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Faxon Law New Haven Road Race
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 08:308:30 AM
- Distance
- 20.0 km12.4 mi
- Half marathon · 20 km · 5K
- Time limit
- 3 hours
The course
The half marathon and 20K start on the New Haven Green and wind past Yale University, East Rock Park and through Westville, passing the Green again at mile 7 where the crowds are largest.
- Yale, East Rock Park and the Green at mile 7Yale, East Rock Park, Westville; back past the Green at mile 7.
- Water at every mile, UCAN Fuel before mile 7Aid at every mile; UCAN Fuel shortly before mile 7.
- A three-hour limit, 14:53 a mile3:00 limit at 14:53 a mile; times recorded to 3:15:00.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseLandmarkYale, East Rock Park and the Green at mile 7Yale, East Rock Park, Westville; back past the Green at mile 7.
The organiser calls every course flat and fast. Men and women start together. The Green at mile 7 is where it expects the biggest crowd of spectators.
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Whole courseConditionsWater at every mile, UCAN Fuel before mile 7Aid at every mile; UCAN Fuel shortly before mile 7.
Each water station has a team captain and up to 40 volunteers, from youth groups and scout troops to local businesses. UCAN Fuel is also available before the race, and UCAN Hydrate is served at the finish.
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Whole courseTacticsA three-hour limit, 14:53 a mile3:00 limit at 14:53 a mile; times recorded to 3:15:00.
Past that pace, roads begin reopening to traffic and aid stations close. Finishers after the limit can ask the race office within 48 hours about a medal.
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Race weekend
Bib pickup at Corsair Apartments, 1050 State StFriday 3 September Bib pickup
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10:0010:00 AM–18:006:00 PM
Early packet pick-up Corsair Apartments, 1050 State St
Saturday 4 September Bib pickup
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10:0010:00 AM–16:004:00 PM
Early packet pick-up Corsair Apartments, 1050 State St
Sunday 5 September Last bib day
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10:0010:00 AM–15:003:00 PM
Early packet pick-up Corsair Apartments, 1050 State St
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Monday 6 September Race day
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06:456:45 AM
Registration and packet pick-up New Haven Green -
09:009:00 AM–11:3011:30 AM
Post-race party New Haven Green -
Time not published
Half marathon and 20K time limit The organiser gives an average pace of 14:53 per mile to finish within the limit. 3:00 limit: 9:00/km for 20 km3:00 limit: 14:29/mi for 12.4 mi
Other races (5)
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08:108:10 AM
Kids Fun Run start New Haven Green -
08:308:30 AM
20K and half marathon start New Haven Green. The 5K starts at the same time. -
10:3010:30 AM
5K awards -
11:0011:00 AM
20K and USATF 20K Championship awards -
11:1511:15 AM
Half marathon awards
Times as published by the organiser, in New Haven time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Monday
Race morning, on the record
We hold no start time for this race, so the record is read at 09:009:00 AM, local time.
Add to calendar .ics file, times in New Haven time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
2 gels for New Haven, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7.3mile 4.5
- km 14.5mile 9
For your long training runs:
Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
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Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.
Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.
Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.
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Number belt
Compressport Race Belt
Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.
Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.
Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.
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Electrolytes
SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20
One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.
One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.
Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.
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Blister plasters
Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6
One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.
Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.
Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.
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