5K
5 km
New Haven
2026-09-07
Open entry

Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 5K

Official event website & entry ↗Plan my paceData current as of 2026-07-06

Decision summary

Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 5K at a glance

Cut-off pace: 11:00/km
Typical conditions: 50/100
Evidence depth: 21 verified facts

Route details

Known course facts at a glance

Methodology →

Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 5K has known course details for its 5k race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.

Official distance: 5 km
Scenery: City, Countryside, Parkland, Forest, Historic

Quick answers

What runners ask first

Where can I find the Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 5K route map?

Use the official course links on this page for the organiser route page, map PDF or route download.

Official course links

Where does the Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 5K route go?

The Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 5K route starts at New Haven Green, 250 Temple Street, New Haven, CT 06510 and finishes at New Haven Green, New Haven, CT.

What should runners know on race day for the Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 5K?

Run on closed roads through downtown New Haven, past Yale University and surrounding neighborhoods.

Race character

Scenery

City
Countryside
Parkland
Forest
Historic

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Field size: Capped at 5,500 participants across all distances. Peak participation reached over 7,000 in 2013.

Entry requirements

Entry status: Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.
Cut-off: 55:00
Qualification status: The 20K serves as the USATF 20 km National Championship the longest Running USATF national road championship. New Haven has hosted the men's championship since 1993 and the women's championship since 2006.

Race day logistics

Closed roads: Run on closed roads through downtown New Haven, past Yale University and surrounding neighborhoods.
Expo / packet pickup: Early packet pickup at Corsair Apartments, 1050 State St., New Haven on Fri Sep 4 (10am-6pm), Sat Sep 5 (10am-4pm) and Sun Sep 6 (10am-3pm), with parking at the adjacent Ralph Walker Rink. Race-day registration and packet pickup open on the New Haven Green at 6:45am.
Race village: No

Access and course status

Start: New Haven Green, 250 Temple Street, New Haven, CT 06510
Finish: New Haven Green, New Haven, CT

Course facts

Notable features: Post-race party 9:00am-11:30am on the New Haven Green
after-party at BAR New Haven (254 Crown St.) from 10:00am, with race tickets including two pizza slices and a beer for participants 21+. Prize purse of roughly $40,000 paid to the top finishers. Town Fair Tire Kids Fun Run (half mile) at 8:10am

What are typical race-day conditions?

21°CTypical temperature
16 kphTypical wind
4 mmTypical rainfall
50Favourability /100

Typical conditions for the race date and locality, warmer than the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

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What runners ask first

Where can I find the Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 5K route map?

Use the official course links on this page for the organiser route page, map PDF or route download.

Official course links

Where does the Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 5K route go?

The Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 5K route starts at New Haven Green, 250 Temple Street, New Haven, CT 06510 and finishes at New Haven Green, New Haven, CT.

What should runners know on race day for the Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 5K?

Run on closed roads through downtown New Haven, past Yale University and surrounding neighborhoods.

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Field size: Capped at 5,500 participants across all distances. Peak participation reached over 7,000 in 2013.

Entry requirements

Entry status: Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.
Cut-off: 55:00
Qualification status: The 20K serves as the USATF 20 km National Championship the longest Running USATF national road championship. New Haven has hosted the men's championship since 1993 and the women's championship since 2006.

Race day logistics

Closed roads: Run on closed roads through downtown New Haven, past Yale University and surrounding neighborhoods.
Expo / packet pickup: Early packet pickup at Corsair Apartments, 1050 State St., New Haven on Fri Sep 4 (10am-6pm), Sat Sep 5 (10am-4pm) and Sun Sep 6 (10am-3pm), with parking at the adjacent Ralph Walker Rink. Race-day registration and packet pickup open on the New Haven Green at 6:45am.
Race village: No

Access and course status

Start: New Haven Green, 250 Temple Street, New Haven, CT 06510
Finish: New Haven Green, New Haven, CT

Course facts

Notable features: Post-race party 9:00am-11:30am on the New Haven Green
after-party at BAR New Haven (254 Crown St.) from 10:00am, with race tickets including two pizza slices and a beer for participants 21+. Prize purse of roughly $40,000 paid to the top finishers. Town Fair Tire Kids Fun Run (half mile) at 8:10am

Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 5K

Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 5K at a glance

Known course facts at a glance

What runners ask first

Where can I find the Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 5K route map?

Where does the Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 5K route go?

What should runners know on race day for the Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 5K?

Race character

Scenery

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Entry requirements

Race day logistics

Access and course status

Course facts

What are typical race-day conditions?

How we calculated this

Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 5K

Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 5K at a glance

Known course facts at a glance

What runners ask first

Where can I find the Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 5K route map?

Where does the Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 5K route go?

What should runners know on race day for the Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 5K?

Race character

Scenery

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Entry requirements

Race day logistics

Access and course status

Course facts

What are typical race-day conditions?

How we calculated this

Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 5K at a glance

Known course facts at a glance

What runners ask first

Where can I find the Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 5K route map?

Where does the Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 5K route go?

What should runners know on race day for the Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 5K?

Race character

Scenery

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Entry requirements

Race day logistics

Access and course status

Course facts

What are typical race-day conditions?

How we calculated this

Related mapped-route collections

5K route maps

Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 5K at a glance

Known course facts at a glance

What runners ask first

Where can I find the Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 5K route map?

Where does the Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 5K route go?

What should runners know on race day for the Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 5K?

Race character

Scenery

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Entry requirements

Race day logistics

Access and course status

Course facts

What are typical race-day conditions?

How we calculated this

Related mapped-route collections

5K route maps