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.

Friday January 1

Annual Hangover Classic presented by the Falmouth Track Club (fun run, no entry fee). 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. Info: Carolyn Bird, sippewissett.bird@verizon.net.

Old Silver Beach Run and Dunk. Old Silver Beach, North Falmouth. 12:00 noon - run 6 miles (or less); 1:00 - "dunk." Fun run; entry by donation to Cape Cod Center for Women. Info: Gregory Parkinson, M.D. (508) 495-2855. Email: gparkinson@massmed.org.

Saturday January 2

Little Compton 4.8 mile Scenic Winter Road Race. Wilbur & McMahon School, 28 Commons, Little Compton, RI. 10:00 am. Contact: Matt Allder, (401) 316-6518. Email: lceducationfoundation.org. Website.

Sunday January 3

Skunknet Scamper. Centerville. 11:00 am. 3.1 Miles. $10.00. Cape Cod Athletic Club Grand Prix race. All runners and walkers welcome. The Cape Cod Athletic Club Website gives directions and lists the complete schedule of races.

Sunday January 10

Cape Cod Roadrunners Winter Fun Run. Weary Travelers Lodge, Valley Bars Road, Bourne. 10:30 am. 4.9 miles. $12 pre/$15 post. Application [PDF]. Info: Bob Burt - (508) 759-8364 (evenings or weekends) or Steve Ballentine - (508) 563-2800 (weekdays). Email: bobburt@verizon.net.

Sunday January 17

Falmouth Track Club Winter Fun Run. 8:30 am. At the home of Doris Beatty in Falmouth Heights. It is helpful if you bring a dish to share. All runners and families welcome.

Shucking Fun Run. Orleans. 11:00 am. 3.1 Miles. $10.00. Cape Cod Athletic Club Grand Prix race. All runners and walkers welcome. The Cape Cod Athletic Club Website gives directions and lists the complete schedule of races.

Tuesday January 19

Falmouth Track Club Annual Meeting. 7:00 pm. Quarterdeck Restaurant, Main Street, Falmouth. All FTC members are encouraged to attend. Agenda will be nominations and elections of FTC officers, changing of the guard, and then onto year end reports and hopes and dreams for 2010 from the board and event directors.

Sunday January 24

Falmouth Track Club Winter Fun Run. 8:30 am. At the home of Glen Rogers in Falmouth. It is helpful if you bring a dish to share. All runners and families welcome.

Graeber's Grabber. 17 Samoset Road, Orleans. 11:00 am. 4.5 Miles. $10.00. Cape Cod Athletic Club Grand Prix race. All runners and walkers welcome. The Cape Cod Athletic Club Website gives directions and lists the complete schedule of races.

Boston Prep 16 Miler. Derry, NH. 10:00 am. 16 Miles. Contact: Dave Breeden 603-432-6865. Website. Email: weluv2run@comcast.net. "Moderately Challenging." Snow Date: January 31.

Sunday January 31

Falmouth Track Club Winter Fun Run. 8:30 am. At the home of Dave McPherson in Pocasset. It is helpful if you bring a dish to share. All runners and families welcome.

Saturday February 6

Frozen Fat Ass 50K and 25K. Sandy Neck, Sandwich/Barnstable, 7:00 a.m. No entry fee. Presented by the Cape Cod Ultra Society. Contact: Pete Stringer, (508) 420-0561. Email: pstringer@comcast.net.

Sunday February 7

Falmouth Track Club Winter Fun Run. 8:30 am. At the home of Kevin Leach in Falmouth Heights. 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. Contact: Kevin Petrovek (508) 775-8877.

Saturday February 13

Martha's Vineyard 20 Miler. Vineyard Haven Steamship Terminal, Martha's Vineyard. 11:00 a.m. 20 miles. Website. "Guaranteed Not To Be Just Another Race."

Sunday February 14

Falmouth Track Club Winter Fun Run. 8:30 am. At the home of Laurie Fife in East Falmouth. 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. 11:00 a.m. 5 miles. $20.00 pre/$25.00 post. Website. Presented by the Colonial Road Runners.

Sunday February 21

Falmouth Track Club Winter Fun Run. 8:30 am. At the home of Bob and Maggi Yates in Falmouth. It is helpful if you bring a dish to share. All runners and families welcome.

Old-Fashioned 10 Miler & Flat 5K. Foxboro Co., Neponset Ave., Foxboro. 11:00 a.m. Website. Contact: (781) 307-6542. Email: ronan262@yahoo.com or wampanoagroadrunners@comcast.net. A Wampanoag Road Runners event.

Half at the Hamptons. Hampton Beach, NH. 11:00 a.m. 13.1 miles. Contact: Michael St. Laurent (LOCO Sports Inc.), (603) 659-2824. Email: mike@locorunning.com. Website.

Tuesday February 23

Falmouth Track Club Monthly Business Meeting. 7:00 pm. Quarterdeck Restaurant (downstairs), Main Street, Falmouth. Agenda: FTC programs and FTC budget. All members welcome.

Friday February 26

Hanlon Shoe Fun Run. Featuring Bill Rodgers & Frank Shorter. Hanlon Shoes, 378 Main Street, Hyannis. 7:00 pm. Contact: (508) 775-8877. BAEvents@aol.com.

Sunday February 28

Hyannis Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K & Marathon Team Relay. West End Circle (Main Street), Hyannis. 10 am. Website.

Jones Town & Country 10 Mile. USATF-NE Grand Prix Event. Amherst, MA. 11:00 a.m. 10 Miles. $25.00 pre/$30.00 post. Website.

Sunday March 7

Falmouth Track Club Winter Fun Run. 8:30 am. At the home of John Banner in Falmouth. 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. $25.00 pre/$30.00 post. Also four-leg relay. Contact: Evelyn Dolan (978) 342-4080. Email: stus30k@verizon.net. Website. A very hilly loop on paved roads around Wachusett Reservoir. A Central Mass. Striders event.

