Waterman Eco-Challenge & Summer Safe Ocean State 5K/10K

Packet Pickup & In-Person Registration Opportunities

• Friday, April 24th: RISP Lincoln Woods Barracks – 4:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.

1575 Louisquisset Pike, Lincoln, RI 02865

• Saturday, April 25th: RISP Wickford Barracks – 11:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.

7875 Post Road, North Kingstown, RI 02852

• Sunday, April 26th (Race Day): 8:00 A.M. – 9:30 A.M. at the Narragansett Town Beach

North Beach Pavilion at Narragansett Town Beach: 77 Boston Neck Road, Narragansett, RI 02882

Team Competition

Open Teams & Police/Fire/Military/Academy teams

Prizes awarded to 1st , 2nd, and 3rd place teams

• Team scores based on combined time of 3 fastest team members.

• Teams must consist of three or more members.

TEAMS MUST REGISTER NO LATER THAN APRIL 24TH

Awards

$150 cash prize will be awarded to the top male and top female runners

$200 bonus for male and female course record setters:

Male – Bronson Venable 14:46 (2024) Female – Rachel Schilkowsky 16:50 (2023)

Age Divisions: Trooper (12 & under), Trooper 1st Class (13-19), Corporal (20-29),

Sergeant (30-39), Lieutenant (40-49), Captain (50-59), Veteran (60+)

AWARDS BASED OFF GUN TIME

Charitable Donations

The Trooper’s Association has selected the Mother’s Against Drunk Driving (MADD) to be the charity for this year’s event.

The Beer Tent at the 2026 Blessing of the Fleet festival will be strictly 21+ on Friday night. Unfortunately, we will NOT be able to make exceptions to this rule for minors or young children, even if they are accompanied by an adult.

10 mile run/walk on a scenic course.

The town of Narragansett has capped this event at 4000 participants, we cannot take more entrants, so we advise to sign up early.

If you would like to donate, please go to : https://www.narragansettlionsclub.org/page/70477~769863/Donations

As this is a charity there are no refunds.

T-shirts limited to the first 4000 registrations, sizes are first come first served. T-shirt TBA.

Early bib number pick up:

July 15th, from 4-7pm at the Wakefield Running Club, 20 Main Street, Ste B, (Belmont Market Plaza) Wakefield, RI

July 18 from 8am-noon at the Narragansett Pier Middle School, 235 S Pier Rd, Narragansett, RI US 02882

If not sold out, we will hold race day registration on July 25th at the Pier School Gym, from 3pm until race time. 235 S. Pier Rd, Narragansett, RI. ONLINE ONLY there will be no paper registration!

The Jamestown Rhode Race will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2026. The half-marathon is set on picturesque Conanicut Island and looks out over Narragansett Bay and the Newport Pell Bridge, the largest suspension bridge in New England. The course features vivid landscapes, winding roads, historic Watson Farm as well as the village of Jamestown with its small shops and quaint restaurants.

Nautical but nice! ⚓️

The race will start at 7:00 am and has a 3.5 hr time limit. The race has a limit of 425 participants.

For more information visit our event website, RhodeRaces.com

Our course preview blog and video has a host of great information as well.

Please Note: The Jamestown Rhode Race will be happening rain or shine. Because of the logistics of planning for a race of this size, we cannot offer refunds for any reason. In the event that weather is severe enough to create an unsafe environment for participants, organizers will cancel the event with no refunds issued.

Get social to stay updated on the latest news and race updates! @RhodeRacesRI #Run401 #RhodeRaces

The 10th Annual Ocean State Rhode Races in Narragansett, RI will be held on Sunday October 25, 2026. Race weekend features a Marathon, Half Marathon and 5k Race.

The Marathon will start at 7:30 am, the Half Marathon will start at 8:00 AM and the 5k at 8:15 am, all on Sunday

This boutique Rhode Island marathon will showcase what is great about the Ocean State. Not only does the course feature classic Rhode Island beauty, our post-race festival will include an authentic RI experience at iconic Narragansett Town Beach. For runners and by runners, the event offers direct access to the race directors who promise timely communication and personal touches throughout your race experience. For a mile by mile race preview - check out our blog on our website.

The marathon course is USATF certified and is a Boston Marathon and Abbott World Marathon Majors Qualifier.

RI Senior Games is pleased to announce our affiliation with Rhode Races to offer a 5K road race that qualifies runners for the National Senior Games Association competition in 2027! The Ocean State Rhode Race will feature a team competing for medals in five-year age groups from 50-54, to 90+. At the registration page, "Would you like to join or create a team?", be sure to respond ”YES” and join team RI Senior Games.

This is also an “Endorsed“ race by the New England 65+ Runners Club. NE 65+ Running Club

The Ocean State Rhode Races Half is the final stop of the Rhode Race Series, a five stop series of Rhode Island Half Marathons.

RUN, VOLUNTEER, CHEER

Please Note: Ocean State Rhode Races will be happening rain or shine. Because of the logistics of planning for a race of this size, we cannot offer refunds for any reason. In the event that the weather is severe enough to create an unsafe environment for participants, organizers will cancel the event with no refunds issued.

For more information visit our event website, RhodeRaces.com

Get social to stay updated on the latest news and race updates! @RhodeRacesRI #RunRI

Please visit our YouTube Live with the RDs for more FAQs and race weekend info.