245 Sherman Ave., Hamden CT
Saturday, October 4th, 2025
🏃♂️ Welcome to the Rail Trail 10K Race!
Our 9th Annual Rail Trail 10K Race!
The RRCA State Championship 10K once again!
START TIME IS 8AM!
🏞️ THE COURSE
- Location: 100% on the Rail Trail with no cars and no street crossings.
- Terrain: Flat and picturesque out-n-back running through Fall's natural beauty.
- Venue: New Haven / Northampton Railroad Canal Line Main Parking Lot, 270 Sherman Ave. Hamden, CT. 06518
- Facilities: Plenty of parking in all Rail Trail lots plus on-street.
Poland Spring Water & Gatorade Endurance at Mile 2.5 and 3.5.
Course Map on Strava
🎽 THE ENTRANT STUFF
- T-Shirts: Men's & Women's Cut Short Sleeve Tech T-shirts for all entrants.
- Medals: Gorgeous 3” Custom Finisher Medals! BEST 10K MEDAL!
- Refreshments: Poland Spring Water & Gatorade Endurance at the finish line for Finishers.
- Results: Results are texted, emailed and live streaming.
Custom awards to the top 3 Men and Women overall and in all 5-year divisions (from 5 years old to 80+).
Porto-Lets at the venue.
FREE Downloadable Race Photos and Finisher Certificate by EliteFeats.
⏱️ TIMING AND RESULTS
- Timing: Transponder Timing and Results with “Gun” and “Net” time.
- Awards: Awards based on gun time.
- Live Results: Results will be live streaming and emailed and texted to you once you finish.
🕒 CUTOFFS AND EARLY STARTS
There are no time cutoffs and no early starts for this race.
📜 THE HISTORY
- 2017: Our inaugural Rail Trail 10K Race debuted with a large field of runners. The 10K is back!
- 2020: The race was cancelled due to Covid19.
- 2021: We are back!
- 2023: We are the 10K State Championship for the Road Runners of America!
2024: We are once again the RRCA State Championship 10K and now we start at 7am.
2025: Due to popular demand, we will keep this race going! We are the RRCA State Championship for the 3rd year in a row! You need to be here!
💲 PRICING STRUCTURE
- Early Bird: 11/16/2024 - 12/31/2024: $55
- Regular: 1/1/2025 – 10/1/2025: $60
- Race Day: 10/4/2025: $65 In-Person Registration (If not filled)
- Payment Info: (Cash, Venmo, PayPal, Checks only. No Cards on race day)
🔄 TRANSFER & DEFERRAL INFO
- Transfers: You may TRANSFER your registration to another athlete until 9/4/2025 for $25. This is done by you on-line through Active. THIS IS A HARD DEADLINE. NO EXCEPTIONS.
- Deferrals: You may DEFER your entry to the 2026 Race until 9/4/2025 for $25 (via email to Defer@ShorelineSharks.com).
- Guarantee: You will register in-person, pay $25 and sign the waiver on Race Day. You are guaranteed a spot. THIS IS A HARD DEADLINE. NO EXCEPTIONS.
📅 RACE DAY
Saturday 10/4/2025
- 7:00am: Registration and Bib/Shirt Pickup Opens
- 7:45am: Registration and Bib/Shirt Pickup Closes
- 8:00am: Race Starts
- 8:35am: First Finishers
- 10:00am: Final Finishers & Venue Closed
Location: New Haven / Northampton Railroad Canal Line Main Parking Lot, 255 Sherman Ave. Hamden, CT. 06518
Bring photo ID.
🚗 PARKING
Plenty of parking at all of the Rail Trail lots and on the street (where legal). No Parking at the Dunkin Donuts / Amity Liquors Lot.
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