Sunday March 14

Daylight Saving Time begins.

Falmouth Track Club Winter Fun Run. 8:30 am. At the home of Nicole Depford in Mashpee. 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. 10:00 a.m. 5 miles. Contact: John Donahue, (508) 822-6015. Email: johnmdonahue@comcast.net. Website.

North Shore 30K. Hamilton/Wenham Regional High School, 775 Bay Road Hamilton, MA. 10:00 a.m. Website.

Sunday March 21

New Bedford Half Marathon. USATF-NE Grand Prix Event. City Hall, Elm St., New Bedford. 11:00 a.m. 13.1 miles. $35.00 pre/$40.00 post. Website.

The Half of Quincy. Quincy High School, 52 Coddington Street, Quincy. 9:00 a.m. 13.1 miles. Website.

Tuesday March 23

Falmouth Track Club Monthly Meeting 7:00 pm at the Falmouth Fire Department Headquarters, 399 Main Street, Falmouth (Main Entrance on King Street) - Administrative Conference Room. Agenda will be review of Seagull 6 prep and review of budget. All track club members invited!

Saturday March 27

Cordwood Landing Road Race. 78 Antone Ave., East Falmouth. 9:00 AM. 1 mile fun run. Limited to 30 entries. Contact: Ruth Fuller (508) 540-3279. Email: basketballgirl33@basketball-email.com.

Run the Reservoir 15K. North Scituate, RI. 10:00 a.m. 9.3 Miles. Website.

Sunday March 28

Seagull Six Spring Classic. Woods Hole Community Hall, 68 Water Street, Woods Hole. FALMOUTH TRACK CLUB EVENT. 11:00 am. 5.74 Miles. Contact: Mike Norton at mnorton@lawrencelynch.com. More info and application will be posted when available at the Seagull Six page of this website.

Ocean View St. Patrick's Day 5K. Oak Bluffs. 10:30 a.m. 3.1 miles. Website.

James H. Lamb Memorial Scholarship Road Race. Coyle & Cassidy High School, 2 Hamilton Street, Taunton. 12:00 noon. 5 miles. Contact: (508) 946-5258. Email: marqsfg@aol.com.

Eastern States 20M and 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.

Oleksak Lumber Spring Half-Marathon & 5K. Boys and Girls Club of Greater Westfield, 28 West Silver St., Westfield, MA. 11:00 a.m. Contact: Mike Sheldon, (413) 478-1252. Website. Email: mikerun26pt2@yahoo.com.

Sunday April 4

Bourne Bridge to Woods Hole 20 Miler presented by the Falmouth Track Club. 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 follows at the home of Carolyn and Courtney Bird.

Saturday April 10

Tri-Valley Front Runners Boston Tune-Up. Nipmuc Regional High School, Upton, MA. 10:00 a.m. 15K (9.3 miles). $15.00 (pre)/$20.00 post (over 70 free). Website. Email: gatlas@comcast.net. Contact: Frank Nealon (508) 473-4260.

Sunday April 11

Officer Thomas Giunta 5K. Municipal Veteran's Building (Bank Street Armory), 72 Bank Street, Fall River. 12:10 pm. $18 pre/$20 post. Website.

Great Bay Half-Marathon. Newmarket, NH. 11:00 am. Contact: Loco Mike, (603) 659-2824. Email: mike@locorunning.com. Website.

Saturday April 17

Robert Stone Memorial Road Race. West Dennis Beach, 1 Davis Beach Rd., Dennis. 11:00 am. 5K. Contact: Rotary Club of Harwich/Dennis, 9 Margate Ln., So. Dennis, MA 02660. (508) 737-3083. Email: gene@capecodalarm.com. Here is a link to Online registration. Here is a printable application [PDF].

Exeter Marathon. Exeter, RI. 8:00 am. Email: director@exetermarathon.com. Website. A new marathon, accepting entries by qualifying time only, and it sounds like they mean it.

Sunday April 18

Louie's Run. Buttonwood Park, New Bedford. 10:00 am. 5K. Contact: Paul Correia, (508) 636-3718. Email: info@louiesrun.com. Website.

Shawn D. Patterson Memorial Road Race. Gates Intermediate School, Scituate. 11:00 a.m. 10K/5K. Contact: Pat Patterson, (508) 790-5834, Email: patpattersn@netscape.net. Website.

Boston Athletic Association 5K. Copley Square, Boston. 8:00 am. 5K (3.1 miles). Website.

Monday April 19

Boston Marathon. Hopkinton to Boston, MA. Website. Email: mile27registration@baa.org.

Sunday April 25

Jones Road Clean-Up (by the Falmouth Track Club). 9:00 am. Meet at the bank parking lot, corner of Route 28 and Jones Road, across from Cape Cod Bagel. Every year we join this town-wide event by removing trash 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 volunteer. For more info contact Bob Crowley at r.crowley@earthlink.net.

Unabridged Edition of the James Joyce Ramble. Endicott Estate, Dedham. 11 am. 10K. Contact: (781) 686-1500, Email: staff@ramble.org. Website. Costumed readers line the course reading from James Joyce's incomprehensible writings. It's one of the few races where the runners applaud the spectators.

Blue Hills Trail Races. Blue Hills Trailside Museum, 1907 Canton Avenue (Rt. 138), Milton. 9:00 am. 10 Miles ("Fox Trot") and 3 Miles ("Bunny Hop"). Minimum donation of $5.00 to the Blue Hills Trailside Museum. Preregistration only. Website.

Devin Laubi Foundation 5K. Bristol Community College, 777 Elsbree Street, Fall River. 10:00 am. 5K Run/Walk. Contact: Devin Laubi Foundation, 508-636-7369. Email: mydevin@netzero.com. Website.

