Every Wednesday
Wednesday Track Workout, Falmouth High School track, 5:30 pm. Workout held under the lights at the track during the winter. You may park in lot on Brick Kiln Road near the Gifford St. stoplight and walk through soccer field to track. All FTC members welcome. For info or to be put on the mailing list for workout notifications, email coach Jim Preisig at jpreisig@whoi.edu.
Every Friday
Coffee-O Run and Walk. Town Hall Square, Main Street, Falmouth, 5:30 pm. 5M Run/2.4M Walk. Self-timed; free. A Falmouth Track Club series. All runners and walkers welcome. More info. Email: Ken Gartner. Reflective gear is required during the winter months, and some of the runners suggest carrying a flashlight.
Tuesday January 1
Annual Hangover Classic. Location: 43 Sippewisset Road, Falmouth, home of Carolyn and Courtney Bird. 11:00 am. Official course is a little over 7 miles, but you can run any distance. Winner selected at random. It is helpful if you bring a dish to share. Park on the west side of Sippewisset Road. Abundant raffle prizes.
Old Silver Beach Run and Dunk. Old Silver Beach, North Falmouth. 12:00 noon - run 6 miles (or less); 1:00 - swim. Fun run; no awards; entry by donation to Cape Cod Center for Women. Application [PDF]. Email: gparkinson@massmed.org.
Sunday January 6
Cape Cod Roadrunners Winter Fun Run. Weary Travelers Lodge, Valley Bars Road, Bourne. 10:30 am. 4.9 miles. $12 pre/$15 post. Website. Info: Bob Burt - (508) 759-8364 (evenings or weekends) or Steve Ballentine - (508) 563-2800 (weekdays).
Sunday January 13
Falmouth Track Club Winter Fun Run. 8:00 am. At the home of Dave & Trish McPherson, 17 Pryer Drive, Pocasset; 508 564-4938. It is helpful if you bring a dish to share. All runners and families welcome.
Nauset by Navas. Eastham. 11:00 am. $5.00. A Cape Cod Athletic Club Grand Prix event; all runners and walkers welcome. The CCAC Website lists the complete schedule of races.
Sunday January 20
Falmouth Track Club Winter Fun Run. 8:00 am. At the home of Don & Barbara Lunn, 34 Overlook Circle, Waquoit; 508 540-4893. It is helpful if you bring a dish to share. All runners and families welcome.
Frostbite 15K Mid-Winter Classic. Raynham Middle School, 470 Titicut Road, Raynham, MA. 9:20 am. 15K (9.3 miles). $25 pre/$28 post. Contact: (508) 822-0376. Application. Email: jdupont01@comcast.net. [This race was previously posted here with the wrong date; apologies to anyone who might have believed something you saw on the internet.]
Graeber's Grabber. Orleans. 11:00 am. $5.00. A Cape Cod Athletic Club Grand Prix event; all runners and walkers welcome. The CCAC Website lists the complete schedule of races.
Sunday January 27
Falmouth Track Club Winter Fun Run. 8:00 am. At the home of Doris Beatty, 26 Young Road, Falmouth Heights; 508 540-6221. It is helpful if you bring a dish to share. All runners and families welcome.
Boston Prep 16 Miler. Derry, NH. 10:00 am. 16 Miles. Contact: Dave Breeden 603-432-6865. Website. Email: weluv2run@comcast.net. "Moderately Challenging."
Monday January 28
Falmouth Track Club Annual Meeting. 7:30 pm. Quarter Deck Restaurant, Main Street, Falmouth (lower level). Annual Report - Election of Officers - Meeting Schedule for 2008 - Refreshments - Prizes. All FTC members encouraged to attend.
Saturday February 2
Fat Ass 50K and 25K. Sandy Neck, Sandwich/Barnstable, 7 a.m. Presented by the Cape Cod Ultra Society. Email Pete Stringer: pstringer@comcast.net.
Sunday February 3
Falmouth Track Club Winter Fun Run. 8:00 am. At the home of Bob & Maggi Yates, 11 Mullen Way, Falmouth 508 457-7768. It is helpful if you bring a dish to share. All runners and families welcome.
Kevin's Ten Miler. 11:00 am. 10 Miles. Fun run/no entry fee. At Hanlon Shoes, 378 Main Street, Hyannis, MA. Contact Kevin Petrovek at 508-775-8877.
Sunday February 10
Falmouth Track Club Winter Fun Run. 8:00 am. At the home of Laurie Fife, 46 Paola Drive, East Falmouth 508 457-1518. It is helpful if you bring a dish to share. All runners and families welcome.
Paddy Kelly Road Race. Harry's Westgate Pub & Grill, 65 Westgate Drive, D.W. Field Park, Brockton, MA. 11:00 a.m. 5 miles. $20.00 pre/$25.00 post. Application. Presented by the Colonial Road Runners. Website.
