Cheshire Road Races
Cheshire, CT
- Half Marathon, 5K, Kids Run
- Road (Paved)
- Official race website
The Ion Bank Cheshire Half Marathon & 5K is the largest community event in Cheshire, and raises funds for a number of charities including Abilities Without Boundaries, Best Buddies CT, and Cheshire Lions Club. In the event’s history, over $1,000,000 has been given to these charities, along with a number … MORE
Local Historical Weather (Apr 12):
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| H (°F) | 55 | 41 | 62 | 82 | 70 |
| L (°F) | 31 | 36 | 51 | 61 | 47 |
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Fast, mainly flat, course
Overall, a great race. You can get your bib the morning of. There is a lot of parking at the highschool and across the street at the community center for … MORE
Overall, a great race. You can get your bib the morning of. There is a lot of parking at the highschool and across the street at the community center for the event. There were 900 finishers for the half marathon alone, so although there is a lot of parking, it’s in one’s best interest to get there early. Runners start behind the highschool and finish on the track. For the half marathon, runners run the majority of the course on the Farmington River Canal trail, which is paved, and most importantly, flat. During miles 9-13.1, you exit the trail and run on backroads, which is where it can get more challenging. There are some rolling hills scattered throughout the end, which may feel hard, especially at this point in the race. There were plenty of water stations along the course, and the crowd support was fair, given it is a local race. The scenery itself is nothing to be in awe over. At the time of running this race, this was my half marathon PR, so I had a great day. This year, it was pretty cold for April (cloudy, low-high 30s), but I prefer that over heat any time. I would definitely do this race again!
Nice, decent-sized race for a small town
Decent sized race for small town Flew into BDL on SWA credits and picked up rental walking distance from terminal. Easy 40-minute drive down to hotel in Cromwell. Grubbed on … MORE
Decent sized race for small town
Flew into BDL on SWA credits and picked up rental walking distance from terminal. Easy 40-minute drive down to hotel in Cromwell. Grubbed on some microwave pad Thai from the overpriced lobby snack shack and prepped flat Arwin. Easy 25-min drive down to Cheshire and free parking controlled by volunteers. Short 5-min walk down to packet pickup, and that was a breeze. A good number of booths with free sponsored swag. Race started a minute late, and was a little congested the first half-mile until thinning out until the trail. Ran maybe 7 miles on the trail then through some fancy neighborhoods. Race finished with one lap around the high school track and a name announcement when crossing the finish. The same booths were there for the post race event, plus pizza and beer I think. The medal was a little small, but cute. Green lattice short sleeve shirt was meh. Overall I was pleasantly surprised and impressed by the production and support for this race, and I’d recommend it for anyone needing CT! State 39 down, next up double-race weekend for ME and NH!