Bourne To Run

Bourne To Run is held in Bourne, Massachusetts, on November 7, 2026, and starts at 10:00 a.m. The race covers 3.5 miles, an unusual length that sits between a 5K and a 5-miler, which makes it a genuinely different test from the standard distances most fall calendars are built on.

The odd distance is part of the appeal: there is no obvious pacing script, so you run it on feel and on the effort you can sustain for roughly the length of a hard tempo. In practice, treat it like a slightly extended 5K — start at a pace you could hold for four miles, settle through the middle, and push the last half mile. The 10:00 a.m. start is late enough to eat a real breakfast and still have time to warm up without rushing.