The Litchfield Hills Road Race is ideal if you're looking for a small-town run and are in Connecticut during the summer. It's an institution in the town of Litchfield, and race organizers realize that: they plan an entire weekend around the road race, including a craft fair and a block party.

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This was the 18th year of the Second Empire 5K Classic. They started supporting Trinity Academy 6 years ago and this has developed into an incredible event where they have combined their school Spring Fling with the 5K, One Mile Fun Run and Kids Dash to make a full and

The year that I ran it was one of the coldest on books but the route was fantastic and the event was put on flawlessly from a runners point of view. The course is more hilly than what I am use to but the crowd along the route was amazing and