Run for the Riverfront 5K
Get ready to sweat in support of our community rowing program!
Riverfront Recapture’s Community Rowing Program serves more than 650 people annually, from pre-teens to retirees (we have a few members over 80 still rowing regularly and close to 300 kids in our annual youth programs). We provide classes for beginning, intermediate and experienced rowers, teams for racers, partner with TrinityHealth New England to run the state’s only Adaptive program for those with physical disabilities and/or visual impairments and offer free rowing to Hartford and East Hartford public school students. Our program brings people from all backgrounds, and over 47 neighboring cities and towns, into Hartford’s historic Riverside Park and puts them together to row on the Connecticut River. But we can’t do it without your help. Please support Riverfront and race, walk, jog, row, or erg (or donate to someone who is) at our annual 5k on Saturday, September 27th, 2025.
Register to run, walk, erg or row, or make a donation in honor of a participant.
Race Details:
5K Run: This course begins and ends at at the boathouse in Riverside Park
5k Row: Proficient single scullers only, club singles must be reserved with Jonathan
5K Erg: Register for a spot on one of the ergs; space is limited
Fundraising Details:
This is a fundraiser, and all net proceeds will go directly toward the rowing program.
Participants may solicit donations for participating in this event, and top fundraisers will receive prizes.
Those wishing to support the rowing program but not inclined to run, walk, row, or erg should donate to the rower of their choice
Race Day Schedule:
7:30 am: Registration Opens/Bib Pick-up
9 am: Race Start Time
10 am Social (approximate)
10:30 am: Awards Ceremony (approximate)
Awards:
Cash Awards will be given to the top three finishers: $130 for first place, $80 to second place, and $50 for third place
Medals:
5k Run: Top 3 overall male and female and first place in each age division
5k Erg: Top 3 overall male and female under 19, 20-40, 41-60, 61+ 5k
Row: Top 3 overall male and female (USRowing age handicaps applied)
5k Fundraising: Top 3 adult and top 3 high school students, top group
Sign up now; registration closes on September 19.
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