The Perfect Ten & Five Mile Road Race

Name: The Perfect Ten & Five Mile Road Race Shoreline Sharks 2026
Start: 2026-08-01T00:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-08-01T19:59:59-04:00
Location: Railroad Canal Line Parking Lot

August 1, 2026
7AM 10 Miler Start
7:15AM 5 Miler Start
Rain or Shine

New Haven / Northampton
Railroad Canal Line Parking Lot
270 Sherman Ave., Hamden, CT. 06518

REGISTRATION OPTIONS & PRICING

Total may vary, based on additional options, such as donations.

EVENT	EARLY BIRD	RACE DAY
5 MILER	$33.80*	$35.00
10 MILER	$64.85*	$65.00

*Includes processing fee

On race day, we only accept Cash, checks made out to “cash” and Venmo to “ShorelineSharks” - NO CARDS

No refunds, No deferrals, No transfers

Registration Options

5 MILER ($30.00)
10 MILER ($60.00)

PARTICIPANT INFO

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SHIPPING ADDRESS

CELL

AGE ON RACE DAY

GENDER

Male
Female

T-Shirt Size (Sizes not guaranteed!)

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Registration fees are used toward race expenses and cannot be returned once you sign up.

Terms & Agreements

ALL FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE

Nor are they transferable from year to year. Once you are signed up, race fees are used for race expenses and cannot be returned.

In consideration of accepting this entry, I understand and agree to be legally bound hereby for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators, successors and waive, release and hold harmless The Perfect Ten & Five Mile Road Race, Shoreline Sharks, elitefeats inc., and any volunteers and all race sponsors and their agents, employees and representatives for any and all injuries, claims, liabilities and causes of action related to my participation in this event. I attest that I am physically fit and have sufficiently trained for the completion of this event and that my condition has been verified by a licensed medical doctor. I further grant permission to any of the foregoing organizations to take and use photographs, video, and recordings or any other record of this event for any purpose whatsoever.

If signed by a parent, the parent agrees to release and hold the above-named organizations and persons harmless of any claims which may be asserted by or on behalf of the entrant as well.

I have read and agree to the terms above.

I agree to T&A & NON-REFUNDABLE fees*

Initial to agree to T&A & NON-REFUNDABLE fees

RUNNING TOTAL

$30.00

Transaction Fee

$3.80

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TOTAL

$33.80

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The Perfect Ten & Five Mile Road Race

August 1, 2026
7AM 10 Miler Start
7:15AM 5 Miler Start
Rain or Shine

New Haven / Northampton
Railroad Canal Line Parking Lot
270 Sherman Ave., Hamden, CT. 06518

AMENITIES

Men's and Women's cut Short Sleeve Tech T-Shirts for all entrants
Custom 3" Finisher Medals for Ten Mile Finishers
Poland Spring Water and Gatorade Endurance at the Aid Stations and finish
Porto-Lets at the Venue
LIVE / Text / Email Results
FREE Finish Line Photos

AWARDS

Custom Coffee Mug awards

Top 3 M/F Overall
Top 3 M/F Age Groups : 10-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+

BIB PICKUP

Please see the event staff starting at 5:15AM. Registration ends at 6:45AM.

You must know your bib number in order to pick up your bib. If you do not know your bib number there will be a Self Lookup area.

COURSE

The 10 Miler starts at 7am (to beat the heat) and has a 2:30 cutoff (15 minute/mile pace). Aid Stations with Poland Spring Water & Gatorade Endurance at Miles 2.4, 5 and 7.6. You run out 5 Miles and back. No turns, No cars! Net gain of 150'. Super flat and shaded.

Click to see the 10 Mile Route on Strava

The 5 Miler starts at 7:15am (to beat the heat) and has a 2:00 cutoff (24 minute/mile pace) which will work for all paces. Aid Stations with Poland Spring Water & Gatorade Endurance at Mile 2.6. You run out 2.5 Miles and back. No turns, No cars! EZ! Net gain of 60'. Super flat and shaded.

Click to see the 5 Mile Route on Strava

PARKING

Plenty of parking at all of the Rail Trail lots and on the street (where legal)
No Parking at the Dunkin Donuts / Amity Liquors Lot

TRAVEL AND HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

Air Travel
Hamden, Connecticut can be accessed easily from Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, CT. (46 Miles away) as well as JFK International Airport (85 miles away) and LaGuardia International Airport, (79 miles away) both in Queens, NY. Bradley will be MUCH easier to fly through and travel to and from the race venue, but the tickets may be more expensive. Recently Tweed Regional Airport has offered flights from various cities so check them out too. Tweed is less than 15 miles from the venue.

Hotels
The closest hotels to stay in for the Hamden Hills Half Marathon are:

Whitney Inn & Suites (Half a mile from the race venue)
3400 Whitney Ave. Hamden, CT. 06518
Phone (203) 288-2505

Clarion Hotel & Suites (3 Miles from the race venue)
2260 Whitney Ave. Hamden, CT. 06518
Phone (203) 288-3831

QUESTIONS

[email protected]

RACE DAY

5:14am: Dawn
5:35am: Sunrise
5:45-6:45am:Race Day Registration & Bib/Shirt Pickup
7:00am: TEN MILER STARTS
7:15am: FIVE MILER STARTS
8:00am-9:30am: Finishers coming in.
9:45am: Venue Closed