Spirit of Spring Tolland Road Race – Tolland, CT 2026

For 52 years, the Spirit of Spring Road Race has welcomed runners to compete in one of the first races of the Spring running season. This is the 17th year the race has been shortened to a NEW certified 5k course starting and ending at the Tolland High School. Please click HERE for course map! Through the Spirit of Spring Road Race and Kim’s Fun Run, it is hoped that friends, family, local business employees, and folks just wanting to celebrate life and the coming of springtime, will come together to enjoy the feeling of good will that the day represents. Kim's 1-Mile Fun Run: The year 2002 marked the first time the Spirit of Spring Race shared the road with a slightly slower-paced crowd. Grandmothers, toddlers, and couch potatoes all joined in to commemorate the life of a dear friend. Following a fatal accident on October 28th, 2001, Kim's friends and colleagues decided to hold a special event in conjunction with the Spirit of Spring Road Race so that everyone could come together to re