Half at the Hamptons. Hampton Beach, NH. 10:30 a.m. 13.1 miles. Contact: Michael St. Laurent (LOCO Sports Inc.), PO Box 423, Newmarket, NH, 03857. (603) 659-2824. Email: mike@locorunning.com. Website.
Saturday February 16
Martha's Vineyard 20 Miler. Vineyard Haven Steamship Terminal, Martha's Vineyard. 11:00 a.m. 20 miles. $40.00. Website. Application. "Guaranteed Not To Be Just Another Race."
Sunday February 17
Falmouth Track Club Winter Fun Run originally scheduled for today has been postposed to February 24.
Old-Fashioned 10 Miler & Flat 5K. Foxboro Co., Neponset Ave., Foxboro, MA. 11:00 a.m. $20.00 pre; $25.00 post ($15/$18 for the 5K). Website.
Sunday February 24
Falmouth Track Club Winter Fun Run. 8:00 am. At the home of Nicole Fox Depferd, 2 Leeshore Drive, Mashpee; 508 246-5075. It is helpful if you bring a dish to share. All runners and families welcome. (This was originally scheduled for the 17th.)
Hyannis Marathon, Half Marathon, 10Km & Marathon Team Relay. West End Circle (Main Street), Hyannis, MA, 10 a.m. Website.
Sunday March 2
Falmouth Track Club Winter Fun Run. 8:00 am. At the home of Fred & Judi Keller, 44 Benjamin Nye Road, North Falmouth 508 563-5738. It is helpful if you bring a dish to share. All runners and families welcome.
Stu's 30K. Clinton Middle School, Rte. 110, Clinton, MA. 11:00 a.m. 18.6 miles. $20.00 pre/$25.00 post. Contact: David King 978-840-8907 or Evelyn Dolan 978-342-4080. Stu's 30K, PO Box 60002, Worcester, MA 01606. Email: dking@corrpackinc.com or eveyndolan@verizon.net. Website. A very hilly loop on paved roads around Wachusett Reservoir.
Quonset Point 10 Miler. 615 Callahan Rd., North Kingstown, RI. 10:00 a.m. 10 miles. $18.00 pre/$20.00 post. Contact: Wickford Sailing Association, 401-874-2079. Email: QuonsetPoint10Miler@yahoo.com. Website.
Sunday March 9
Falmouth Track Club Winter Fun Run. 8:00 am. At the home of Glen Rogers, 29A Woodview Dr., Falmouth. It is helpful if you bring a dish to share. All runners and families welcome.
Raynham K of C Road Race. American Legion Hall, Mill St., Raynham, MA. 11:00 a.m. 5 miles. $15.00 pre/$20.00 post. Email: johnmdonahue@comcast.net. Website.
North Shore 30K. Beverly Athletic Club, Beverly, MA. 10:00 a.m. 18.6 miles (also 10.5 K and 30K Relay). $10.00. Website.
Saturday March 15
Ocean View St. Patrick's Day Road Race. Ocean View Restaurant, East Chop Dr. & New York Ave., Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard. 9:30 am. 5K. $20.00. Contact Peter Lambos at (508) 627-3303. Website.
St. Patrick's Road Race/Walk. The Barton Center, North Oxford, MA. 1:00. 4 Miles. $20.00 pre/$25 post. Contact Hilary King at (508) 987-2056 ext. 103 or email Hilary.King@bartoncenter.org. Website. Corn beef and cabbage buffet after the race.
Sunday March 16
New Bedford Half Marathon. USATF-NE Grand Prix Event. City Hall, Elm St., New Bedford, MA. 11:00 a.m. 13.1 miles. $25.00 pre, $35.00 post. Website. Application. Contact: New Bedford Half Marathon, P.O. Box 79546, North Dartmouth, MA 02747-5068. 
Monday March 17
Falmouth Track Club Business Meeting. 7:30 pm. At Richards Design in the Falmouth Industrial Park off Thomas Landers Road. All FTC members encouraged to attend. Meeting focus: Seagull Six Spring Classic.
Saturday March 29
Run the Reservoir 15K. Trinity Church, 253 Danielson Pike, North Scituate, RI. 10:00 a.m. 9.3 miles. Contact: Milton Schumacher (Rhode Island Road Runners), 8 Collins Lane, North Scituate, RI, 02857. (401) 647-3905. Email: miltschumacher@hotmail.com.
Sunday March 30
Bourne Bridge to Woods Hole 20 Miler. Organized training run. The 20 mile course runs from the Peebles School in Bourne to the starting line of the Falmouth Road Race in Woods Hole; runners generally start at 8:00 am, there is a map of the course [PDF], and there are water stops along the way. You may also run any portion of the course. A party at the Birds' house follows. For info contact: Carolyn & Courtney Bird 508 548-0348.
