Registration is now open for the 9th Annual BPD Emerald Society Road Race. The race will be held on September 11th this year in Roslindale, Massachusetts and benefits Cops for Kids with Cancer, an organization that supports the families with children stricken with cancer.

Donations to Cops for Kids with Cancer have, for example, saved a family from eviction, helped pay down overwhelming bills and paid to repair the only vehicle used to travel back and forth to the hospital. The situations are heartbreaking and all too real. In the last 4 years, including hospital donations, Cops for Kids with Cancer has given to over 280 families in need, totaling more than $1,400,000.00 in and around New England.

The 5K course, certified by USA Track and Field, starts in front of the Emerald Society Hall and will head up Belgrade Ave to Walworth St, around Fallon Field and then up Walter Street towards the picturesque Arnold Arboretum. After passing through the Arboretum the race will continue back towards the finish line in Roslindale Village.

Please check out the race website at http://www.bpdemeraldsociety.com/sept-11th-road-race/.

After the race, there will be a social in front of the Emerald Society Hall located at 10 Birch Street. This race is a great time every year and benefits a very worthy organization. I hope to see you all there!

Run for a great cause! MitoAction will be hosting their 12th annual Energy Walk & 5K on Sunday, September 18, 2016 at DCR’s Mother’s Rest in South Boston, MA. Register today at www.mitoaction.org/walk

Please be sure to also “Like” the race on Facebook by clicking here.

Voted in 2014 as one of New England’s top 75 road races, the Somerville Homeless Coalition Road Race is a race you are definitely going to want to sign up for. This year marks the 21st annual running of the race and features some awesome amenities that will make this year’s running of the race another great event!

Held on October 1st at 9AM in Davis Square in Somerville, Massachusetts here are some of the key bonuses this road race has to offer:

• Register by September 12th or commit to raising $100 and get a free t-shirt!
• Great Brunch, provided by local restaurants
• Raise $100 and your registration is free; Raise $250 and you will get a free runners cap.
• Trophies awarded to top overall male and female, and to the top team.
• Prizes awarded to top male and female in each category, as well as the top 3 fundraisers; medals to top three finishers.
• The Steve Burton award given to the race participant who raises the most money.

The race starts and finishes on a bike path and Somerville is a great place to run. The course is a certified 5K course and will be a great race to kick off the month of October with.

All proceeds from the race benefit the Somerville Homeless Coalition, an innovative non-profit organization which has the mission to provide homeless and near homeless individuals and families with individualized supportive services and tailored housing solutions with a goal of obtaining and maintaining affordable housing. Read about their programs here.

To register for the race please click here.

Registration is now open for the 8th Annual Finish for a Guinness 5K Road Race. If you’re an Irishman like me, and even if you are not, what is better than a Guinness after a road race? The race will take place on Sunday, September 4th in Warren, Rhode Island and will be one race you will not want to miss!

The road race is being held to raise awareness and funds for ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. In the winter of 2008 Christopher Stone was diagnosed with ALS at the young age of thirty-four. As a result, the Christopher Stone Fund was established to help support the Stone family as they went through this challenging time. Sadly, Chris lost his fight in the summer of 2009, less than a year after being diagnosed. However, the Christopher Stone Fund continues to actively raise funds for local ALS chapters and families as well as other charitable causes.

With a cash prize of $150 on the line for the top male and female finisher, there is sure to be a nice lineup of great runners toeing the starting line on September 4th. Age awards will also be presented after the race.

The post race event will take place at Old Warren Marina located at the race finish along the waterfront. At the post race event awards will be given to the winners and runners will be able to get free Guinness, Blount’s Clam Chowda, Fish Tacos, review race results, enjoy some food and a DJ playing some tunes!

Be sure to register for the 8th Annual Finish for A Guinness by clicking here. Come out and support this great cause and have a great race!

Join The Running Griffin on Sunday, October 2nd at 10AM for the fourth annual MassBay 5K Run/Walk & Kids Fun Run! Benefits of the race go to the Krystal Campbell Scholarship Fund which was established in the memory of Krystal Campbell, a MassBay graduate who lost her life in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings.

Shirts are available for the first 150 registered!  Online registration fees are $25.00 and can be completed by clicking here.

Registration check-in begins at 9 AM with the kids fun run starting at 9:30 AM followed by the 5K Race beginning at 10 AM.

If you are unable to run the race but would still like to donate to the Krystle Campbell Scholarship Fund, please click here to donate.

I look forward to running with many of you at this race in October!