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Sunday, November 15th, 2026
50 Main Street, Sterling CT
5K · 10K
34–49°F · some rain risk
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On this date: rain 5 of the last 10 years
2025
28–44°F
rain
2024
31–53°F
dry
2023
30–47°F
dry
2022
28–43°F
rain
2021
36–47°F
dry
2020
31–59°F
rain
2019
28–48°F
dry
2018
22–32°F
rain
2017
29–45°F
dry
2016
44–56°F
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About this race
Welcoming all the runners that missed the race on Sept 27 due to the storm. You've already paid and registerd, but we are asking for a donation for our food packaging event on March 6 to support 5 local food pantries.
All STERLING Races begin at Weidele's Restaurant at 10am on Sunday, November 15.
Registration and Bib pickup FOR ALL RACES is at 8:30-9-30 at Weidele's Restaurant
For those interested in starting in Plainfield (Moosup), we are offering a 5K at the trail head at 5 River Street in Moosup, (park in Griswold Product parking lot) and short walk to the starting line on the Moosup Valley State Park Trail. It's a 5k run to Sterling, and we will offer a shuttle you back to your car after the race. Or you can walk/run back to your car after lunch! You must check in and pick tip your Bib at 9am at Weidele's.
NEW RACE ADDITION! Some have asked if they can run TWO races back to back. Why not! When you register for the NEW STERLING EARLY START (9:00am), Run the 5K to Moosup, and then Run another 5K from Moosup back to Sterling as a separate race. The staff will call in your Bib number when you start the 2nd race from Moosup. You must check in and pick up your Bib at 9am at Weidele's.
Weidele's Restaurant will offer coffee, bagels, bananas and breakfast calzone at 9-10, and any kind of Artisan Pizza, grinders, salads, etc at 11:30 -1 pm. The first beer in on us!
No timing company this time, we will hand time and posting results online immediately.
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