We will have 3 training runs prior to the 25th Anniversary Harpoon 5-Miler on Saturday, May 16, 2026. All runs are 21+ and open to the public!  

Training Run #1: 3 miles, 6PM on Wednesday, April 22 at ASICS Run Shop Powered Locally by Marathon Sports, 299 Newbury Street
Demo ASICS footwear and go plogging along the Charles River in honor of Earth Day! Don't know what plogging is? It's a fun, social paced run where we also clean up debris and trash along the Charles River. Polar Beverages will be supplying water in recyclable aluminum cans, the same we will use on race day at the start and finish area for the Harpoon 5-Miler. 

Training Run #2: 4 miles, 6PM on Wednesday, April 29 at ASICS Run Shop Powered Locally by Marathon Sports, 299 Newbury Street
Get ready for the Keg Run! Run across the city of Boston with (an empty) keg! We will divide everyone into teams as we head from Newbury Street to Harpoon Brewery in the Seaport! if you have gear that you don't want to run with, we will transport it from the ASICS Run Shop to Harpoon in the Harpoon 5-Miler Toyota Tundra. We will celebrate every finisher at Harpoon! ASICS demo footwear will be available! 

Training Run #3: 5 miles, 6PM on Wednesday, May 6 at Harpoon Brewery - Come run the Harpoon 5-Miler course with us!
Get ready for race day by running the Harpoon 5-Miler course. Get to know the ins and outs of the course and celebrate 25 years of running for the cure and care of ALS. At the end of the run, when everyone has returned to the Beer Hall, we will reveal the 2026 Made-in-the-USA Harpoon 5-Miler finisher medal from our friends at Ashworth Awards. Stick around for fresh Harpoon beer and delicious eats from the new Harpoon Brewery food menu. Rumor has it that pickle pizza will be offered.