Colony Grill 'Hot Oil' 5K

Colony Grill 'Hot Oil' 5K is an annual race held in Fairfield, Connecticut, in the Bridgeport metropolitan area, on November 8, 2026. There is one distance, a 5K starting at 9:00 a.m., on a loop that runs through the natural surroundings and is open to runners of every level. Bibs are strictly non-transferable, so register in your own name rather than picking up someone else's entry.

Loop courses are handy when you want an accurate read on your fitness, because you cover the same ground each year and the comparison actually means something. Run the first mile a shade under control, settle into the second, and commit over the last kilometer. Six weeks of preparation is enough for a fit runner: two easy runs, one set of short repeats at 5K effort, and a longer easy run at the weekend to hold your aerobic base together.