Fastest 5Ks in Rhode Island
The Rhode Island 5Ks where finishers run fastest, ranked by median finish time over each race's last three years of results.
- 130:04median finish
- 2Barrington 5K Run FestivalBarrington351 finishers over 3 yearsLast run Oct 3, 2026 55°F race morning30:11median finish
- 3The Adrian Mitchell 5k Block Island Turkey TrotBlock Island290 finishers over 3 yearsNext: Nov 28, 202630:23median finish
- 431:50median finish
- 531:53median finish
- 632:03median finish
- 732:24median finish
- 8Shamrock Shuffle 5k (Race 3 Tour de Patrick)North Kingstown2,494 finishers over 3 yearsNext: Mar 27, 202732:38median finish
- 932:52median finish
- 10Shoreham Bank St. Pat's 5k (Race 2 Tour de Patrick)Providence4,651 finishers over 3 yearsNext: Mar 20, 202732:59median finish
- 1133:09median finish
- 1233:29median finish
- 1333:35median finish
- 1433:47median finish
- 1534:06median finish
- 1634:11median finish
- 1734:47median finish
- 18OktoberVets 5k Sponsored by the North Kingstown VFWNorth Kingstown533 finishers over 3 yearsLast run Oct 17, 202634:50median finish
- 1935:08median finish
- 2035:36median finish
- 2136:30median finish
- 2214th Annual Fall Foliage 5K & 10K Run/WalkFoster546 finishers over 3 yearsLast run Oct 17, 2026 46°F race morning37:21median finish
- 2340:19median finish
- 241:04:10median finish
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Common questions
What is the fastest 5K in Rhode Island?
By the results we track, 2026 URI Be 5K in Kingston: its median finisher runs 30:04, 9:41 per mile, over its last 1 year. Next is Barrington 5K Run Festival at 30:11.
How are the races ranked?
By the median finish time of each race's last three years of results: the time half its finishers beat. A race needs at least 200 finishers to be ranked. It reflects the course, the usual weather and who enters: races that draw serious runners rank high.
Which 5K is best for a personal record?
Look for a flat course, a cool race morning and a field near your pace, so you have people to run with. The races here are where finishers run fastest; check each one's course and weather, shown in its listing.