Nutmeg State Half Marathon. Washington Depot, CT. 7:55 AM. Also 10K and 5K. Website.

Tuesday April 27

Falmouth Track Club Monthly Meeting 7:00 pm. At Gus Canty Community Center, 790 Main Street, Falmouth. Review of Seagull 6 Race, Boston Marathon participation, Jones Road cleanup, annual cookout, update on CCM Sponsorship, discussion on our current mission statement. All FTC members invited to attend. (Note change of venue from previous meetings.)

Saturday - Sunday May 1 - 2

Cape Relay. 175-mile relay from Quincy to Provincetown, put on by a company called 13 Relay. Website.

Saturday May 1

Cape Cod Five Bloom Run (Brewster in Bloom). Brewster Inn & Chowderhouse, 1993 Main St. (Rte. 6A), Brewster. 10:00 a.m. 5K. Contact: Keith Arnold, (508) 896-9430. Website.

Sunday May 2

Michael Forde Memorial Race. Mashpee High School, 500 Old Barnstable Road, Mashpee. 10:00 am. 5K (3.1 Miles). Contact: Dan Finn at mikefordememorialrace@gmail.com. Application.

Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech 5K. 1121 Ashley Blvd., New Bedford. 9:00 am. 3.1 Miles. Website. Contact: (508) 998-3321 x295. Email: mpais@gnbvt.edu.

Workers' Memorial Day Race. U. Mass. Dartmouth Athletic Center, 285 Old Westport Road, No. Dartmouth. 9 am. 5K Road Race & 1.6M Walk. Email: jsoler@umassd.edu. Website.

Providence Rhode Races. Providence, RI. 8:00 am. Marathon, Half-Marathon. 5K at 11:00 am. Website. Contact: (401) 437-8881. Email: help@rhoderaces.com.

Walter Childs Memorial Race of Champions Marathon. West Springfield, MA. 8:00 am. 26.2 Miles. $50 pre/$60 post. Website. The venerable old spring marathon has been in existence for nearly half a century; challenging course finishes on Mt. Tom.

Saturday May 8

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.

Lovin' Life 5K. South Cape Village, 650 Falmouth Rd., Mashpee. 9:00 am. 5K (3.1 miles). $20 pre/$25 post. Website.

Samuel Fuller School Road Race. Pratt Farm, Route 105, Middleboro. 9:30 am. 10K and 5K trail run. Contact: (508) 212-4449. Email: ewellrobert@gmail.com.

WFA Run for the Water. Horseneck Beach State Reservation, 166 John Reed Road (Rte. 88), Westport Point, MA. 10:00 am. 8K. Contact: (508) 567-0265 . Email: wfarunforthewater@gmail.com. Website.

Big Lake Half-Marathon. Alton, NH. 8:00 am. 13.1 miles. Website.

Sunday May 9

Tiara Classic Mothers' Day 5K Race. Oxford Creamery, 98 County Road, Mattapoisett. 9:30 am. (Kids' run at 9:00 am.) 5K Run/Walk. $20 pre/$30 post (kids $5.00). Website.

Saturday May 15

Teaticket Elementary School Track Meet. 1:00 - 3:00 pm, at the Teaticket School. This track meet is being organized by Jim Preisig and Ann Curi Preisig as part of the running program that the FTC has supported in the Falmouth elementary and middle schools. The Preisigs are seeking volunteers from the Falmouth Track Club membership to help with the meet. If interested in helping out, contact Jim Preisig at jpreisig@whoi.edu.

capeAbilities 5K Run/Walk. Hyannis Village Green. 9:15 am. 3.1 miles. Contact: Dorine (508) 778-5040 x245. Email: dregan@capeabilities.org. Website.

Brewster PD Run for the Hills. Nickerson State Park, Brewster. 10:00 am. 3.3 miles. Website. Contact: Lt. George Bausch, (508) 896-7011 x 102. Email: bprarun@comcast.net.

Gleason Family YMCA 5K. Onset Village Pier, Onset Ave., Onset. 10:00 am. 5K. Contact: JoAnn Watson, (508) 295-9622 x15. Website. Email: jwatson@ymcasouthcoast.org.

Sunday May 16

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) (508) 775-0445 x150. Email: sxiarhos@yarmouth.ma.us. Website.

Manomartian 5K. Bertuccis Italian Restaurant, 6 Plaza Way, Plymouth. 10:00 am. 5K. Contact: (781) 217-5437. Email: manomartian5K@lycos.com. Website.

Heartbreak Hill Half-Marathon. Newton South High School, Newton. 8:00 am. 13.1 Miles. 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.

Hazelwood Women's 5K Run/Walk. Hazelwood Park, New Bedford. 10:00 am. 3.1 mile race for women. $18 pre/$20 post. A Greater New Bedford Track Club race. Website. Contact: (508) 725-2646. Email: hazelwood5K@rungnbtc.org. Application [PDF].

Saturday May 22

Falmouth Track Club Cookout at Jack Afarian's home in North Falmouth. Details to be announced.

Kiwanis Main Street Sprint. One mile. Main Street, Hyannis. Website.

Plympton's Strawberry Shortcake Road Race. Upland Sportsman's Club, 76 Upland Road, Plympton. 10:00 am. 10K. $18 pre/$20 post. Also 2 Mile Fun Run and 10K Walk at 9:30 am. Contact: Robert Browne, 508-498-8789. Website. Email: haleyted@comcast.net.

Bedford Rotary 12K. USATF-NE Grand Prix Event. Bedford, NH. 8:30 a.m. 12K. Website.

Sunday May 23

Barnstable Village Road Race. Barnstable County Complex, Rte. 6A, Barnstable Village. 11:00 am. 5 miles. (3 mile walk at 10:30 am.) $15 pre/$20 post. Website. Application.

