245 Sherman Ave., Hamden CT
Saturday, October 4th, 2025
🏃♂️ Event Overview
- Annual Event: Our 9th Annual Rail Trail 10K Race!
- Championship: The RRCA State Championship 10K once again!
- Start Time: 7AM!
- Date: October 4, 2025
🌳 The Course
- Route: 100% on the Rail Trail with no cars and no street crossings.
- Terrain: Flat and picturesque out-n-back running through Fall's natural beauty.
- Venue: New Haven / Northampton Railroad Canal Line Main Parking Lot, 270 Sherman Ave. Hamden, CT. 06518
- Hydration Stations: Poland Spring Water & Gatorade Endurance at Mile 2.5 and 3.5.
Course Map on Strava
🎽 The Entrant Stuff
- T-shirts: Men's & Women's Cut Short Sleeve Tech T-shirts for all entrants.
- Medals: Gorgeous 3” Custom Finisher Medals! BEST 10K MEDAL!
- Post-Race Hydration: Poland Spring Water & Gatorade Endurance at the finish line for Finishers.
- Results: Results are texted, emailed and live streaming.
⏱️ Timing and Results
- Timing: Transponder Timing and Results with “Gun” and “Net” time. Awards based on gun time.
- Notifications: Results will be live streaming and emailed and texted to you once you finish.
🔒 Cutoffs and Early Starts
- Cutoffs: There are no time cutoffs and no early starts for this race.
📜 The History
- 2017: Our inaugural Rail Trail 10K Race debuted with a large field of runners. The 10K is back!
- 2020: The race was cancelled due to Covid19.
- 2025: Due to popular demand, we will keep this race going! We are the RRCA State Championship for the 3rd year in a row!
💲 Pricing Structure
- Early Registration: 11/16/2024 - 12/31/2024: $55
- Regular Registration: 1/1/2025 – 10/1/2025: $60
- Race Day Registration: 10/4/2025: $65 In-Person Registration (If not filled).
🔄 Transfer & Deferral Info
- Transfer: You may TRANSFER your registration until 9/4/2025 for $25.
- Deferral: You may DEFER your entry to the 2026 Race until 9/4/2025 for $25.
- Insurance: Active.com offers an insurance plan for a fee but we are not involved with that.
📆 Race Day
- Date: Saturday, 10/4/2025
- Registration: 6:00am: Registration and Bib/Shirt Pickup Opens.
- Race Start: 7:00am: Race Starts.
- Venue: New Haven / Northampton Railroad Canal Line Main Parking Lot, 255 Sherman Ave. Hamden, CT. 06518
🚗 Parking
- Availability: Plenty of parking at all of the Rail Trail lots and on the street (where legal).
- Restrictions: No Parking at the Dunkin Donuts / Amity Liquors Lot.
- Map: Google Map Link
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Starting Line Map
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