Live Free Animal Rescue 5K

Live Free Animal Rescue 5K is held in Londonderry, New Hampshire, on October 31, 2026, and runs under the name Franken Paws 5K. There is one distance, a 5K over 3.1 miles, with a 10:00 a.m. start that gives you a relaxed morning before you race.

Charity 5Ks draw a mixed field, so expect walkers, families and a handful of quick local runners on the same course. That variety is an advantage if you use it: pick someone a little faster than you at the mile mark and stay on their shoulder rather than watching your watch. If you are building toward something longer this winter, the distance slots in as a hard session with a bib on, needing no taper and costing you at most a couple of easy days afterward.