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Join Me at the Ironstone Derby 5K & Kentucky Derby Party

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You can celebrate the Kentucky Derby this May at an Andover horse farm, and all the fun will support a great charity. Join The Running Griffin at the Ironstone Derby 5K!

Ironstone Farm in Andover will host the “Ironstone Derby,” an afternoon 5-kilometer charity race-and-walk and barbecue followed by a Kentucky Derby party– all on the day of the Kentucky Derby, Saturday, May 7. The party includes a barbecue with ribs, barbecue chicken, pulled pork, hotdogs for kids and more. It benefits the nonprofit work at Ironstone Farm that helps children with special needs, veterans and others.

Register at www.lightboxreg.com/ironstone_2016.

The day starts with a stick-horse race for kids at 4 p.m., followed by the 5K race and walk at 4:30 p.m. and then a barbecue and after-party, all at Ironstone Farm horse farm on Route 133 in Andover, Mass. Some people come just for the party! Eat, play games, win prizes, see our horse-and-rider drill team perform, pick a favorite horse and watch the Kentucky Derby live on a big screen after the race! Lenzi’s of Dracut is expected to serve beer and a Kentucky bourbon drink. A live band and deejay will keep the party going, along with a magician and face painter for kids.

Race day is Saturday, May 7, and the race motto is “Run for the Roses – Stay for the Party!”

The Ironstone Derby 5K is a USATF-certified race. Runners and walkers who sign up by April 15 are guaranteed to receive a free short-sleeve tech shirt. Children 10 and under who run the stick-horse races will receive a free T-shirt. There are fun games and prizes for everyone after the road race.

Entry fees for the 5K are $25 for adults and $20 for youth 12 and younger. The cost is $10 for the kids stick-horse run. The adult 5K price will increase by $5 on April 19. Register at http://www.lightboxreg.com/ironstone_2016. Online registration will end Friday, May 6 at 11 a.m. There will be race-day registration on Saturday. Team registration is encouraged.

Prizes will be awarded for the largest team and the team that is most creatively dressed for the Ironstone Derby — think derby hats! Individual prizes, including Burtons Grill gift certificates and roses will be awarded to the top three male and female finishers. The top 12-and-younger 5K runners also will receive a prize.

The race benefits the nonprofit work of Challenge Unlimited Ironstone Farm, which serves children with special needs, veterans who’ve experienced trauma, people diagnosed with cancer, adults with special needs, teens at risk, elders with memory issues and others. Learn more at www.ironstonefarm.org.

Pack & Boots 5K

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Registration is now open for the Pack & Boots 5K which will be held in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on July 4th.

This is the 4th annual Pack & Boots 5K run/walk and 1-mile Pack & Boots Survival run where runners must wear their own backpack weighing 10% of their body weight.

All proceeds from the Pack & Boots 5K benefit Veterans Count. Veterans Count, a program of Easter Seals NH is committed to providing critical and timely financial assistance and services when no other resource is available to veterans, service members and their families, to ensure their dignity, health and overall well-being.

Head out to Portsmouth, New Hampshire on Independence Day morning for an early race kick-off at 9AM. The race starts at the Strawbery Banke on Marcy Street in Portsmouth and registration begins at 8AM.

The first 100 veterans to register for the race receive a free entry!

To register to the Pack & Boots 5K, please click here.

Run with The Running Griffin at Tory Row 5K

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On Sunday, June 12th join The Running Griffin in Cambridge, Massachusetts for the Tory Row 5K. This is my first time running this race and I look forward to seeing you in Harvard Square for what looks to be a great race!

Tory Row 5K isn’t just a race, it’s a full weekend of festivities. Your $40.00 registration fee guarantees you a spot in the race as well as admission to the pre- and post-race parties. Your registration fee includes a Tory Row 5K t-shirt and a drawstring backpack, as well as complimentary beverages and snacks at the Pickup Party and the TR5K Race Party. The top overall winners will receive a handmade laurel crown from Petali Flowers in Harvard Square as well as gift certificates to Tory Row. Top male/female overall will also win a custom engraved TR5K beer pitcher, which can be filled with your choice of draft beer or sangria at Tory Row at any point during race weekend.

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The Tory Row 5K is a USATF sanctioned event and course. With professional bib timing services by RaceWire, you can have your result emailed and texted to you as soon as finish the race.

To register for the Tory Row 5K, please click here. You can also “Like” the race on Facebook by clicking here.

 

Register for the Wild Goose Chase 5K

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Registration is now open for the Wild Goose Chase 5K which will be held in Florence, Massachusetts on May 22, 2016.

This running event is an event perfect for the whole family. Running events include a 1.2 mile fun run/walk, a 5K and kids races. Carnival events include wagon rides, face painting, live music, and more. The Wild Goose Chase is held to benefit Whole Children and will be held at Look Park.

Whole Children is a nonprofit organization located in Hadley, MA that provides after-school, weekend, and vacation enrichment programs for children and teens of all abilities, especially those with special needs. For more information about this organization, please “Like” their Facebook page by clicking here and follow them on Twitter by clicking here.

To register for the Wild Goose Chase 5K, please click here. Sign up the whole family for the event and come out and support a great cause!

 

Wampanoag Road Runners Flat 5K

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What a difference a week can make! Last week it was -4F as I raced the Paddy Kelly Road Race in Brockton, Massachusetts and this morning it was in the 50’s as I made my way to Foxboro, Massachusetts for the Wampanoag Road Runners Flat 5K. The Wamps put on this race and the Old Fashioned Ten Miler on the same day and though in the past I have taken part in the Old Fashioned Ten Miler a busy personal calendar today had me sign up for the 5K race instead this year.

The race started about five minutes after the 10 miler did and featured far less runners than the 10 miler does. The 5K race loops through some residential neighborhoods of Foxboro and is a rather flat course as the name suggests. In the second mile some beautiful older homes lined both sides of the race course and made for some nice architecture to look at as we ran along.

The course was well marked with mile markers and volunteers at each turn and a the race schwag included some snacks and Darn Tough socks. This race is a real gem particularly since it is held in February when races can be tough to find. The race organizers lucked out this year with ideal weather and it was a great day for running.

I finished today’s race with a time of 24:35, good for 7:54/miles.