Run for a Common Cause. Mashpee Commons. 8:00 am. 1 Mile. Info: Jonathan Piers, (508) 395-7390. rjebpiers@comcast.net.

Glenna Kohl Fund for Hope Piggy Trot 2010. Dowses Beach, East Bay Rd., Osterville. 10:00AM. 3.7 Miles. $20 pre/$25 post. Contact: Erika Rosewell erowe27@hotmail.com. Website.

Evan's Run. Norwell High School, Norwell. 10:30 am. 10K/5K/5K Walk. Also kids' races starting at 8:30 am. Website.

Saturday May 29

US Coast Guard Duathlon. Mass Military Reservation, Bourne. 9:00 am. Run 2 - Bike 12 - Run 2. Individual and team categories. Website. A F.I.R.M. event.

Cape Cod Highland Lighthouse Ocean to the Bay 5 Mile. Highland Lighthouse, N. Truro. 9:00 am. 5 Miles. $15 pre/$20 post. Contact: Francene Webster (Highland Museum Lighthouse), (508) 487-1121. Website.

Sunday May 30

Barnstable Police Officer Michael Aselton 5K. Hyannis Village Green, Hyannis. 8:30 am. 5K. Part of the "Great Hyannis Road Races." Email: BAEvents@aol.com. Website.

Johnny Kelley Half Marathon. Hyannis Village Green, Hyannis. 9:15 am. 13.1 Miles. Part of the "Great Hyannis Road Races." Email: BAEvents@aol.com. Website.

CHIPS House 7.2 Miler. Hyannis Village Green, Hyannis. 9:15 am. 7.2 Miles. Part of the "Great Hyannis Road Races." Email: BAEvents@aol.com. Website.

Oak Bluffs Memorial Day 5K. Oak Bluffs. 3.1 Miles. Email: hospice@vineyard.net. Website.

Boston's Run To Remember. Seaport World Trade Center Boston, 200 Seaport Boulevard, South Boston. Half-marathon (8:00 am) and 5 Mile (8:30 am). Email: info@bostonsruntoremember.org. Website.

Memorial Day Marathon. Lenox, MA. Marathon, half-marathon, 10K, and 5K. A first time event. Website.

Vermont City Marathon & Relay. Burlington, VT. 26.2 Miles; also 5-leg marathon relay. 8:05 am. Email: info@runvermont.org. Website. Registration opens November 1, 2009.

Saturday June 5

Middleboro YMCA Road Race. Camp Yomechas, 375 Wareham St., Middleboro. 9:00 am. 5K/10K and 5K Walk. Contact: (508) 947-1390, sokolita@oldcolonyymca.org. Website.

Sunday June 6

Old Sandwich Road Race. 490 Long Pond Road, Plymouth. 8:00 am. Half Marathon, Half Marathon Relay, 5 Miler, 1-mile kids' race. Contact: Craig Brenner, (617) 680-4230, craigvbrenner@yahoo.com. Website.

Rhody 5K. Lincoln, RI. 9:00 am. 5K. $20 pre/$22 post. USATF Grand Prix event. Website.

Iron Horse Half-Marathon. Simsbury, CT. 8:15 am. 13.1 Miles. Also 10K and 5K. Website.

Covered Bridges Half-Marathon. Woodstock, VT. 10:15 am. 13.1 Miles. Website. Note: This race fills up immediately when on-line registration opens, and it opens this year on Monday, December 14 at 7:00 pm. See the race website for info.

NipMuck Trail Marathon. Ashford, CT. 8:00 am. Website.. Very challenging trail marathon.

Saturday June 12

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.

Escape the Cape Triathlon. 184 Onset Ave., Onset. 9:00 am. S: 1/3M; B:10M; R:3.1M. Email: race_info@maxperformanceonline.com.

Sunday June 13

Day of Portugal Road Race. Municipal Parking Lot, 1256 Acushnet Avenue, New Bedford. 10:00 am. 5K. $10 pre (until June 9)/$15 post. What other races are still just ten bucks? And you get a t-shirt and good food after, and there is prize money for the speedsters and a good raffle. What's not to like? Contact: Connie Rocha-Mimoso, (508) 998-2844. Email: portugal5k@hotmail.com. Website.

Saturday June 19

Run for the Arts. Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main St., South Yarmouth. 9:30 am. 5K. (5K Walk at 9:00 am.) $15/pre; $18.00/post or $50.00 in pledges. Contact: JoAnna Watson, (508) 760-2015. Email: jwatson@capecod.net. Website.

Women Running Wild. Osterville Community Building, 99 West Bay Road, Osterville. 6:00 pm. This is now an evening race for the second year. 5K for women. Kids' 1K fun run at 5:45. Contact: Sean Doherty, (508) 771-4590. Email: sdoherty@capecod.net. Website. Cape Cod's only all-women's race.

Fun Run for LIGHT. Sandwich Recreation Area, Cape Cod Canal. 10:00 am. 5 Miles/1 Mile fun run. Contact: Heidi at (508) 243-3111. Website..

Worcester Half-Marathon. 13.1 miles. A first-time event. 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. Lottery registration open March 1 through March 15. "Only one hill."

Patriot Triathlon. Freetown. Half-iron distance. 1.2 mile swim, 58 mile bike, 13.1 mile run. Website.

Sunday June 20

Nantucket Iron Teams Relay. 12:10 pm. 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.

Fairhaven Father's Day Road Race. Hasting Middle School, Fairhaven. 9:00 am. 10K/5K. $15 pre/$18 after June 1. (No race day registration.) Contact: (508) 997-9460 or (508) 992-1804. Website.

Father's Day Road Race. Old Fire Station, Easton, MA. 9:00 am. 5 Mile. Website. Contact: Paula Peterson, (508) 230-3789. Email: info@childrensmuseumineaston.org.

