Name: Run for the Riverfront 5K
Start: 2026-11-07
End: 2026-11-07
Location: Hartford

About the Event

ON-SITE Registration is open at 8am!

Get ready to sweat in support of Riverfront Recapture's Community Rowing Program! Register to run, walk, erg or row in our annual 5K.

Race Details:
5K Run: This course begins and ends at the Greater Hartford Jaycees Boathouse in Riverside Park. The course is mostly on dirt/grassy trails.
5k Row: Proficient single scullers only, club singles must be reserved with Jonathan
5K Erg: Register for a spot on one of the ergs; space is limited

Fundraising Details:
This is a fundraiser, and all net proceeds will go directly toward the rowing program.
Participants may solicit donations for participating in this event, and top fundraisers will receive prizes.
Those wishing to support the rowing program but not inclined to run, walk, row, or erg should donate to the rower of their choice

Race Day Schedule:
7:30 am: Registration Opens/Bib Pick-up
9:00 am: Race Start Time
10:00 am Social (approximate)
10:30 am: Awards Ceremony (approximate)

Awards:
5k Run: Top 3 overall male and female and first place in each age division
5k Erg: Top 3 overall male and female under 19, 20-40, 41-60, 61+ 5k
Row: Top 3 overall male and female (USRowing age handicaps applied)
5k Fundraising: Top 3 adult and top 3 high school student, top group

Monetary prizes for the top overall male and female winners!

About Riverfront Recapture's Community Rowing Program
Riverfront Recapture's Community Rowing Program serves more than 650 people annually and is one of New England's largest and most successful community rowing programs. Recreational and competitive classes, including the opportunity to compete on nationally recognized racing teams, Adaptive and Veterans programs, and youth clinics taught by college coaches, are offered to everyone from pre-teens to retirees. The Riverfront Recapture Rowing Program is over 25 years old and, since 2002, has operated out of the Boathouse in Hartford's historic Riverside Park on the Connecticut River.This is a fundraiser, and all net proceeds will go directly toward the rowing program.

Timing Provided by Bay State Race Services

Races Offered

Erg for Riverfront Rowing

Nov 07, 2026

straighten

Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

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09:00

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$35.00

Row for Riverfront Rowing

Nov 07, 2026

straighten

Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

09:00

sell

$35.00

Run for Riverfront Rowing

Nov 07, 2026

straighten

Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

09:00

sell

$35.00

Walk for Riverfront Rowing

Nov 07, 2026

straighten

Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

09:00

sell

$35.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

2.0° / 10.9°

wb_sunny Feels like

-1.8° / 7.0°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

7h 0m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.9 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

10.5 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

68.7%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:40

nightlight Sunset

17:30

About Hartford

Learn more about the host city, Hartford.

Hartford is the capital of the state of Connecticut in the United States of America. It is home to the country's oldest public art museum, and the Mark Twain House, in which the author wrote his most famous works and raised his family. Mark Twain wrote in 1868, "Of all the beautiful towns it has been my fortune to see this is the chief."