The 45th Annual Little Compton Road Race

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

straighten

Distance — 1 Miles

terrain

Type — Running

timer

08:30

sell

$15.00

Virtual 4.8 Miler

Jul 11, 2026

straighten

Distance — 4.8 Miles

terrain

Type — Running

timer

08:30

sell

$40.00

4.8 Mile Run

Jul 11, 2026

straighten

Distance — 4.8 Miles

terrain

Type — Running

timer

09:00

sell

$35.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

20.5° / 25.8°

wb_sunny Feels like

21.0° / 27.3°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

11h 17m

water_drop Avg rainfall

3.3 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

14.3 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Very High (8.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

84.1%

wb_twilight Sunrise

05:25

nightlight Sunset

20:14

About Little Compton

Learn more about the host city, Little Compton.

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.