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. 

Ongoing

Every Saturday:  Howard Temin Lakeshore Path 5km Parkrun / Madison

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 / Middleton12 Parkinson’s 5k / Cottage Grove

12 Stride for Shelter 5k / Janesville

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

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

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

Want to add your 5k Run to our calendar? Email your information to dj@magic98.com