Saturday June 26

Harwich 5K. School House/Harwich Chamber of Commerce Parking Area, Main Street, Harwichport. 9:30 am. 3.1 Miles. The old Bob McCourt race is reborn. $15 pre/$20.00 post. Email: bookings@newenglandvacationrentals.com. Website.

Marion Village Road Race. Tabor Academy, Front Street, Marion. 9:00 am. 5K. Contact: Chris Adams, (508) 748-9905. Email: cadamstaxc@comcast.net. Website.

Jenney Grist Mill 5K. 6 Spring Lane, Plymouth. 11:00 am. 5K (3.1 miles). Website.

Sunday June 27

Chatham Harbor Run. Chatham Jr. Sr. High School, 425 Crowell Road, Chatham. 12:00 noon. 10K Run and 5K Walk. (The 5K walk has competitive 10-year age groups.) $15. Contact: Larry Belliveau (508) 945-3028. A Cape Cod Athletic Club event. Website. A hot, hilly, must-do Cape Cod run.

K95K Trail Run. Trail run through Beebe Woods, Falmouth. 10:30 am. 3.1 miles. Dog people listen up! You guessed it, this is an event where you run with your dog. Timing will be provided by the Falmouth Track Club. Website.

13.1 Boston. Half-marathon; part of a national series. Website. "Where the party meets the pavement." Hmm; and here I thought running a half marathon was hard work.

Saturday July 3

Nantucket Firecracker 5K. Nantucket Health Club. 8:00 am. 5K. Contact: Nantucket Health Club, (508) 228-4750. Email: robertlaundrycpa@gmail.com. Website.

Mattapoisett Road Race. Shipyard Park, Water Street, Mattapoisett. 9:00 am. 5M. Contact: Holly White, (508) 758-3121. Email: whizzah@verizon.net. Website.

Sunday July 4

Spirit of Sandwich July 4th Road Race. Henry T. Wing School, 33 Water Street, Sandwich. 8:30 am. 3M. Free; self-timed; T-shirts are $12.00. Contact: Sandwich Rec. Dept., (508) 888-4361. Email: recreation@townofsandwich.net. Website [PDF].

Hyannis Library Fun Run. Hyannis Village Green, Main Street, Hyannis. 3:00 pm. 1 mile (fun run and walk). Email: cdeluca@clamsnet.org.

Wellfleet Road Race. Mayo Beach Parking Lot, Wellfleet. 8:30 am. 5M. $18 pre/$23 post. Also 1.4 mile kids' fun run. Contact: Wellfleet Recreation Department, (508) 349-0330 ext. 116. Website.

Murdick's Fudge Run the Chop. Tisbury School, Spring Street, Martha's Vineyard. 9:00 am. 5 Miles. (Also kids' fun run at 8:30.) Website.

Harvard Pilgrim 10K at Patriot Place. 9:00 am. 10K (6.2 miles). Race starts at Patriot Place, Foxborough and ends at the goal line in Gillette Stadium. How cool is that? Website.

Thursday July 8

Cotuit Firecracker 5K. Waldorf School of Cape Cod (formerly Cotuit Elementary School), 140 Old Oyster Road, Cotuit. 6:00 pm. 5K (3.1 Miles). $20. Application [PDF]. For a race report on last year's inaugural race, see this website's road reports page.

Saturday July 10

Paul White Road Race. Chester St., Nye Park, North Falmouth. 10:00 am. 4.81 Miles. $15 pre/$20 post. Contact: Mary Anne Smith, (508) 564-4605. Email: msmith5484@aol.com. Website.

Sandwich Town Fair 5K. Sandwich High School. 10:00 am. 3.1 Mile Run/3.1 Mile Walk. Contact: Jana Lefavor, (508) 420-5218. Email: info@sandwichindoortrack.org. Website.

Nantucket Triathlon. 12:00 noon. Website.

Sunday July 11

Mattapoisett Lions Club Sprint Triathlon. Mattapoisett Town Beach. 8:00 am. S-.25 M; B-10 M; R-3+ M. Website. There is a Youtube video of this race from a couple of years back.

Utica Boilermaker. Utica, NY. 8:00 am. 15K (9.3 Miles). Falmouth Track Club group trip is being organized by Kevin Leach kleach@entergy.com. Website.

July 13 and 15

Youth Program Session 1. Falmouth Track Club-sponsored running program for children and teens entering grades 1 through 12, held 5:30 - 6:30 pm at the Falmouth High School track, coached by Anne Preisig. Visit the Youth Program page for details and an application.

Saturday July 17

Mashpee 5K Woodland Run. Quashnet School, 150 Old Barnstable Rd., Mashpee. 8:30 am. 5K point-to-point woods run. $20 pre/$25 post. Website.

Osterville Library Road Race. East Bay Elementary School, Osterville. 8:00 am. 5K (3.1 miles). $20. Contact: Sean Doherty, (508) 420-4590. Email: sdoherty@capecod.net. 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 18

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.

Stowe 8 Miler. Stowe, VT. 9:00 am. 8 miles. USATF Grand Prix event. Website.

Fishermen's Tribute 5K Road Race. Fort Taber Park, East Rodney French Blvd., New Bedford. 9:00 am. 3.1 Miles. Website.

July 20 and 22

Youth Program Session 2. Falmouth Track Club-sponsored running program for children and teens entering grades 1 through 12, held 5:30 - 6:30 pm at the Falmouth High School track, coached by Anne Preisig. Visit the Youth Program page for details and an application.

Friday July 23

Blessing of the Fleet. Narragansett Pier School, Narragansett, RI. 6:00 pm. 10 Miles. Contact: Narragansett Lions Club, Ken Rosbottom, (401) 294-4466. Website. Email: kr622@yahoo.com.

