Name: Robert J. Lynes Memorial Road Race
Start: 2026-11-07
End: 2026-11-07
Location: Meriden

About the Event

The 4th Annual Robert J. Lynes Memorial Road Race is a 5K run/walk race with a kids Fun Run just before. It is being held in memory of Bobby Lynes who was a lifelong resident of Meriden.

In high school Bob ran on the track team at Orville H. Platt High School. Throughout his life he volunteered in Meriden for many different organizations such as:

The Meriden Daffodil Festival
The Meriden Men's Softball League
The Meriden Girls Softball League
The Meriden Soccer League
Boy Scout Troop 43
Castle Craig Playhouse
Francis T. Maloney High School Props and Paints
The Francis T. Maloney Marching Band Pit Crew

Monetary donations and proceeds from this road race will go into The Robert J. Lynes Memorial Fund for the preservation and beautification of Hubbard Park. Proceeds from previous years races have gone towards a beautiful bench put in the park dedicated to Robert for anyone to go and sit on and enjoy the beautiful park, as well as a donation made to plant more daffodil bulbs and a donation was made to the Daffodil Festival for the 45th anniversary fireworks display for 2025! We hope you can join us in honoring him and his dedication to the city and park that he loved, Meriden’s beautiful Hubbard Park.

Race Day Schedule

Participant check in opens 8:00 am
Kids Fun Run start 9:15 am
5K Road Race start 9:30 am

Entry - Online registration only

5K - $25 for registrations before September 30, $30 for registrations before November 1. Thereafter $35 (Note: registration is via this online portal only)
Kids Run - Free

T-Shirts for all 5K registrants before October 17, 2025

Awards

Top 3 men overall
Top 3 woman overall
1st place in each age group

Gift cards and baskets raffle after the race. Free raffle ticket for each race registrant.

Races Offered

Kids Run

Nov 07, 2026

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Distance — Kids Run

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Type — Running

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09:15

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$0.00

5K

Nov 07, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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09:30

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$25.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Meriden.

thermostat Temperature

2.1° / 10.8°

wb_sunny Feels like

-2.1° / 6.7°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

7h 7m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.0 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

11.8 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

67.9%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:40

nightlight Sunset

17:31

About Meriden

Learn more about the host city, Meriden.

Meriden is a city in the Connecticut River Valley. Although not a major tourist destination, it does have an architecturally notable center.

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Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Robert J. Lynes Memorial Road Race.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Kyle Morse	M	40	Cheshire, CT	20:10
🥈	James Biondino	M	40	Meriden, CT	24:28
🥉	Thomas Morse	M	13	Cheshire, CT	24:57
4	Eva Morse	F	15	New Haven, CT	24:59
5	Zsuzsana Morse	F	39	New Haven, CT	25:07
6	Michael Drega	M	47	Killingworth, CT	25:15
7	Kavi Lezama	M	16	Naugatuck, CT	27:18
8	Timothy Harvey	M	27	Farmington, CT	28:15
9	Maddy Benbow	F	15	Durham, CT	28:25
10	Jody Benbow	F	53	Durham, CT	28:44
11	M. Hamway	M	12	Middletown, CT	29:06
12	Kyle Kearney	M	26	Sayville, NY	29:24
13	Osmond Lezama	M	40	Waterbury, CT	29:55
14	Michael Eastwood	M	40	Meriden, CT	31:39
15	Devin Scanlon	M	28	Meriden, CT	32:24
16	Amanda Rindgen	F	30	Derby, CT	32:24
17	Paul Holowczyk	M	38	Plantsville, CT	32:28
18	Sierra Robitaille	F	38	Naugatuck, CT	32:41
19	Thomas Lynes	M	35	Naugatuck, CT	32:44
20	Dan Harvey	M	57	Middletown, CT	32:45
21	Kristen Natlo	F	40	Meriden, CT	34:30
22	Jason Lucas	M	46	Bridgeport, CT	35:05
23	Elizabeth Jaikes	F	29	Milford, CT	35:06
24	Joanna Holowczyk	F	37	Plantsville, CT	36:10
25	Duffy Havens	M	46	Waterford, CT	36:46
26	Keith Jacobowitz	M	39	Waterford, CT	36:48
27	Sesar Pacheco	M	29	Waterbury, CT	36:48
28	A. Rodriguez	M	8	New Haven, CT	37:09
29	Rafael Rodriguez	M	37	New Haven, CT	37:12
30	Victoria Rodriguez	F	36	New Haven, CT	37:26
31	Janice Colandrea	F	48	Meriden, CT	38:19
32	Justine Sylvester	F	32	Plainvillele, CT	40:09
33	Eric Sylvester	M	33	Plainvillele, CT	40:10
34	Thomas Anderson	M	63	Watertown, CT	40:59
35	Ryan Marzucca	M	37	Meriden, CT	42:03
36	Erika Hamway	F	43	Middletown, CT	42:24
37	Lauren Eastwood	F	37	Rego Park, NY	43:41
38	Philip Brown	M	34	MiddletowN, CT	47:57
39	Sylvia Donadio	F	52	Branford, CT	47:58
40	Amy Harvey	F	56	Middletown, CT	48:06
41	Lakshmi Glascoff	F	52	Guilford, CT	48:07
42	Michael Flanagan	M	32	West Haven, CT	48:43
43	Steven D'Ambrosio	M	37	Rego Park, NY	50:06
44	John Lynes	M	38	Rego Park, NY	50:44
45	Jamie Bonfantini	F	30	Hopewell Junction, NY	52:53
46	Samantha Marzucca	F	32	Meriden, CT	52:58
47	Garrett Meagher	M	72	Meriden, CT	54:29
48	ashley tacinelli	F	31	Branford, CT	56:37
49	Victoria Donadio	F	25	Branford, CT	56:37
50	Diane Zimmer	F	68	Meriden, CT	56:43