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Somerville 5K Race Directory 2025
Updated March 9th, 2025
Welcome to the 2025 Somerville 5K Race Directory. Lot’s of great choices for your first or 100th 5K!
Make sure you bookmark this page and check back for updates.
Somerville 5K races range in size from a few hundred to a few thousand runners. Some are party events geared towards a younger crowd, and some are family oriented and great to bring your kids to.
Most races have posted their 2025 dates and have opened registration!
Rás na hÉireann
16 March | 11:00 AM | Sunday
2025 registration is open at $45 through March 14th.
Registration includes a great t-shirt, finishers medal and a great after party.
A popular Davis Square race, the Rás na hÉireann always draws over 500 runners.
Some of the best 5K runners in the GBA regularly run a 5:00 or less pace!
Many hundreds more run your pace. So don’t be intimidated.
Mark Kenneally of Dublin, Ireland, set the course record of 14:19 in 2006. Molly Huddle, of Providence, Rhode Island, set the women’s course record of 15:59 in 2010.
So if you want to compete with some of the best 5K runners around or just go for a fun run with your friends, this St. Patty’s Day themed race is for you.
With a strong St. Patty’s and Irish theme, this race attracts a young crowd and is always a great time. I do see a few kids in strollers, but this is generally not a family focused event.
Mom’s Run 5K
11 May | Mother’s Day | 10:00 AM
Since 2003, the MOM’s Run 5K has raised over $250,000, for the Claudia Adams Barr Program in Innovative Basic Cancer Research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
This race is brought to you by the Pilotte family and the Somerville Road Runners.
Bib pick-up and the race are run out of the Dilboy VFW Post 529 in Davis Square.
Come and be part of the cure and celebrate your mom!
Free start/finish line photos, bag drop and post race refreshments.
2025 race registration is open at $35 for the run or walk through May 10, and $40 on race day. Commemorative tank tops for the first 400 adults to register.
Kid’s race is at 9:15 and registration is $5.
Mystic River Herring Run and Paddle
18 May | Sunday | 9:00 AM
2025 will be the 29th year for this unique 5K and paddling event.
Complete both races and you are eligible for the “Iron Herring Award”.
2025 registration is open $25 for the 5K or any distance paddle. Register to run and paddle for $40. For race day individual event registration add $5.00.
This event features some really cool prizes from local businesses.
Bring your own kayak or rent one from Paddle Boston.
The Mystic is a great river to paddle on as there is very little powerboat traffic.
The race is a fundraiser for the Mystic River Watershed Association.
The paddle event takes place at the DCR Blessing of the Bay Boathouse in Somerville.
Somerville Homeless Coalition Road Race
4 October | 9:00 AM | Saturday
In 2021 the race returned to Davis Square and continues to draw over 400 runners. In 2024 the race drew 426 runners.
I’ve run this race several times, and each time it was well organized and everyone seemed to have fun. As a smaller race, it has a more intimate, home town feel to it.
For 2024 there will be plenty of food for everyone and the kids will have a great time feasting on all of the good stuff donated by the race sponsors.
2024 registration was: $30 for kids and $35 for adults. Day of registration was $35/40. Register by September 13th to be guaranteed a t-shirt.
If you raise $250 your registration is FREE.
I would recommend this race for the kids.
Somerville Gobble Gobble Gobble 4 Miler
Thanksgiving Day | November 28 | 9:00 AM
This race turns 28 this year and usually draws around 3,000 runners! Everyone seems to agree that Thanksgiving Day races are a lot of fun.
2025 Registration is not open but was $35 for the first 100 runners to sign up! $40 for the rest of us. Register by October 25th to make sure you get a long-sleeved race shirt!
Proceeds from the race benefit the Somerville Homeless Coalition, Somerville Track PAC, and Dilboy VFW Veterans Relief Fund.
In addition to a race shirt this race features a bag check and an after party at The Burren!
Somerville Jingle Bell Run
TBD December | 11:00 AM | Sunday
This race always draws a large, festive crowd. And you never know who you will meet.
For many of us, this race seems like the beginning of the Christmas holiday season. It kind of separates Thanksgiving and Christmas, and it’s a lot of fun!
| 2024 prices | |
| Registration Opens | $30 |
| June 1st | $35 |
| September 1st | $38 |
| November 1st | $40 |
| December 1 – 13 | $45 |
Believe it or not, there is plenty of free parking in Somerville for this event. But you need to get there before they start closing streets.
I’ve run this Davis Square 5K several times including 2024. The weather has been great the past few years and the race draws over 2,000 runners and walkers.
In 2024 around 2,000 runners finished this race, many in costume!
In 2024 we helped Bill Rodgers celebrate his birthday at The Burren. It’s not unusual to see Bill and some of his Boston Marathon Champion friends at this race.
Jack’s Abbey sponsors the post race party at 8 Somerville bars. This is definitely a party race, so leave the kids and keys at home! The Red Line station is right around the corner, so why risk it.
Enjoy a fun race with friends, get into the holiday spirit and let someone else do the driving.
Shwag for this race includes a t-shirt and finisher’s medal for all.
Run Well my Friends and support your local races!
Andy
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6 responses to “Somerville 5K Race Directory 2025”
I love your blog! Thanks for also posting the upcoming Somerville races!!! Small favor- could you please update the name of the Tom Taylor run to be som|dog Tom Taylor Memorial Doggie 5k Fun Run?
Thank you Amy. I’ll make the update.
Wow- that was fast! Thank you.
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Did I just count nine 5k races in Somerville? That a great selection to choose from!
That Rás na hÉireann race looks inspiring. Imagine running with some of the best 5K runners in New England!
I hope the race will happen in 2021!
A happy new year to you, Andy! With or without races, we will run on!
Happy New Year Catrina!
I would be happy to run 1-2 of these races in 2021.