2025 5k Races In and Around Madtown
Is 2025 the year you get back into running or complete your first 5k ever? Madison is one of the fittest cities in the nation and has countless running paths. Join the club of runners now!
Prepare for a 5km race with a structured training plan gradually increasing running time and distance while incorporating walking breaks initially. Check out www.firsttime5k for more information on how to train for your very first 5k or get back into running. There are plenty of races to choose from in Madison and surrounding areas. Here is the complete list.
March
01 Freeze For Food / Madison
08 Spring Forward / Madison
15 Shamrock Shuffle / Madison
15 The Janesville Shamrock 5k / Janesville
April
05 Bucky’s Race for Rehab / Madison
06 Moving Mountains Medlife / Madison
12 Beat the Blues Cruise 5k / Middleton
12 Parkinson’s 5k / Cottage Grove
12 Stride for Shelter 5k / Janesville
19 UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine SAVMA Wags for Wellness 5k / Madison
19 Cottontail Classic 5k/10k / Verona
19 Earth Day 5k / Sun Prairie
23 Project Sunshine 5k / Madison
26 Capitol Mile & 5k / Madison
26 Crazy Legs Classics 8k / Madison
27 Run The Rock 5k / Janesville
May
03 Bulldog Stomp / Pardeeville
03 Donald Dash Trail Run / Mt. Horeb
03 Lake Monona 5k / Monona
03 Derby For Diabetes 5k / Edgerton
03 Howard Temin Lakeshore Path 5km Parkrun / Madison
10 Howard Temin Lakeshore Path 5km Parkrun / Madison
10 Lodi Optimist 5k / Lodi
10 Molly Dattilo 5k / Madison
10 Glowing Smiles 5k / Middleton
17 Fast & Furriest 5k / New Glarus
17 Furry Friends 5k / Jefferson
17 Syttende Mai 5k / Stoughton
17 Howard Temin Lakeshore Path 5km Parkrun / Madison
24 Run Madtown Twilight 5k / Madison
24 Brat Fest 5k / Madison
31 Tunnel to Towers 5k / DeForest
31 Girls on the Run 5k / Verona
June
01 Race for Agrace / Fitchburg
07 The Big Run / Madison
08 Rock N Wool Wine 5k / Poynette
14 Hot2Trot Firemen’s Festival 5k / Cottage Grove
14 Tri-4-Schools Bike + Run / Madison
14 Father’s Day 5k / Cross Plains
14 Overdose Dove Release Nature 5k / McFarland
28 Prairie Chase 5k / Middleton
July
04 Freedom Run / Deforest
04 Evansville 4th of July Run 5k / Evansville
12 Madison Gospel 5k (July 12th, 2025), Madison
26 Waunafest 5k / Waunakee
30 Sundown Dash / Janesville
August
09 Madison Mini Marathon 5k / Madison downtown
23 Middleton Good Neighbor Fest 5k / Middleton
30 Cow Chip Classic 5k / Prairie Du Sac
September
13 Holy Hustle 5k / Cottage Grove
20 Fetch 5k / Madison
20 Gracie’s Gifts 5k / Janesville
21 Badger Challenge 5k / Madison
27 3 Sheeps Beer Run 5k / Fitchburg
27 On your Bookmark, Go 5k / McFarland
28 The Henry Vilas Zoo Run Wild Run 5k / Madison
October
05 Gilda’s Run 5k / Middleton
11 Hoot Hoot Hustle 5k / Monona
18 The Haunted Hustle 5k / Middleton
28 Halloween Hustle 5k / Madison
November
27 Madison’s Turkey Trot 5k / Madison
27 The Birdie Derby 5k / Fitchburg
December
08 Run Santa Run 5k / Madison
09 Jingle Bell Run 5k / Madison
Every Saturday: Howard Temin Lakeshore Path 5km Parkrun / Madison