Abner Oakes III Veterans Run 10K

OCT
26
2025
Join the Abner Oakes III Veterans Run in Hamden with 5K and 10K options to honor local veterans and support House of Heroes Connecticut. Run, remember, and help fund no cost home repairs for veterans and their spouses.
Sun 26 Oct 2025
10 kilometers 5 kilometers

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Abner Oakes III Veterans Run 5K & 10K

The Abner Oakes III Veterans Run 5K & 10K takes place on Sunday, October 26, 2025, in Hamden, CT (ZIP 06514). The event is based at the Farmington Canal parking lot on Sherman Avenue. Two distance options are offered:

  • 5K
  • 10K

Registration pricing shown on the event page is $44.90 for the 5K (includes a $4.90 fee) and $60.80 for the 10K (includes a $5.80 fee). Prices increase after October 24, 2025 at 11:59pm EDT.

Purpose and beneficiary

Proceeds from the event will benefit House of Heroes Connecticut. The organization provides one-day, no-cost home repairs for Connecticut military and public safety veterans and their spouses through volunteers and partner groups. Since 2012 the Connecticut chapter has completed no-cost home repair projects for 276 veterans or surviving spouses in 73 cities and towns, with an expected total of 286 projects by the end of the year. The event is dedicated to honoring a local Navy veteran who founded the Hamden Veterans Commission and was inducted into a veterans hall of fame in 2010. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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