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The 45th Annual Little Compton Road Race

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calendar_today 11 Jul, 2026

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language Official Website

sell $15.00 – $40.00

About the Event

ONLINE REGISTRATION ONLY.  NO PAPER REGISTRATION DAY OF EVENT ONLY ONLINE.

A SCENIC 4.8 MILE RURAL COURSE

Beginning with a 9:00 am start
Length: 4.8 miles – course is flat and fast! Plus+ Mylaps-B Tag Timing. We have three water stations on the course.
Escorted by LC’s finest. Medical assistance by LC rescue
Officially sanctioned and blessed by USATF.  Please be reminded that according to USATF rules, strollers, baby joggers, dogs are not 
allowed in the race.

PRIZES & CATEGORIES

Great merchandise prizes for the top three in each category.

Junior (13-19)
Open (20-39)
Master (40-49)
Senior (50-59)
Veteran (60-69)
Grand Veteran (70-79)
Much Admired (80+)
Little Compton (Genuine Locals*)
(*full time, permanent residents)


THE HUMBLE ORGANIZERS

United Congregational Church “Road Race Committee”, volunteers & friends who are very humble, but perform brilliantly.

THE PARTICULARS
Register on line and save!!!
On line entry $35 until July 10th at http://www.ucclittlecompton.org
$35 online only (received by July 11),
$40 on race day.

POST RACE EVENTS
Refreshments for all runners.
A summer country fair atmosphere which includes: 40 plus vendors, food court, music, kids games, White Elephant, and raffles. Come for the race – stay for the day!

T-shirts to the first 500 entries.

The Pike’s Peak Races:
Kids races start at 8:30 a.m. 
but must be registered by 8:15 a.m.
and costs $15 pre-entry, 
but $20 on race day. 
T-shirts to the first 120 entries.

Races Offered

The Pike's Peak Race

Jul 11, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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Type — Running

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08:30

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$15.00

Virtual 4.8 Miler

Jul 11, 2026

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Distance — 4.8 Miles

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Type — Running

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08:30

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$40.00

4.8 Mile Run

Jul 11, 2026

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Distance — 4.8 Miles

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Type — Running

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09:00

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$35.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for July in Little Compton.

Temp (°C)
Feels Like (°C)
thermostat 20.6° / 25.8°
wb_sunny 21.1° / 27.4°
Wind (km/h)
Humidity (%)
air 14.2 /
water_drop 84.2%

About Little Compton

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Little Compton is a rural farming town in Newport County in southeastern Rhode Island. It includes the villages of Adamsville and Sakonnet. It is between the Sakonnet River on its west and Massachusetts and the West Branch of the Westport River to the east. Little Compton is one of the only places in the state where you can walk on a large, grassy farm while looking out onto the Atlantic Ocean. Its claim to fame is that it is where the famous Rhode Island Red was developed.

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