About the DAV 5K Boston
The course runs along the waterfront at Castle Island in South Boston, looping around the historic fort. The terrain is paved and very flat, with open water views for most of the route. The race is tied to Veterans Day weekend and benefits injured veterans, so the crowd tends to include a lot of military families and supporters.
There is a post-race spread on site after you finish. Castle Island has its own parking area, though it fills up on busy weekends, and the peninsula is reachable by bus from downtown if you want to skip the car.
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DAV 5K Boston 2025 Results
Going by the 2025 results, this is a decent-sized field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.
5K Results · 2025
989finishers
16:39winner
33:31median
1:24:30cutoff
Top 3: Joe LeMar (16:39) · Owen Comiskey (17:00) · Milo Wilk (17:10)
1 Miles Results · 2025
138finishers
16:04winner
33:22median
1:04:02cutoff
Top 3: George Jacome (16:04) · Rafael Rivera (17:59) · Kevin Grinnell (18:41)
The DAV 5K Boston has been held every year since at least 2020. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Oct 25, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
5K11/7/2026 10:00$60
1 Mile11/7/2026 10:00$60
5K11/7/2026 10:00$30
1 Mile11/7/2026 10:00$30
5K11/7/2026 10:00Free
1 Mile11/7/2026 10:00Free
5K11/7/2026 10:00$250
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