Eastern States 20M & Run to the Border Half Marathon. Kittery, ME to Salisbury, MA. 11:00 a.m. 20 Miles/13.1 miles. Website. Email: don-allison@comcast.net. Contact: Don Allison, (781) 340-0616.
Saturday April 5
Tri-Valley Front Runners Boston Tune-Up. Nipmuc Regional High School, Upton, MA. 10:00 a.m. 15K (9.3 miles). $12.00 (pre)/$15.00 (over 70 free). Website. Email: gatlas@comcast.net. Contact: Frank Nealon (508) 473-4250 or Gary Atlas (508) 651-7759.
Sunday April 6
Seagull Six Spring Classic. Woods Hole Community Hall, 68 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA. FALMOUTH TRACK CLUB EVENT. 11:00 am. 5.74 M. $15 pre/$20 post. Contact: Mike Norton at mnorton@lawrencelynch.com. For more info and application see the Seagull Six page of this website.
Great Bay Half Marathon. Newmarket, NH. 11:00AM. Contact: Mike LOCO Guy, PO Box 423, Newmarket, NH, 03857. (603) 659-2824 Email: info@locorunning.com. Website.
Oleksak Lumber Spring Half-Marathon & 5K. Boys and Girls Club of Greater Westfield, 28 West Silver St., Westfield. 11:00 a.m. Contact: Mike Sheldon, 12 Holland Ave, Westfield, MA 01085. (413) 478-1252. Email: mikerun26pt2@yahoo.com.
Officer Thomas Giunta 5K. Municipal Veteran's Building (Bank Street Armory), 72 Bank Street, Fall River. 12:10 pm. $18 pre/$20 post. Website.
Saturday April 12
BBA 5K. Dartmouth Southeastern Regional Basketball Complex, 101 Slocum Rd., Dartmouth. 11:00 am. 5K Run/Walk. Contact: Donna Burgo (Burgo Basketball Assoc., Inc.), 101 Slocum Rd., Dartmouth, MA 02747. 508-993-7945 Email: dlburgo@comcast.net. Website.
Saturday April 19
Robert Stone Memorial Road Race. West Dennis Beach, 1 Davis Beach Rd., Dennis. 10:00 am. 5K. Contact: Rotary Club of Harwich/Dennis, 9 Margate Ln., So. Dennis, MA 02660. 508-385-6125. Email: gene@capecodalarm.com.
Sunday April 20
Street N' Beach Run.. Sandy Neck Beach, East Sandwich. 9:00 am. 5K. Includes 1/2 mile on the beach. Contact: Kate Naples, 7 Andersen Ave., E. Sandwich, MA, 02537, (508) 833-5073, Email: wknaples@comcast.net
Louie's Run. Buttonwood Park, New Bedford. 10:00 am. 5K. $10 pre/$15 post. Contact: Paul Correia, 1000 Fisher Rd., Dartmouth, MA, 02747. 508-636-3718. Email: piccorr@msn.com. Website.
Shawn D. Patterson Memorial Road Race. Gates Intermediate School, Scituate. 12:00 noon. 10K/5K. Contact: Pat Patterson, PO BOX 252, Scituate, MA, 02066, (508) 790-5834, Email: patpattersn@netscape.net. Website.
Monday April 21
Boston Marathon. Hopkinton to Boston, MA. Marathon Website. Email: mile27registration@baa.org. Here is information on marathon waiver numbers for Falmouth Track Club members.
Sunday April 27
Jones Road Clean-Up (by the Falmouth Track Club). 9:00 am. Meet at the bank parking lot, Jones Road, across from Cape Cod Bagel. Every year we join this town wide event by cleaning trash, etc. on Jones Road, starting at the Hospital Lights up to Stop and Shop. We work in teams on both sides of the road and it takes very little time. Gloves and plastic bags are provided. There is a reward at the end..... Bagels and Coffee at the Cape Cod Bagel Shop will be available to all who volunteered. (Rain date: May 4.)
Unabridged Edition of the James Joyce Ramble. Endicott Estate, Dedham. 11 am. 10K. Contact: James Joyce Ramble, PO Box 2, Dedham, MA, 02026, (781) 686-1500, Email: staff@ramble.org. Website.
Devin Laubi Foundation 5K. Bristol Community College, 777 Elsbree Street, Fall River. 10 am. 5K Run/Walk. Contact: Devin Laubi Foundation, 504 Main Road, Westport, MA, 02790, 508-636-7369. Email: mydevin@netzero.com.