Saturday July 24

Provincetown 5K. Cape Inn, Commercial Street, Provincetown. 8:00 am. 3.1 Miles. Website. Just in case you need to run a race in every town on Cape Cod.

July 27 and 29

Youth Program Session 3. Falmouth Track Club-sponsored running program for children and teens entering grades 1 through 12, held 5:30 - 6:30 pm at the Falmouth High School track, coached by Anne Preisig. Visit the Youth Program page for details and an application.

Wednesday July 28

Running with the Wolves 10K. Kelleher Field, 72 Jefferson St., Marlborough, MA. 6:30 pm. 10K (6.2 miles). Contact: Jim McKenna (Highland City Striders), (508) 490-2131. Email: mckenna34@comcast.net. Website. Don't ya just love those summer evening races.

Friday July 30

"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 31

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. Application.

Community Water Solutions 5K. Delta Fields on Nobadeer Farm Road, Nantucket. 9:00 am. 3.1 Miles. $20 pre/$25 post. Website.

Carver Athletic Booster Race. Governor John Carver School, 85 Main St., Carver. 9:00 am. 5 Miles. $15 pre/$20 post. Contact: (774) 240-1369. Email: crusaderboosters@yahoo.com. Website.

Feast of the Blessed Sacrament 5K. Madeira Field, 50 Madeira Ave, New Bedford. 10:00 am. 5K. $15 pre/$20 post. Contact: Tim Rodriques at (508) 992-6911. Website.

Sunday August 1

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.

Saturday August 7

Sagamore Beach Colony Club Centennial 5K. 36 Clark Road, Sagamore Beach. 11:00 am. 5K (3.1 miles). $25 pre/$30 post. Also half-mile kids' fun run. Website. Have a Saggy Day!

Irish Pub Road Race. Irish Pub, Rte. 28, W. Harwich. 10:00 am. 5.25 Miles. $15 pre/$20 post. (508) 432-8808. Website.

The Rock Run. Nantucket. 8:00 am. 50 Mile Relay or solo run. Website.

MIT Summer Classic Track Meet with Open, Youth and Masters categories. Steinbrenner Track Stadium, Cambridge, starting at 12:30 pm. For info, contact FTC member Rachel Horwitz at rmhorwitz@gmail.com. Application [PDF].

John J. & Jessie Kelley Ocean Beach Race. Ocean Beach Park, New London, CT. 9:00 am. 11.6 Miles. Free. Contact: Way Hedding, (860) 739-9927. Email: heddingw@aol.com. Website.

Sunday August 8

Runaways Runaround 5 Miler. Town Park, 45 South Washington St., North Attleboro, MA. 9:00 am. Website.

Dartmouth Park Department Triathlon. Round Hill Beach, South Dartmouth. 8:00 am. 1/4 mile ocean swim; 9.5 mile bike; 3 mile run. Contact: Joan Britto (508) 994-1412. Website.

Thursday August 12

Centerville Old Home Week Road Race and Kids' Races. Covell's Beach, Centerville. 6:00 pm. 3M. $20 / $2 for the kids' races. Various distances based on age for the kids' races. (508) 771-0650. Email Roy Richardson royden@capecod.net. Website.

Friday August 13

Hog Jog to Cure Melanoma. Town Neck Beach, Wood Ave., Sandwich. 6:30 pm. 5K. $20 pre/$25 post. Application [PDF].

Saturday August 14

Falmouth Recreation Department Fun Run (ages 14 and under). Guv Fuller Field, next to the Gus Canty Rec. Center, Main Street, Falmouth. Registration begins at 3:00 pm; races begin at 5:00 pm. Distances vary according to age. Free. Flyer [PDF].

Falmouth Walk. Starts at Town Hall Square, Main Street, Falmouth. 10:00 a.m. 3.2 mile walk along part of the Falmouth Road Race route to benefit local charities. Register at the Quarterdeck Restaurant, 164 Main Street, Friday (August 13), 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. or before the walk on Saturday morning. Website. 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. Contact: Tom Meagher, (508) 896-3235. Email: tfmcoach@aol.com. A good one if you're not doing Falmouth the next day, or even if you are. Still only $10! Website. Application [PDF].

Rochester Road Race. Rochester Town Green, Route 105, Rochester, MA. 9:00 am. 5K. Also 5K walk. Contact: Scott Muller, (508) 295-7805 . Email: rochesterroadrace@comcast.net. Website.

Chilmark Road Race. Middle Road, Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard. 10:30 am. 5K. Website.

Bridge of Flowers 10K. Shelburne Falls, MA. 10K (6.2 miles). USATF Grand Prix event. Website.

Bobby Doyle Summer Classic. Narragansett Pier School, Narragansett, RI. 5:00 pm. 5 Miles. Website.

Sunday August 15

Falmouth Road Race. Woods Hole to Falmouth Heights. 10:00 am. 7M. Contact (508) 540-7000. Website. Application window for 2010 was April 20 through May 5.

Common Fence Point Five Miler. Portsmouth, RI. 10:00 am. 5M. $22 pre/$25 post. Website.

Tuesday August 17

Merrimac 7 Mile Handicap Race. 1 Locust Street, Merrimac, MA. 6:30 pm. 7M. Contact: Rene Lavoie, (508) 380-6268. Website. One of the very few handicap races still in existence. Staggered start, mass finish.

Thursday August 19

Falmouth Track Club Monthly Meeting 7:00 pm at the Falmouth Fire Department Headquarters, 399 Main Street, Falmouth (Main Entrance on King Street) - Administrative Conference Room. All Falmouth Track Club members are welcome to attend. Focus of meeting will be the Main Street Mile, Sunday, September 12th, the Cape Cod Marathon October 31st and any other business that may come before the meeting.

