WCRC New Year's Day Hangover Classic: 5k, 10k, Plunge!

WCRC New Year's Day Hangover Classic: 5k, 10k, Plunge! takes over the Salisbury, Massachusetts waterfront on January 1, 2027. The 10K and the 5K both start at 11:30 a.m. and finish where they begin, on flat, fast courses. Once you are done, you can take the ocean plunge and stay for music and refreshments. The race is organized by the Winner's Circle Running Club, a nonprofit, USATF-certified club, and proceeds go to charitable work and running programs.

Both distances are run on roads, and the flat profile makes either one a fair place to test your fitness at the start of a training year. The 10K rewards a few weeks of steady work with one session at threshold pace; the 5K suits a shorter, sharper approach. The event goes ahead whatever the conditions unless road closures make that impossible, so dress for a cold coastal morning.