Nutmeg State Half Marathon and 10k. Washington Depot, CT. 7:50 AM. 13.1/6.2M. Contact: Amanda Braverman (EndureIT MultiSports LLC), 38 Barnes Rd, PO Box 1406, Washington, CT, 06793. (203) 470-9051. Email: endureitmultisports@gmail.com.
Saturday May 3
Cape Cod Five Bloom Run (Brewster in Bloom). Brewster Inn & Chowderhouse/The Woodshed, Rte. 6A, Brewster. 10:00 a.m. 5K. $10 pre/$12 post. Contact: Keith Arnold, Brewster Rec, 386 Underpass Road, Brewster, MA 02631 (508) 896-9430. Website. Application.
Samuel Fuller School Road Race. Pratt Farm, Route 105 North Main Street, Middleboro. 10:00 am. 10K/5K. Email: info@samuelfullerschool.org.
Sunday May 4
capeAbilities 5K Run/Walk & Stroll. Hyannis Village Green. 10:00 am. 5K Road Race. (Also 1 mile stroll at 10:15 am.) $20 pre/$25 post or $100 in pledges. Contact: Dorine Regan (Cape Abilities), 895 Mary Dunn Rd., Hyannis, MA, 02601. 508-778-5040 x245 Email: dregan@capeabilities.org. Website.
Hazelwood Women's 5K Run/Walk. Hazelwood Park, New Bedford. 10:00 am. 5K Road Race for women. $12 pre/$15 post. A Greater New Bedford Track Club race. Website. Contact: Mary FitzGibbons, (508) 644-5610. Email: m.fitzgibbons@comcast.net.
Walter Childs Memorial Race of Champions Marathon. West Springfield, MA. 8:00 am. 26.2 Miles. $40 pre/$50 post. Website. The venerable old spring marathon has been in existence for nearly half a century; challenging course finishes on Mt. Tom. If Boston has gotten too big or expensive for your tastes, consider this one.
Providence Marathon and Half-Marathon. Johnson & Wales University Harborside Campus, Providence, RI. 9:00 am. 26.2M/13.1M; also 4-leg marathon relay. Marathon fees range from $53 to $73; half marathon from $32 to $47. (Also 5K at Johnson & Wales University, Downtown Campus, Weybosset Street.) Website. Contact: (401) 437-8881. Email: help@rhoderaces.com. Good to see a new spring marathon in New England.
Saturday May 10
Cape Cod Irish Village Road Race. Cape Cod Irish Village, 512 Route 28, West Yarmouth. 11:00 am. 5 Miles. $10 pre/$15 post. Contact: Kevin Enright (Yarmouth Fire Department), (508) 958-8110. Email racedirector@yarmouthfire.com. Website.
Big Lake Half-Marathon. Alton, NH. 9:00 am. 13.1 miles. Website.
Sunday May 11
You Go Girl 5K and 10K. Mass. Military Reservation. 11:00 am. 5K and 10K Run, 5K Walk. $15 (must preregister to gain access to the MMR). Application [PDF]. Contact: Candace LeBlanc (508) 968-6446. Email: candace.c.leblanc@uscg.mil. Despite the name, this Mothers' Day event is NOT an all-women's race.
Medical Center 6K. Nashua, NH. 9:30 am. 6K. (That's SIX kilometers, not a typo.) $20 pre/$25 post. USATF Grand Prix event. Website.
Tiara Classic Mothers' Day 5K Race. Oxford Creamery, 98 County Road, Mattapoisett. 9:00 am. 5K Run/Walk. $20 pre/$30 post (kids $5.00). Website.
Saturday May 17
Plympton's Strawberry Shortcake Road Race. Upland Sportsman's Club, Upland Road, Plympton. 10:00 am. 10K. $15 pre/$17 post. Also 2 Mile Fun and 10K Walk at 9:30 am. Contact: Cathy Ferguson (Cub Scout Pack 53 Plympton), (781) 582-2158. Website. Email: brookstfergusons@comcast.net.
DBA Track & Field event. Barnstable High School, W. Main St., Hyannis. 10:00 am. Track and field events ranging from the 100 meters to the shot put. Contact: Deanna Arnold (Dare to Be Alive Foundation Inc.), 230 North Main Street, South Yarmouth, MA, 02664. 508-398-5473. Website. Email: deanna@daretobealive.org.
Wareham YMCA 5K. Onset Village Pier, Onset Ave. 10:00 am. 5K. Contact: JoAnn Watson (Gleason Family YMCA), PO BOX 466, 33 Charge Pond Road, Wareham, MA, 02571. 508-295-9622 x15. Email: jwatson@ymcasouthcoast.org.
Sunday May 18
YPD BLUE 5K Run for a Reason. Skipper Restaurant and Chowder House, 152 South Shore Drive, South Yarmouth. 11:00. 5K. $15 pre/$20 post. Contact: Steven G. Xiarhos (Yarmouth Police Relief Association), One Brad Erickson Way, West Yarmouth, 02673. (508) 775-0445 x150. Email: sxiarhos@yarmouth.ma.us. Website.