Saturday August 21

Cape Cod Cares for Our Troops. Buzzards Bay Park, Bourne. 15K run along the Canal access road. 9:00 am. Also 2.5 mile walk. Website.

Against the Tide. Nickerson State Park, Brewster. 8 am. 5K run. Also features a 5K walk, swim and kayak events. Website.

Run for Jabberwocky. Katama Farm, Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard. 10:00 am. 5K. Also kids' fun run. Contact: Camp Jabberwocky (508) 693-2339 . Email: info@campjabberwocky.org. Website.

Tuesday August 24

Self-Transcendence Marathon. Rockland Lake Start Park, Congers, NY. 7:00 am. 26.2 Miles. Email: ny@srichinmoyraces.org. Website.

Saturday August 28

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 Tilton (508) 693-4645 x11. Email: erathmell@mvhospital.org.

Cranberry Trifest. Ted Williams Camp, Rte. 18, Lakeville. 9:00 am. Sprint distance triathlon. Also kids' duathlon. Website.

Note: the Liz Hutchinson 5 mile race, held last year in North Falmouth, is not being held this year.

Sunday August 29

Marshfield Roadrunners 20K. Marshfield High School, 167 Forest Street, Marshfield. 9:00 am. 12.4 Miles. $10 pre/$15 post. Contact: Marianne Withington, (508) 746-1462. Email: binglw3@comcast.net. Website.

Cranberry Trifest. Ted Williams Camp, Rte. 18, Lakeville. 9:00 am. Intermediate distance triathlon. Website.

Sunday September 5

Dennis Festival Days 5K Road Race. Johnny Kelley Park, Bob Crowell Road, Dennis. 10:00 am. 5K. $20 pre/$25 post. Dennis Chamber of Commerce, (508) 398-3568. spyro@dennischamber.com Website.

Covered Bridges Half Marathon - Elijahs Race. Monadnock Regional High School, 580 Old Homestead Highway, Swanzey, NH. 9:00 am. 13.1 Miles. Contact: Robert W. Wyman, (603) 357-4090. Email: drbob53@hotmail.com. Registration.

Monday September 6 (Labor Day)

Acushnet Road Race. Ford Middle School, Middle Rd., Acushnet. 10:00 am. 4.1M/3M walk. Contact: Acushnet Road Race, (508) 998-2408. info@jbrace.com. Website.

Around Cape Ann 25K. O'Maley Middle School, Gloucester. 9:00 am. 25K (also 7K). Contact: Cape Ann YMCA, (978) 283-0470 x103. bembridgen@northshoreymca.org. Website. A challenging course on Massachusetts' "other Cape."

Walpole Labor Day Road Race. Walpole High School. 10:00 am. 10K/5K. Contact: Walpole Rec Dept., (508) 668-5288. info@walpoleroadrace.org. Website.

Saturday September 11

Hyannis Sprint 2 Triathlon. Craigville Beach, Centerville. 7:00 am. S:1/4M/B:10M/R:3.5M. 508-224-3601. Email: Info@timeoutproductions.com. Website.

Run to the Rock Races. Plymouth. 10:00 am. Half Marathon/10K/5K. All three races start at different locations but all finish at Plymouth Rock. (508) 746-6070. Email: runtotherock@gmail.com. Website.

Run Around the Block. Block Island, RI. 1:30 pm. 15K (9.3 Miles). Block Island Chamber of Commerce, (800) 383-2474. Email: bichamber@yahoo.com. Website.

Sunday September 12

Main Street Mile. Village Green, Main Street, Falmouth. 1:00 pm. FALMOUTH TRACK CLUB EVENT. Race starts at Falmouth Village Green (west end of Main St.), takes a right on Walker Street, takes a left on Surf Drive, and ends at the Beach House. For registration and more info see the Main Street Mile page of this website.

The Mighty Meehan 5K. West Dennis Beach. 10:00 am. 5K/5K walk. $18 pre/$20 post ($50.00 family). Contact: Turlough Meehan Research Foundation, (508) 744-7226. Email: bob@mightymeehan.com. Website.

Eastham Windmill Weekend Race. Nauset Regional High School, Cable Road, Eastham. 8:00 am. 5 Miles. Email: easthamwindmillweekend@yahoo.com. Website.

Run to the Chop. Vineyard Haven Public Library, 200 Main Street, Vineyard Haven. 10:00 am. 5K Run/Walk (kids' fun run at 9:45 am). Friends of the Vineyard Haven Library, Anne Lucas, (508) 693-0833. Email: friendsvhlibrary@gmail.com. Website (click on the events link).

Fort Phoenix 5K. Fort Phoenix State Beach, Fairhaven. 10:00 am. 5K. $12 pre/$15 post. Contact: Kathy Lopes (508) 991-2194. Website.

Nahant 30K Road Race. 30K (18.6 Miles). Nahant. 8:30 am. Website. A North Shore Striders race.

Curly's Trail Half Marathon. Pittsfield State Forest, Pittsfield, MA. 9:30 am. 13.1 Miles (also a 5K). Website.

Saturday September 18

George V. Tankard Memorial Race. Wesley Hotel, New York Ave., Oak Bluffs. 10:30 am. 5K; also 1 mile fun run and 5K walk. (508) 693-2797. Email: tankard@comcast.net.

Bar Harbor Half Marathon. MDI/YMCA, Bar Harbor, ME. 8:30 am. 13.1M. fitness@mdiymca.org, (207) 288-3511. Website.

Common to Common 30K. Essex Center, VT. 8:30 am. 18.6 Miles. Contact: Steve and Cathy Eustis (802) 878-4385. Email: common2common@gmaa.net. Website.

Sunday September 19

Captain Gerald F. DeConto 5K. Rte 6A and Jarves Street, Sandwich. 9:00 am. 5K/5K walk. $20 pre/$25 post ($15.00 age 18 and under). Contact: (508) 888-8571. Website.

