St. Mary of the Bay 5k

St. Mary of the Bay 5k is held in Warren, Rhode Island, on November 1, 2026. The single event is a 5k walk/run, and it starts at midday, at 12:00 p.m., which is unusually late for a road 5K.

A noon start gives you the whole morning to get ready, and it changes the routine: eat breakfast early, have a light snack about two hours before, and arrive with time for fifteen minutes of easy jogging so you are not starting cold. With walking explicitly welcome, the field will cover a wide range of paces, so line up honestly, near the front if you are chasing a time and further back if you plan to walk part of it. For runners, 3.1 miles fits neatly into a weekend as a hard effort that leaves the next week untouched.