Friday, October 16, 2026
5K Begins 5:30 p.m. • Kids Fun Run 5:15 p.m.
5K Run/Walk entry fee: $25
Student entry fee: $20
(Online registration ends 3 p.m. Oct. 16. In-person race day registration begins 4 p.m. with additional $5 late fee.)
The MxCC Foundation will host its annual 5K run/walk, now the Middlesex Monster Dash, on Friday, October 16, at 5:30 p.m., bringing a Halloween-themed evening of fitness, fun and fundraising to the CT State Middlesex campus.
The event will feature a 5K race certified by O2 Event Productions* along the tree-lined roads near the scenic reservoirs surrounding campus, as well as a kids fun run, trunk-or-treat, balloon animals and DJ entertainment. Costumes are encouraged!
Whether participants are serious runners or casual walkers, every mile helps make college more accessible for deserving Middlesex students. (Register for the 5K here.) Proceeds support scholarships and academic program development through the MxCC Foundation.
Medals will be awarded to the overall male, female and nonbinary champions, as well as top finishers in each division: male and female age 18 and under, 19–29, 30–39, 40–49, 50–59, 60–69, and 70 plus. Winners will be announced after the race.
Businesses and organizations are also invited to support students by becoming event sponsors. (See Become Sponsor link for details.)
Participants of all ages are encouraged to lace up, put on their costumes and join the MxCC Foundation for the Middlesex Monster Dash.
*Race certified by O2 Event Productions
Space
Questions?
Email Stacey.Burgess@ctstate.edu or call 860-343-5789.
Course
CT State Middlesex Campus
100 Training Hill Road, Middletown, CT
5K Race Elevation
Start: 354 ft.
Max: 425 ft.
Gain: 117 ft.
Sponsors
Mile Markers
Pieper Olson Veterinary
Champion Sponsors
Anne Cassady
Teamsters Local Union No. 1150
Course Sponsors
Norman Hicks
Kimberly Hogan
Middlesex Health
Senator Norm Needleman & Jacqueline Hubbard
Pacesetter Sponsors
Dutch Oil Co., Inc.
Fran Phaup
In-Kind Services
Into the Groove Entertainment Services–Dale Griffith
The Middlesex Community College Foundation supports CT State Middlesex and its students by encouraging and securing charitable contributions as well as managing and directing funds for scholarships, program and faculty development, instructional technology and equipment to create a learning environment that fosters student success. The MxCC Foundation also seeks to strengthen communication and collaboration among business, civic and professional leaders and organizations in order to advance the campus as an educational resource for economic and community development throughout the region it serves.