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Best race-day conditions 5 miles

The best race-day conditions 5 miles, ranked from typical race-day temperature, wind and rain evidence across 23 qualifying races.

Ranking current as of

Which race ranks first — and why is it Alaska Run for Women (Anchorage)?

Alaska Run for Women (Anchorage) leads this ranking on conditions score (90/100).

Compare Alaska Run for Women (Anchorage) vs Baloise Antwerp 10 Miles

#RaceConditions scoreAscentClimb densityDescentNet elevationMax absolute gradeAs of
1Alaska Run for Women (Anchorage) 5 Mile - alaska90UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2Baloise Antwerp 10 Miles 5 Mile - belgium88UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
3Capital City Marathon (Olympia) 5 Mile - washington88UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
4Maratona do Funchal (Funchal Marathon) 5 Mile - portugal87UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
5Cloudland Canyon Trail Races 5 Mile - georgia86UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
6The Boulevard Bolt 5 Mile - tennessee85UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
7Living History Farms Race 5 Mile - iowa84UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
8adidas Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival 5 Mile - austria82278 m33.9 m/km278 m0 m25.6%
9Celtic Solstice Five-Miler (Baltimore) 5 Mile - maryland74UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
10NN Dam tot Damloop 5 Mile - netherlands74UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
11Des Moines Turkey Trot 5 Mile - iowa72UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
12Ramathon (Derby Half Marathon) 5 Mile - east-midlands70UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
13NOAC Turkey Day Race 5 Mile - louisiana67UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
14Three Forts Challenge 5 Mile - south-east65172 m21.4 m/km172 m0 m14.8%
15Bewl 15 (Wadhurst) 5 Mile - south-east6572 m9.0 m/km73 m-0 m11.8%
16Lake Murray Endurance Run 5 Mile - oklahoma61UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
17Boston's Run to Remember 5 Mile - massachusetts60UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
18Cactus Rose Endurance Trail Race 5 Mile - texas55UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
19Acrisure Branford Road Race 5 Mile - connecticut51UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
20Bungalow Beach Boardwalk Run 5 Miler - new-jersey48UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
21Belmar Five Mile Run 5 Mile - new-jersey4520 m2.5 m/km24 m-4 m7.3%
22Hibiscus Half Marathon (Honolulu) 5 Mile - hawaii39UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
23Seashore 5 Miler (Rehoboth Beach) - delaware28UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2
Baloise Antwerp 10 Miles 5 Milebelgium
Conditions score
88
Ascent
Unavailable
Climb density
Unavailable
Descent
Unavailable
Net elevation
Unavailable
Max absolute grade
Unavailable

As of

3
Capital City Marathon (Olympia) 5 Milewashington
Conditions score
88
Ascent
Unavailable
Climb density
Unavailable
Descent
Unavailable
Net elevation
Unavailable
Max absolute grade
Unavailable

As of

5
Cloudland Canyon Trail Races 5 Milegeorgia
Conditions score
86
Ascent
Unavailable
Climb density
Unavailable
Descent
Unavailable
Net elevation
Unavailable
Max absolute grade
Unavailable

As of

6
The Boulevard Bolt 5 Miletennessee
Conditions score
85
Ascent
Unavailable
Climb density
Unavailable
Descent
Unavailable
Net elevation
Unavailable
Max absolute grade
Unavailable

As of

7
Living History Farms Race 5 Mileiowa
Conditions score
84
Ascent
Unavailable
Climb density
Unavailable
Descent
Unavailable
Net elevation
Unavailable
Max absolute grade
Unavailable

As of

10
NN Dam tot Damloop 5 Milenetherlands
Conditions score
74
Ascent
Unavailable
Climb density
Unavailable
Descent
Unavailable
Net elevation
Unavailable
Max absolute grade
Unavailable

As of

11
Des Moines Turkey Trot 5 Mileiowa
Conditions score
72
Ascent
Unavailable
Climb density
Unavailable
Descent
Unavailable
Net elevation
Unavailable
Max absolute grade
Unavailable

As of

12
Ramathon (Derby Half Marathon) 5 Mileeast-midlands
Conditions score
70
Ascent
Unavailable
Climb density
Unavailable
Descent
Unavailable
Net elevation
Unavailable
Max absolute grade
Unavailable

As of

13
NOAC Turkey Day Race 5 Milelouisiana
Conditions score
67
Ascent
Unavailable
Climb density
Unavailable
Descent
Unavailable
Net elevation
Unavailable
Max absolute grade
Unavailable

As of

14
Three Forts Challenge 5 Milesouth-east
Conditions score
65
Ascent
172 m
Climb density
21.4 m/km
Descent
172 m
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
14.8%

As of

15
Bewl 15 (Wadhurst) 5 Milesouth-east
Conditions score
65
Ascent
72 m
Climb density
9.0 m/km
Descent
73 m
Net elevation
-0 m
Max absolute grade
11.8%

As of

16
Lake Murray Endurance Run 5 Mileoklahoma
Conditions score
61
Ascent
Unavailable
Climb density
Unavailable
Descent
Unavailable
Net elevation
Unavailable
Max absolute grade
Unavailable

As of

17
Boston's Run to Remember 5 Milemassachusetts
Conditions score
60
Ascent
Unavailable
Climb density
Unavailable
Descent
Unavailable
Net elevation
Unavailable
Max absolute grade
Unavailable

As of

19
Acrisure Branford Road Race 5 Mileconnecticut
Conditions score
51
Ascent
Unavailable
Climb density
Unavailable
Descent
Unavailable
Net elevation
Unavailable
Max absolute grade
Unavailable

As of

20
Bungalow Beach Boardwalk Run 5 Milernew-jersey
Conditions score
48
Ascent
Unavailable
Climb density
Unavailable
Descent
Unavailable
Net elevation
Unavailable
Max absolute grade
Unavailable

As of

21
Belmar Five Mile Run 5 Milenew-jersey
Conditions score
45
Ascent
20 m
Climb density
2.5 m/km
Descent
24 m
Net elevation
-4 m
Max absolute grade
7.3%

As of

23
Seashore 5 Miler (Rehoboth Beach)delaware
Conditions score
28
Ascent
Unavailable
Climb density
Unavailable
Descent
Unavailable
Net elevation
Unavailable
Max absolute grade
Unavailable

As of

23 qualifying races in this ranking; use the distance catalogue to search the full distance list. Scores are out of 100 when present; route, elevation and cost figures are shown in their natural units.

How we ranked these

Races are ranked by Conditions score. Score metrics use methodology scoring-methodology-v1.0. Route, elevation and fee metrics use the sourced or derived value shown in the table. A ranking is only published when at least five races qualify, so the table is never padded with thin data.

See exactly how each figure is calculated →

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

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Common questions

What is the best race-day conditions 5 miles?

Alaska Run for Women (Anchorage) 5 Mile ranks first by conditions score, from 23 qualifying races compared under our published methodology.