Barnstable Village Road Race. Barnstable Fire Department, Rte. 6A, Barnstable Village. 5M Race (11:30 am); 3M Walk (11:00 am). $12 pre/$15 post. Contact: Chris Beal, 508-362-3312. Email: cbeal@barnstablefire.org. Website.
Workers' Memorial Day Race. U. Mass. Dartmouth Athletic Center, 285 Old Westport Road, No. Dartmouth. 10 am. 5K Road Race & 1.6M Walk. $12 pre/$15 post. Contact: Labor Education Ctr., Jose A. Soler, 285 Old Westport Rd/UMASS Dartmouth, N. Dartmouth, MA, 02747, (508) 999-8796. Email: jsoler@umassd.edu. Website.
Sugarloaf Marathon. Eustis (Carrabassett Valley), Maine. Contact: 207-237-6884 or 207-491-5246. Email: jbadershall@sugarloaf.com. Website. Beautiful, runner-friendly small marathon in a mountain valley of western Maine.
Monday May 19
Falmouth Track Club Business Meeting. 7:30 pm. At the home of Jack and Wendy Carroll, 14 Two Ponds Road, Falmouth which is in the Greengate Development off Woods Hole Road (house fronts on Kettle Hole). For info call Jack at at (508) 444-8940 or e-mail him at jackrunfalmouth@comcast.net.
Saturday May 24
US Coast Guard Duathlon. (That's 'biathlon' to language purists like your webmaster.) Mass Military Reservation, Bourne. 8:30 am (note new time). Run 2 - Bike 12 - Run 2. Individual and team categories. Website (F.I.R.M.).
Cape Cod Highland Lighthouse Ocean to the Bay 5 Mile. Highland Lighthouse, N. Truro. 9:00 am. 5 Miles. $15 pre/$18 post. Contact: Francene Webster (Highland Museum Lighthouse Inc.), P O Box 1123, Truro, MA, 02666. 508-487-1121. Website.
Run for Dave. Dartmouth High School, Dartmouth. 9:15 a.m. 5.3 Miles. $15 pre/$20 post. Rick Harrington, (508) 717-4382, Email: info@runfordave.org. Website.
Sunday May 25
Run Around the Bay 5K. Buzzards Bay Park, Main Street, Buzzards Bay. 10:00 am. 5K. $15 pre/$20 post. Contact: 508-759-8002. Email: edean@sovereignbank.com. Website.
Oak Bluffs Memorial Day Road Race. Ocean Park/Wesley Hotel, Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard. 5K Race and 1 Mile Fun Run. 11:00 am/10:30 am. Contact: Hospice at 508-693-0189; Roger Wey at 508-693-7887. Email: hospice@vineyard.net. Website.
Boston's Run To Remember. Seaport World Trade Center Boston, 200 Seaport Boulevard, South Boston. Half-marathon (8:15 am) and 5 Mile (8:30 am). $50 (half-marathon); $30 (5 Mile). Contact: Runners Edge, 401 Main Street, Melrose, MA, USA, 02176; 781-662-0091. Email: info@bostonsruntoremember.org. Website.
The Great Hyannis Johnny Kelley Road Races. Four Points by Sheraton Hyannis Resort Hotel, 35 Scudder Avenue, Hyannis. 9:00 am. 5K/10K/Half Marathon. (Also half-marathon relay.) Fees range from $23 to $35. Contact: B.A. Event Promotions, P.O. Box 2184, Hyannis, MA, USA, 02601; 617-625-2140. Email: BAEvents@aol.com. Website.
Vermont City Marathon & Relay. Burlington, VT. 26.2 Miles; also 5-leg marathon relay. 8:05 am. $75.00. Contact: RunVermont, 1 Main Street, Suite 305, Burlington, VT 05401. Email: info@runvermont.org. Website. Highly recommended marathon race; less hilly than one might expect; a favorite of many Cape Cod runners. The relay is so popular there is a lottery to get in.
Saturday May 31
Middleboro YMCA Road Race. Camp Yomechas, 375 Wareham St., Middleboro. 9:00 am. 5K/10K and 5K Walk. Contact: Nathan Goldrick, (508) 947-1390, ngoldrick@oldcolonyymca.org.
Sunday June 1
Rhody 5K. Lincoln, RI. 9:30 am. 5K. $20 pre/$22 post. USATF Grand Prix event. Website.
Nantucket Iron Teams Relay. Six-leg event includes a short run, paddle board, beach run, swim, bike, and run. This event predates the current crop of adventure races by decades. Website.
