Waramaug Polar Bear Run Warren, CT Feb 2027 15.0/100
  16. 16 2026 Dave Parcells Madison Triathlon Madison, CT Sep 2026 15.0/100
  17. 17 2026 Natchaug 5K Color Run & Walk Mansfield Center, CT Aug 2026 15.0/100
  18. 18 Abner Oakes III Veterans Run 5K & 10K Hamden, CT Oct 2026 15.0/100
  19. 19 5K Training Program for the Battle of Stonington Mystic, CT Jul 2026 15.0/100
  20. 20 2026 Killingworth Road Race 4 Miles Killingworth, CT Aug 2026 15.0/100
  21. 21 Donny's Dash Simsbury, CT Oct 2026 15.0/100
  22. 22 CLA Blue Back Mitten Run West Hartford, CT Dec 2026 15.0/100
  23. 23 4th Annual Beach to Beach 5k Morris, CT Sep 2026 15.0/100
  24. 24 3rd Annual LSC Soccer Stride Ledyard, CT Sep 2026 15.0/100
  25. 25 Ambulance Driver 5K at BADSONS Brewery Derby, CT Jul 2026 15.0/100
  26. 26 Come Out & Run 5k Wilton, CT Sep 2026 15.0/100
  27. 27 14th Annual NOW ~Lap The Lake~ 5k Walk & Run Dayville, CT Sep 2026 15.0/100
  28. 28 Bound for the Sound Old Lyme, CT Sep 2026 15.0/100
  29. 29 Bosco Fowler Memorial 5K Road Race Stafford Springs, CT Sep 2026 15.0/100
  30. 30 50th Annual Sao Paio 5k road race/walk and fun run Naugatuck, CT Sep 2026 15.0/100
  31. 31 2026 Run for The Cove & Memorial Walk Madison, CT Oct 2026 15.0/100
  32. 32 2026 Farmington Memorial Walk & Kids' Fun Run Farmington, CT Sep 2026 15.0/100
  33. 33 2026 Groton Memorial Walk & Kids' Fun Run Groton, CT Oct 2026 15.0/100
  34. 34 Bikes & Beers Branford Branford, CT Aug 2026 15.0/100
  35. 35 34th Annual Halloween 5K and Kids Fun Run Brookfield, CT Oct 2026 15.0/100
  36. 36 2026 Jingle Bell Run - Connecticut North Haven, CT Dec 2026 15.0/100
  37. 37 Connecticut Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Run Middletown, CT Oct 2026 15.0/100
  38. 38 Apple Harvest Road Races Southington, CT Oct 2026 15.0/100
  39. 39 Centerville Bank Thompson Turkey Trot Thompson, CT Nov 2026 15.0/100
  40. 40 CT Hospice Miles for Memories Branford, CT Aug 2026 15.0/100
  41. 41 Chamber Challenge 5K Meriden, CT Sep 2026 15.0/100
  42. 42 Cheshire Community YMCA Harvest Trail Race and Y Cup Relay Cheshire, CT Oct 2026 15.0/100
  43. 43 5K for Ballet! East Hampton, CT Oct 2026 15.0/100
  44. 44 2nd Annual PCS Harvest Hustle 5K & Kids Run Pomfret Center, CT Sep 2026 15.0/100
  45. 45 2nd Annual Rocky Hill 2M Run & Kids Run Rocky Hill, CT Aug 2026 15.0/100
  46. 46 2026 Pies & Pub TaTa Trot 5k Middlebury, CT Sep 2026 15.0/100
  47. 47 Big Sky 5K Farmington, CT Oct 2026 15.0/100
  48. 48 Crosby Sports Hall of Fame Fall into Fall 4k Waterbury, CT Oct 2026 15.0/100
  49. 49 Central CT Open Water Swim Marlborough, CT Sep 2026 15.0/100
  50. 50 3rd Annual Camp Mountain Laurel - Color Run & Trail Run Hamden, CT May 2027 15.0/100
  51. 51 Cromwell Riverport 5k Cromwell, CT Sep 2026 15.0/100
  52. 52 Capalbo Strong Walk Fairfield, CT Oct 2026 15.0/100
  53. 53 4th Annual OAH STRIDES Race and Family Fun Day Simsbury, CT Oct 2026 15.0/100
  54. 54 Black Hog Brewing Co. 5K Road Race Oxford, CT Sep 2026 15.0/100
  55. 55 Andover Norton Commission Trick or Trot 5K Run/Walk Andover, CT Oct 2026 15.0/100
  56. 56 Boys & Girls Club of Milford Ice Cream Run (5K) Milford, CT Aug 2026 15.0/100
  57. 57 4 Town 5k Somers, CT Sep 2026 15.0/100
  58. 58 Cider Mill Road Race Tolland, CT Oct 2026 15.0/100
  59. 59 Collinsville Trick or Trot Collinsville, CT Oct 2026 15.0/100
  60. 60 64th Annual Ocean Beach/John & Jessie Kelley Half Marathon New London, CT Aug 2026 15.0/100
  61. 61 Arc Run Meriden, CT Sep 2026 15.0/100
  62. 62 Bethel Turkey Trot Bethel, CT Nov 2026 15.0/100
  63. 63 Bozrah Fire Department 5k Road Race and Kids' fun run Bozrah, CT Sep 2026 15.0/100
  64. 64 2026 Run To The River 5K Deep River, CT Sep 2026 15.0/100
  65. 65 Catch A Leprechaun 5K Essex, CT Mar 2027 15.0/100
  66. 66 99.1 PLR *Shamrock and Roll 5K* New Haven, CT Mar 2027 15.0/100
  67. 67 Amber Room Run from the Sun 5K Danbury, CT Aug 2026 15.0/100
  68. 68 Benhaven Walk for Autism New Haven, CT Oct 2026 15.0/100
  69. 69 Circle of Care's Annual Walk/Run for Kids With Cancer Westport, CT Sep 2026 15.0/100
  70. 70 Dana's Angels Research Trust's 2026 "DART To The Finish" 2 Mile Walk to Cure Niemann-Pick type C Disease Old Greenwich, CT Oct 2026 15.0/100
  71. 71 Be Happy Road Race Ellington, CT Aug 2026 15.0/100
  72. 72 Come on Over 5K and 2.1 Mile Fitness Walk Portland, CT Sep 2026 15.0/100
  73. 73 Brookfield Lions Run for Sight 4-Miler Brookfield, CT Jan 2027 15.0/100
  74. 74 Branford Thanksgiving 5K Branford, CT Nov 2026 15.0/100
  75. 75 14th Annual Miles for a Mission 5K Run/Walk – In Person AND Virtual – benefiting INTEMPO Stamford, CT Sep 2026 15.0/100

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