245 Sherman Ave., Hamden CT
Saturday, October 4th, 2025
🏃♂️ Race Overview
Our 9th Annual Rail Trail 10K Race!
The RRCA State Championship 10K once again!
Start Time: 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.
- Hydration: Poland Spring Water & Gatorade Endurance at Mile 2.5 and 3.5.
🎽 The Entrant Stuff
- Apparel: Men's & Women's Cut Short Sleeve Tech T-shirts for all entrants.
- Medals: Gorgeous 3” Custom Finisher Medals! BEST 10K MEDAL!
- Finish Line: Poland Spring Water & Gatorade Endurance at the finish line for Finishers.
- Results: Results are texted, emailed and live streaming.
- Awards: Custom awards to the top 3 Men and Women overall and in all 5 year divisions (from 5 years old to 80+).
- Facilities: Porto-Lets at the venue.
- Photos: FREE Downloadable Race Photos and Finisher Certificate by EliteFeats.
⏱️ Timing and Results
- Timing: Transponder Timing and Results with “Gun” and “Net” time. Awards based on gun time.
- Live Updates: 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 Registration: 11/16/2024 - 12/31/2024: $55.
- Standard Pricing: 1/1/2025 – 10/1/2025: $60.
- Race Day Registration: 10/4/2025: $65 In-Person Registration (If not filled) (Cash, Venmo, PayPal, Checks only. No Cards on race day).
🔄 Transfer & Deferral Info
- Transfer: You may TRANSFER your registration to another athlete until 9/4/2025 for $25. This is done by you online through Active. THIS IS A HARD DEADLINE. NO EXCEPTIONS.
- Deferral: You may DEFER your entry to the 2026 Race until 9/4/2025 for $25, paid through our Venmo (ShorelineSharks) and email Defer@ShorelineSharks.com. THIS IS A HARD DEADLINE. NO EXCEPTIONS.
- Insurance: Active.com offers an insurance plan for a fee but we are not involved with that.
📅 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
Venue: 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.
For more details and to register, visit here.
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