NipMuck Trail Marathon. Ashford, CT. 8:00 am. Website.. Very challenging trail marathon. Their website actively tries to discourage you from running this race.
Sunday June 8
5K4CK. Wing School, Sandwich. 9:00 am. 5K. $20 pre/$25 post ($12 pre under age 12). Contact: Melissa Kay, melissa@cindykay.org. Website.
Day of Portugal Road Race. Municipal Parking Lot, 1256 Acushnet Avenue, New Bedford. 10:00 am. 5K. $10 pre/$15 post. Contact: Connie Rocha-Mimoso, 81 Morton Avenue, New Bedford, MA 02745; (508) 998-2844. Email: portugal5k@hotmail.com. Website. Exceptionally good post-race refreshments (Portuguese food).
Saturday June 14
Run for the Arts. Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 688 Willow Street, S. Yarmouth. 9:00 am. 5K. $15 pre/$18 post. Website. Contact: JoAnna Watson, (508) 685-6561. Email: joanna96@alumni.vanderbilt.edu.
Hyannis Sprint I Triathlon. Craigville Beach, Centerville. 7:00 am. S: 1/4M; B:10M; R:3.5M. Contact: Time Out! Productions, Rich Havens, (508) 224-3601. Email: rich@timeoutproductions.com. Website.
Sunday June 15
Fairhaven Road Race. Hasting Middle School, Fairhaven. 9:00 am. 10K/5K. $10 pre/$15 post. Contact: (508) 997-9460 or (508) 992-1804. Website.
Father's Day Road Race. Old Fire Station, Easton, MA. 9:00 am. 5 Mile. $15 pre/$20 post. Website. Contact: The Children's Museum in Easton, Paula Peterson, (508) 230-3789. Email: info@childrensmuseumineaston.org.
Saturday June 21
Summer Solstice Mile. Falmouth High School track, Falmouth, 6:00 pm. One mile timed run on the track; no entry fee. Runners of all abilities encouraged to participate. Contact Ken Gartner for more info: kj.gartner@comcast.net.
Bob McCourt Run for MS. Municipal Parking Lot, Main Street, Harwichport. 9:30 am (new starting time this year). 3M. Contact: National MS Society, 300 Congress Street, Suite 302, Quincy, MA 02169. Denise Arrondo (781) 444-2544. Email: darrondo@verizon.net. Website.
Mass. Senior Games 5K. Southport, Mashpee. 9:15 am. 3.1 Miles. Competition for ages 50+. Also track and field events; see website for details. 5K Fun Run open to all ages. Brian Shacter, 3 Southport Dr, Mashpee, MA 02649. (508) 539-1110 . Email: mashpee6@yahoo.com. Website.
Mt. Washington Road Race. Gorham, NH. 10:00 am. 7.6 Mile Hill Climb. Website. Contact: Granite State Race Svcs, Bob Teschek, (603) 863-2537. Entries by lottery. "Only one hill."
CrazyLegz 60 mile relay. Dennis, MA 7:00AM Cape Cod, Dennis (60 mile relay 2, 4, 6 members). Contact: Sue Sheehy (Genesis Adventures), Fawn Ridge Rd, Southbury, CT, USA, 06776. 203-262-3376. Email: sue@genesisadventures.com. Website.
Sunday June 22
Chatham Harbor Run. Chatham Jr. Sr. High School, 425 Crowell Road, Chatham. 12:00 noon. 10K Run/5K Walk. $15. Contact: Larry Belliveau (508) 945-3028. A Cape Cod Athletic Club event. Website. A hot, hilly, must-do Cape Cod run.
Mass. Senior Games 10K. Southport, Mashpee. 9:15 am. 6.2 Miles. Competition for ages 50+. 10K Fun Run open to all ages. Brian Shacter, 3 Southport Dr, Mashpee, MA 02649. (508) 539-1110 . Email: mashpee6@yahoo.com. Website.
Saturday June 28
Marion Village Road Race. Tabor Academy, Front Street, Marion. 9:00 am. 5K. $12 pre/$15 post. Contact: Chris Adams, (508) 748-9905. Email: cadamstaxc@comcast.net. Website.
Marshfield Roadrunners Marathon Relay Club Challenge. Martinson Junior High School, Forest St., Marshfield. 8:00 am. 26-leg marathon relay. Contact: Steve Lanzillotta, (781) 826-4074. Email: stevelanzi@comcast.net. Application [PDF].
Sunday July 13
Mattapoisett Lions Club Sprint Triathlon. Mattapoisett Town Beach. 8:00 am. S-.25 M; B-10; R-3.75 (distances approximate). Website.
July 14, 15, 17
Youth Program Session 2. Falmouth Track Club-sponsored running program for youth, held 5:15-6:15 pm at the Falmouth High School track, coached by Anne Preisig. Visit the Youth Program page for details and an application.
