Boomer’s Bangin’ Soup Trail Run 10K and 5K

Boomer’s Bangin’ Soup Trail Run 10K and 5K is held in Andover on November 8, 2026, with two trail distances, a 5K and a 10K, both starting at 10:00 a.m. Sending both fields off together keeps the morning simple: friends running different distances share a start line and, before long, a finish area.

Trail racing changes the arithmetic. Footing, turns and climbs mean your pace will read slower than the same effort on the road, so run the whole thing by feel and save the comparisons for the finish. Shoes with real grip matter more than anything else you can buy. If you have been running on roads only, add one trail run a week for a month or so before the race so your ankles and lower legs adapt to uneven ground. The 10K rewards that preparation more than the 5K does.