This past weekend we packed the family into the Jeep and made our way to Little Compton, Rhode Island for the 40th Anniversary running of the Little Compton Road Race. The race kicked off nice and early at 9AM and started at the idyllic New England setting of a downtown beach community complete with a church arts and crafts fair and well wishers gathered safely outside in the downtown area of Little Compton.

Having not been to Little Compton before, we were thoroughly impressed with what a great little community this is just a little bit away from one of our other favorite coastal locations of Westport, Massachusetts.

The race is a 4.8 mile course and is an absolutely gorgeous run through the residential and waterfront streets of the town. I can’t emphasize enough how awesome this course was; it was a real gem in terms of scenery and one you definitely need to add to your running list. The race advertises as being relatively flat though it certainly felt like there was a decent amount of climbing along the way particularly in the second half of the race. It was a muggy start to the morning so thankfully there were water stops along the race course and runners took a cup on their own to prevent one needing to be handed to you; it worked just fine!

The race was a bit different this year and though it was timed was not officially scored due to COVID restrictions to keep runners moving through the finish line as quickly as possible.

I finished the race with a time of 39:15, good for 8:08/miles out on the race course. Good time at this race and one I definitely want to get back to again in the future!