Saturday July 19
Osterville Library Road Race. East Bay Elementary School, Osterville. 8:00 am. 4.12 M. Contact: Sean Doherty, (508) 771-4590. Email: sdoherty@capecod.net.
Mashpee 5K Woodland Run. Quashnet School, 150 Old Barnstable Rd., Mashpee. 8:30 am. 5K woods run. $15 pre/$20 post. Contact: Heidi McLaughlin (Mashpee Leisure Services), 508-539-1400 x546. Website.
Race for Open Space. Westmoor Club, Cliff Road, Nantucket. 8:00 am. 3.2 M. $40, includes membership in the Nantucket Conservation Foundation. Website.
Sunday July 20
Falmouth Sprint Triathlon. 7:00 am. S 1/3-mi; B 9-mi; R 3.1-mi. Contact: Time Out! Productions, Rich Havens, (508) 224-3601. Email: rich@timeoutproductions.com. Website.
Fishermen's Tribute 5K Road Race. Fort Taber Park, East Rodney French Blvd., New Bedford. 9:00 am. 5K. $18 pre/$20 (discount for registering online). Website.
Friday July 25
Blessing of the Fleet. Narragansett Pier School, Narragansett, RI. 6:00 pm. 10 Mile. Contact: Narragansett Lions Club, Ken Rosbottom, (401) 294-4466. Website. Email: lions@narragansettri.com.
"Around the Lake" 24 hour Relay/Ultra/Marathon. Best Western Lord Wakefield Hotel, 595 North Avenue, Wakefield, MA. 26.2M /Ultra/ Relay. 7:00 pm. Website.
Saturday July 26
Dennis Road Race. Wixon Middle School, South Dennis. 11:00 am. 5M. $15 pre/$20 post. Contact: Dennis Recreation Dept., Kenneth Johnson, (508) 760-6162. Email: krjohnson38@hotmail.com. Website.
Carver Cranberry Race. Governor John Carver School, Rte. 58, Carver. 9:00 am. 5 Mile. (Also 2K free kids' run at 8:15 am.) $15 pre/$20 post. Contact: Crusader Athletic Booster Club, P.O. Box 552, Carver, MA 02330. Robin (508) 866-6089. Email: crusaderboosters@yahoo.com.
July 28, 29, 30
Youth Program Session 3. Falmouth Track Club-sponsored running program for youth, held 5:15-6:15 pm at the Falmouth High School track, coached by Anne Preisig. Visit the Youth Program page for details and an application.
Tuesday July 29
Yankee Homecoming. Newburyport, MA. 6:35 p.m. 10M. USATF Grand Prix event. Website.
Saturday August 2
Irish Pub Road Race. Irish Pub, Rte. 28, W. Harwich. 11:00 am. 5.25 Miles. $15 pre/$20 post. Brendan O'Reilly/Daniel O'Neill, Route 28, W. Harwich, MA 02671 (508) 432-8808. Website.
The Rock Run. Nantucket. 8:00 am. 50 Mile Relay or solo run. Website.
Feast of the Blessed Sacrament 5K. Madeira Field, 50 Madeira Ave, New Bedford. 11:00 am. 5K. Tim Rodriques, 50 Madeira Ave, New Bedford, MA, 02743. (508) 992-6911. Website.
John J. Kelley Ocean Beach Race. Ocean Beach Park, New London, CT. 9:00 am. 11.6 Miles. NO ENTRY FEE. Contact: Way Hedding, (860) 739-9927. Email: heddingw@aol.com. Website.
Sunday August 3
Vineyard Scoops 5k Tour of Edgartown. The Farm Institute, Aero Dr., Edgartown (Martha's Vineyard). 9:00 am. 5K run/walk. Also kids' fun run. (508) 627-7111. Email: scoops@mvmultisport.com. Website.
August 4, 5, 7
Youth Program Session 4. Falmouth Track Club-sponsored running program for youth, held 5:15-6:15 pm at the Falmouth High School track, coached by Anne Preisig. Visit the Youth Program page for details and an application.
Thursday August 7
Centerville Old Home Week Road Race/Kids' Races. Covell's Beach, Centerville. 6:00 pm. 3M/various distances for the kids' races. Roy Richardson, PO Box 315, Centerville, MA 02632 (508) 771-0650.
Saturday August 9
Falmouth Recreation Department Fun Run (ages 14 and under). Guv Fuller Field, next to the Gus Canty Rec. Center, Main Street, Falmouth. 3:00 pm. Distances vary according to age. Free! Website.
