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Join us for CASBHC’s Race for YOUR Mental Health 5K, featuring a Kids' Fun Run and a Health Fair with local exhibitors and activities for all ages. Registration begins at 7:45 a.m., and the kids' Fun Run begins at 8:30 a.m. Following the Kids' Fun Run, the 5K run/walk will begin at 9 a.m., along with the Health Fair and all of the family-friendly activities.
Join us on Sunday April 26, 2026 for the Daffodil Dash 5k and Kids Fun Run!
Proceeds go to all the great community causes the Meriden Parks & Recreation and Meriden Running Club support!
Race Location / Course
Hubbard Park, 999 West Main St, Meriden, CT
USATF Certified Course ( Out and Back along the beautiful Merimere Reservoir)
Parking is located in the park and around Mirror Lake.
Race Day Schedule
Check-In Opens: 7:45 am (Located in the main parking lot, near the playscape, under the big white festival tent!)
Kids Fun Run start: 8:45 am
5K start: 9:00 am
Award Ceremony to Conclude
Race Notes:
2026 Daffodil Dash Performance T-Shirts will be available for sale for $10 on race day while supplies last!
Kids Fun Run Course Info:
Kids Fun Run begins at the 5k starting line, turning left and running along Mirror Lake Drive. The route passes the large parking lot and playscape areas and turns left onto Reservoir Ave, finishing back where the participants started.
Total distance: 4/10ths of a mile
Please note, all kids are welcome to join! Parents are allowed to run, jog, walk with their children!
Entry Fees
5K (through March 15th): $20
5K(March 16th - April 5th): $25
5K (April 6th - April 20th): $30
5k (April 21- Race Day): $35
Kids Fun Run: Free
Registration is open until 8:45am on Race Day!
Awards
Top 3 Overall Male & Female
Age Groups: Top 3 Male & Female
19 - Under
20 - 29
30 - 39
40 - 49
50 - 59
60 -69
70 +
Kids Fun Run Participants will receive certificates!
Join us for the 4th annual Run The Runway 5k and Kids Fun Run at the Meriden Markham Airport, a unique opportunity to run, jog, and walk on the runway! The 5K race route will begin on the Meriden Markham Runway and venture out into the beautiful South Meriden neighborhood, before safely landing back on the runway for what will be a fantastic finish!
Proceeds will benefit: To Be Announced Soon!
Presented by the Meriden Markham Airport, City of Meriden, and The Meriden Running Club
Race Day Schedule
7:45am - Race Day Check-In Begins (All registrations must be made online only; Race Day registrations available until 15 minutes prior to race)
8:45am - Kids Fun Run
9:00am - Run the Runway 5k
Awards to Conclude!
Entry Fees
Before July 31 - $25
August 1 through September 27 - $30
September 28 through October 18 - $35
Thereafter - $40
** T-Shirts guaranteed to 5K participants registered by October 11, thereafter shirts will be subject to availability.
Awards:
Top 3 Overall Male and Female
Top 3 Male and Female Age Division
15 and Under
16-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70+
Notes:
The 4th Annual Robert J. Lynes Memorial Road Race is a 5K run/walk race with a kids Fun Run just before. It is being held in memory of Bobby Lynes who was a lifelong resident of Meriden.
In high school Bob ran on the track team at Orville H. Platt High School. Throughout his life he volunteered in Meriden for many different organizations such as:
The Meriden Daffodil Festival
The Meriden Men's Softball League
The Meriden Girls Softball League
The Meriden Soccer League
Boy Scout Troop 43
Castle Craig Playhouse
Francis T. Maloney High School Props and Paints
The Francis T. Maloney Marching Band Pit Crew
Monetary donations and proceeds from this road race will go into The Robert J. Lynes Memorial Fund for the preservation and beautification of Hubbard Park. Proceeds from previous years races have gone towards a beautiful bench put in the park dedicated to Robert for anyone to go and sit on and enjoy the beautiful park, as well as a donation made to plant more daffodil bulbs and a donation was made to the Daffodil Festival for the 45th anniversary fireworks display for 2025! We hope you can join us in honoring him and his dedication to the city and park that he loved, Meriden’s beautiful Hubbard Park.
Race Day Schedule
Participant check in opens 8:00 am
Kids Fun Run start 9:15 am
5K Road Race start 9:30 am
Entry - Online registration only
5K - $25 for registrations before September 30, $30 for registrations before November 1. Thereafter $35 (Note: registration is via this online portal only)
Kids Run - Free
T-Shirts for all 5K registrants before October 17, 2026
Awards
Top 3 men overall
Top 3 woman overall
1st place in each age group
Gift cards and baskets raffle after the race. Free raffle ticket for each race registrant. We also will have Roba Physical Therapy and Wellness at the race offering free massages, normatec compression boots, and the opportunity for free movement screens at their clinic to all attendees!
USA Swimming Club. 72 members.
USA Swimming Club. 35 members.