Lyman Orchards Pie Run

Lyman Orchards Pie Run runs in Middlefield, Connecticut, on October 31, 2026. Two distances start together at 8:30 a.m.: a five-mile race and a 5K of 3.1 miles, both taking in the rolling orchards and the roads of the surrounding community. Entry includes a race shirt and a pie, with refreshments waiting after the finish.

Rolling ground changes how you should race. Pace by effort rather than by mile splits, keep your cadence quick on the climbs instead of lengthening your stride, and let gravity do the work on the way down without braking. Five miles is a distance worth targeting in its own right, long enough to need a weekly run of six or seven miles behind it. Awards go to the first three men and women overall as well as to the leading runners in each age group.