Biegi 5K w pobliżu Leominster

The Friends of the Poor 5K begins at the New Ipswich Congregational Church on Main Street in New Ipswich, New Hampshire, on a fall Saturday morning. It provides a timed 5K run and a 5K walk, both scheduled from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM. The run requires an adult entry fee and has a reduced youth price, while the walk is free. The course is a 5K planned to showcase peak fall foliage, and the event is intended for families as well as runners. All proceeds benefit the Society of St. Vincent de Paul to assist in feeding local families, and sponsor pledges are encouraged. Early registrants receive shirts; runners get a long-sleeve wicking shirt, and walkers receive a T-shirt. Following the race, attendees can remain for a prize raffle.

Run for the Buns! is a 5K race in Boxborough, Massachusetts, benefiting the House Rabbit Network, a local organization for rabbit rescue and education. Participants can run or walk individually or as a team. A virtual option is available for those unable to attend in person. The morning's activities include 5K check-in, the race itself, and a kids' Bunny Hop race afterward. The event focuses on fundraising for the House Rabbit Network, with all proceeds supporting their rescue, adoption, and rabbit care education efforts. Following the 5K, attendees are invited to Craft Food Hall BXB on Beaver Brook Road for an after-party. The party will feature a raffle, music, family activities, food for purchase, and a complimentary drink with each registration.

The Fun(d) Run is Front Runners New York’s weekly social group runs, with options on Tuesday nights in Brooklyn, Wednesday nights in Manhattan, and Saturday mornings in Manhattan. Tuesday runners gather at the Grand Army Plaza Arch by the fountain at 7:00 PM, starting a Prospect Park loop by 7:15 PM. On the second Tuesday of each month, the group meets at Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park for the free NYRR Open Run, which begins at 7:00 PM. Wednesday and Saturday runs convene in Central Park across from the Daniel Webster Statue, at 7:00 PM and 10:00 AM respectively. The Brooklyn run shifts location monthly between Prospect Park and Brooklyn Bridge Park. The Manhattan runs use Central Park as the regular meeting point and running base. Wednesday typically sees the largest runner turnout of the week, and Saturday draws runners and walkers, including newcomers and visitors from other cities. Bag drop is available for the NYRR Open Run, varies for Tuesday Prospect Park runs, and is handled through Rutgers Church before the Manhattan runs. The social aspect is part of the routine: a different member selects a restaurant after Tuesday runs, Wednesday runners often go to dinner, and Saturday concludes with a light breakfast social.

The Davis Hill Dragon Dash is an annual 5K road race held at Davis Hill Elementary School in Holden. It is structured as a school-community event, welcoming runners, walkers, strollers, and leashed dogs on the course. The race benefits the Davis Hill School PTA, with funds directed to student programs like science enrichment and classroom supplies. This marks the 11th year for the event, which also offers local businesses opportunities for sponsorship, including mile-marker placements.

Micky's Run is a 5k charity road race in Lowell, Massachusetts, held in May from late morning into early afternoon. The race raises money for Team Micky Ward charities, connecting the event to Lowell’s best-known boxing figure and local fundraising. Race day begins at the Blue Shamrock on Market Street, where runners check in before proceeding to the starting line. The pub also hosts the post-race party, making the event centered around this downtown spot as much as the 5k. Registration is managed via RunSignup.

Walsh Middle School in Framingham, Massachusetts, hosts the 5K4Kids, a 5-kilometer run/walk held regardless of weather, connected to a family fair. A shorter family fun-run is also part of the day, making it suitable for children, parents, walkers, and casual runners, not just those aiming for a fast 5K time. The course begins at the middle school. Pets are not permitted unless they are service animals. The fair, featuring face painting, airbrush tattoos, a balloon clown, a bouncy house, and lawn games. Proceeds from registration fees, donations, and raffle sales benefit Wayside Youth & Family Support Network programs for young people, providing items such as emergency food and clothing, diapers and formula, school supplies, hot meals, holiday gifts, and winter wear. The raffle offers a practical incentive, with $5 tickets available on race morning for Visa gift cards, including two $1,000 prizes and three $500 prizes.

Scaredy Cat K95K to bieg/spacer na 5K w klimacie Halloween, organizowany dla ludzi i psów w Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University w North Grafton, Massachusetts. Start biegu na żywo jest z centrum kampusu, przy Westboro Road. Nieważne, czy biegasz czy spacerujesz – wszyscy są mile widziani: biegacze, spacerowicze, rodziny, drużyny, a także osoby z jednym psem. Możesz się przebrać, zachęcają do tego! Psy, które przyjdą na kampus, muszą mieć aktualne szczepienie przeciw wściekliźnie, a tylko psy mogą brać udział w konkurencjach dla zwierząt na miejscu. Cała akcja wspiera opiekę weterynaryjną i dobrostan zwierząt. Dochód trafia do MVMA Charities, które finansuje nagłą pomoc dla porzuconych i bezpańskich zwierząt w Massachusetts, oraz do Tufts University's Travis Fund, który pomaga opłacić leczenie znalezionych zwierząt i tych, których właściciele nie mogą sobie pozwolić na rachunki od weterynarza. Po 5K będzie też festyn zdrowia i fitness, z muzyką, lokalnymi sprzedawcami i pokazami psów, a do tego nagroda dla najlepiej przebranego psiaka. Przez cały październik dostępna jest też opcja wirtualnego 5K, dzięki czemu możesz pobiec ze zwierzakami, które nie mogą wejść na kampus.

The Trick or Trot 5k runs through Washington Park in Albany, featuring Halloween props along the course: a witch's village, ghouls and ghosts, and a pumpkin patch. This Halloween-season 5k is for all ages; costumes are encouraged from the start, and ARE Event Productions provides chip timing. Friends, families, neighbors, and runners with strollers are welcome, though strollers should begin at the back. The event concludes with giveaways, vendors, decorations, a DJ, Best Costume prizes, age-group awards, random prize drawings, and a wicking fabric shirt for registered participants.

The GenesisHR Battlegreen Run is a volunteer-run community race in Lexington, Massachusetts, starting at Lexington High School. This annual Sunday event begins midday and offers a 5K run, 10K run, 5K walk, or 1.2-mile walk. The field includes runners, walkers, families, and those supporting a team or cause. The race is closely tied to local fundraising, with participants raising money for nonprofits and local charities. One long-running group is Running for Innocence, which supports the New England Innocence Project's Running for Innocence Fund. This fund assists innocence organizations in Massachusetts with costs for experts and investigators in wrongful-conviction cases. The event is in its thirtieth running, and the local community views it as both a race day and a charity gathering.