From the Organizer
T-shirts guaranteed to first 200 registered participants!
Featuring new USATF certified course!
There will be team prizes. Recruit two or more friends and you have a team!
Important! Bib and t-shirt pick up for registered runners will take place in Nana's Pizza (416 Main Street, Everett) on Saturday May 19 from 1:30 to 4:00.
This year will feature a division for runners who are blind/visually impaired.
Sorry, no dogs.
Date:
Sunday May 20, 2018
Location:
Everett Recreation Center,47 Elm Street, Everett, MA
8:00:
Race day registration opens
9:30:
Kids race begins with Mayor Carlo DeMaria. This race is free, fun and non-competitive and will consist of 2 laps of the track at Glendale Park.
10:00:
5k race begins.
11:15
Awards Ceremony in the Recreation Center. Awards will include mystery prizes for non-winners!
12:00
Solidarity After party at Stewart's, brought to you by the Strongbacks LDRC. (140 Jefferson Avenue, Everett)
USATF certifed 5k route number MA18003BK. Our 5k route is exactly 3.1 miles.
Starting on Elm Street, between Woodlawn Street and Birch Street.
Turn right onto Ferry Street
Turn right onto Broadway
Continue straight onto Lynn Street
Turn right onto Fuller Street
Turn right onto Washington Avenue. Run up the course’s only challenge, Cemetery Hill!
Turn right onto Elm Street
Turn right into Glendale Park
Turn right and run one anti-clockwise lap of Glendale Park track.
Finish line is past the third base dugout.
Cost:
Early Bird Registration: until March 31, 2018
5k Adult registration (aged 14 and over) | $20 |
Youth registration (aged 13 and under) | $10 |
Registration: April 1 - May 19, 2018 at 11:00pm
5k Adult registration (aged 14 and over) | $25 |
Youth registration (aged 13 and under) | $10 |
Race Day Registration:
5k Adult registration (aged 14 and over) | $30 |
Youth registration (aged 13 and under) | $15 |
For more information, contact Shane McNally
Awards
For the 5k, gift cards from fine local Brazilian restaurant Oliveiras will be given to the overall top three male and female runners.
Prizes also awarded to first place male and female in the visually impaired division
In addition, age group medals will be awarded to the top three male and female runners in each of the following categories:
0 - 9
10 - 13
14 - 19
20 - 29
30 - 39
40 - 49
50 - 59
60 +
Proceeds from our event will be donated to Strongbacks Inc. The Strongbacks scholarship program is designed to support training in the trades, crafts, and other specialized skills for children raised in single parent households.
A big thank you to our sponsors:
T-shirts and all promotional materials designed by talented local artist Katy Rogers. For more of her work, visit katyrogersart.com