Falmouth Walk. Starts at Town Hall Square, Main Street, Falmouth. 10:00 a.m. 5k walk along part of the Falmouth Road Race route to benefit local charities. Register at the Quarterdeck Restaurant, 164 Main Street, Friday, 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. or before the walk on Saturday morning. Falmouth Track Club Members, if you would like to volunteer for the Falmouth Walk please contact Russ Pelletier, russpjk@aol.com
Brew Run. Woodshed, Rt 6A, Brewster. 4:00 pm. 5.2 Miles. $10 pre/$15 post. Contact: Tom Meagher, (508) 896-3235. Website. A good one if you're not doing Falmouth the next day, or even if you are.
Chilmark Road Race. Middle Road, Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard. 10:30 am. 5K. Point-to-point, hilly run. Website.
Bridge of Flowers. Shelburne Falls, MA. 9:00 am. 10K. USATF Grand Prix event. Website.
Sunday August 10
Falmouth Road Race. Woods Hole to Falmouth Heights. 10:00 am. 7M. Falmouth Road Race, PO Box 732, Falmouth, MA 02541 (508) 540-7000. Website. Information on entries for Falmouth Track Club members.
Dartmouth Park Department Triathlon. Round Hill Beach, South Dartmouth, MA. 8:00 am. 1/4 Mile Ocean Swim; 9.5 mile bike; 3 mile run. Contact: Joan Britto (508) 994-1412. Website.
Thursday August 14
Nantucket Twilight 5K. Beach and Easton Sts., Nantucket, MA. 6:00 pm. 5K. Contact: James Martinsson, 14 New St., Nantucket, MA, 02554. 508-825-7456. Email: jamespanache@aol.com.
Saturday August 16
Rochester Road Race. Rochester Town Green, Route 105, Rochester, MA. 9:00 am. 5K. $15 pre/$17 post. Also 5K walk. Contact: Scott Muller (Rochester Road Race Committee), 160 Pierce St, Rochester, 02770. (508) 295-7805 . Email: rochesterroadrace@comcast.net. Website. Application.
Bobby Doyle Summer Classic. Narragansett Pier School, Narragansett, RI. 5:00 p.m. 5 Miles. Website.
Monday August 18
POSTPONED: Falmouth Track Club Business Meeting. See Monday August 25.
Saturday August 23
Sullivan Run/Walk for Health and Fitness. Washington Park, East Chop Drive, Oak Bluffs. 9:00 am. 5K run/walk, kids' fun run. Contact: Erin Rathmell, One Hospital Road, PO Box 1477, Oak Bluffs, 02557. (508) 693-4645 x11. Email: erathmell@mvhospital.org.
Sunday August 24
Citizens Bank Women Running Wild. Osterville East Elementary, Osterville. 9:00 am. 5K for women and kids' fun run. Contact: Sean Doherty, PO Box 501, Osterville, MA 02655 (508) 771-4590. Email: sdoherty@capecod.net. Cape Cod's only all-women race.
Run For the Fallen. The Skipper Restaurant, 152 South Shore Drive, South Yarmouth. 9:00 am. 5 Miles. Organized by the Yarmouth Police Dept. in support of the final day of the cross country memorial run honoring service members who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan. Donations to the Wounded Warrior Project accepted. Contact: Paul Mellett, 508-775-0445 x 4725.
Marshfield Roadrunners 20K. Marshfield High School, Forest Street, Marshfield. 9:00 am. 20K. $10 pre/$15 post. Contact: Marianne Withington, (508) 746-1462. Email: binglw3@comcast.net. Website. "A race by runners for runners."
Cranberry Country Triathlon . Ted Williams Camp, Rte. 18, Lakeville. 8:00 am. Olympic Distance race (0.8 mile swim/24.9 mile bike/6.2 mile run). Website.
Monday August 18
Falmouth Track Club Business Meeting. 7:30 pm. Location: 14 Two Ponds Road (Falmouth), located in Greengate off Woods Hole Road. Focus: Main Street Mile.
Sunday August 31
Elizabeth Hutchinson Memorial. North Falmouth Elementary School, 62 Old Main Rd., No. Falmouth, MA. 9:00 a.m. 5-Mile Fun Run/3.5-Mile walk. $15 pre/$20 post. Contact: Christa Hutchinson (National Brain Tumor Foundation), PO Box 1242, North Falmouth, MA, 02556. (508) 498-8486. Email: lizhutchmemorialrace@hotmail.com. Application [PDF].
Covered Bridges Half Marathon. Monadnock Regional High School, Swanzey, NH. 9:00 am. 13.1 Miles. Contact: Robert W. Wyman, 338 Main Street, Keene, NH, 03431. (603) 357-4090. Email: drbob53@hotmail.com.
Plymouth Triathlon Festival. Plymouth, MA. Iron and International distance triathlons. Website.
Calendar compiled by Joanne Corsano. Please contact with corrections or omissions.