Truro Treasures Road Race. Pamet Harbor, Truro. 9:00 am. 5K Run/Walk. $15. Website. (508) 349-0181 or (508) 487-1334.

Plymouth Police/Fire 5K. East Bay Grille Rest., 173 Water St., Plymouth. 11:00 am. 5K run/walk. Email: info@plymouthpolice5k.com. Website.

OCEAN at MGH. Hazelwood Park, Brock Ave., New Bedford. 11:00 am. 5K Run/Walk. $20 pre/$25 post. Contact: 617-623-1311; cbalboni1@comcast.net. Website.

D.W. Field Triathlon. D.W. Field Park, Oak St Entrance, Brockton. 9:00 am. Bike: 14.5 Miles; Canoe/Kayak: 1.7 Mile; Run: 10K. Email: dwftriathlon@gmail.com. Website.

Thursday September 23

Falmouth Track Club Business Meeting. 7:00 pm at the Quarter Deck Restaurant - Downstairs - Main Street, Falmouth. All Falmouth Track Club members are invited to attend.

Saturday September 25

5K for Ovarian Cancer. Town Neck Beach, Sandwich. 10:00 am. 5K Run/5K walk. Website.

Dartmouth YMCA 5K/10K. 276 Gulf Road, South Dartmouth (Camp Metacomet). 10:00 am. 10K/5K/5K walk. $20 pre/$25 post (12 and under $15 pre/$20 post). Contact: (508) 993-3361. Website.

The Salem Wicked Half-Marathon. Bentley School, Memorial Dr., Salem. 7:00 am. 13.1 Miles. Email: bnsfitness@yahoo.com. Website.

Applefest Half Marathon & Relay. Hollis, NH. 13.1 Miles. applefesthalfmarathon@gmail.com. Website.

HogsBack Half Marathon. Colebrook, CT. 10:00 am. 13.1 Miles. Hartford Track Club, Paul Wai, (614) 975-2656. Email: pwai@travelcvs.com. Website.

Sunday September 26

Ed Gill Memorial Road Race. Odd Fellows Hall, corner of Rock Harbor Rd. and Namskaket Road, Orleans. 11:00 am. 5K. Contact: Mike Naughton, (508) 255-6972. Email: t_nauset@yahoo.com. Website.

Plymouth Youth Hockey 5 Mile Race. Manomet Elementary School, 70 Manomet Point Road, Plymouth. 10:00 am. 5 Miles (that's right MILES -- a school holds a race to try to raise money that's longer than a 5K!. I am very impressed. (Also a 2 mile fun walk.) Contact: (508) 224-9085. Email: PYHRoadRace@Yahoo.com. Website.

Buzzards Bay Triathlon. Demarest Lloyd State Park, Dartmouth. 8:00 am. 1/3 Mile Swim, 14.7 Mile Bike, 3.1 Mile Run. Contact: Tim Richmond, Email: race_info@maxperformanceonline.com. Website.

Oceans Run Half Marathon. South Kingstown, RI. 8:00 am. 13.1 Miles. (Also 5K.) Contact: (401) 741-0831. Email: info@trimomprod.com. Website.

Wilmington Half Marathon. Wilmington, MA. 10:00 am. 13.1 Miles / 5K. Contact: (978) 657-7211. Email: wilmingtonchamber@verizon.net. Website.

Clarence DeMar Marathon. Gilsum to Keene, NH. 8:00 am. 26.2 Miles. Contact: (603) 358-4114. Email demar_race@yahoo.com. Website.

Niantic Bay Half Marathon. Rocky Neck State Park, Niantic, CT. 9:05 am. 13.1 Miles (also 5K). Email: jbsports@snet.net. Website.

Tuesday September 28

The Dragonfly Dash. Edaville RailRoad, 5 Pine Street, Carver. 5:30 pm. 5K (also 1/2 mile kids' fun run). Contact: (508) 272-3144. Email: kickinassphaltevents@hotmail.com. Website.

Saturday October 2

School Stampede Mile. Falmouth High School, 874 Gifford Street, Falmouth. One mile on the track. All ages (adults and children) welcome. 9:00 a.m. A benefit for North Falmouth Elementary School (proceeds will go to repave the basketball court). $10 pre/$12 post ($40 family maximum). Featuring a post-race raffle with prizes from Kaleidoscope Toys, Falmouth Pet Center, Cotuit Center for the Arts and more. Students can get mileage club credit for their run. Application [PDF].

New Hampshire Marathon. Newfound Middle School, Lake St., Bristol, NH. 9:00 am. 26.2M/10K/5K walk. Contact: New Hampshire Marathon, (603) 744-3335. Email: race@nhmarathon.com. Website.

Sunday October 3

Harwich Cranberry Harvest Half-Marathon. Harwich High School, 75 Oak St., Harwich. 11:00 am. 13.1 Miles / 7.15 Miles. Website.

BWS 5K. Fort Tabor, New Bedford. 10:00 am. 5K. Website. Run with the "biggest losers."

Ronald McDonald House Women's 5K. Providence, RI. 10:00 am. 5K (3.1 miles). USATF Grand Prix event. Website.

Harvest 5 Miler. Old Colony YMCA, North Easton, MA. 5 Mile (also 1 mile fun walk). Website.

Maine Marathon & Half Marathon. Portland, ME. 26.2 / 13.1 Miles. 7:45 am. racedirector@mainemarathon.com. Website.

Smuttynose Rockfest Marathon and Half-Marathon. Hampton Beach, NH. 26.2 / 13.1 Miles. 10:00 am. Website. The Loco Sports folks have added a full marathon to this race, so there will be two halfs and two fulls within about 50 miles of one another the same day.

Saturday October 9

Mashpee Oktoberfest Road Race. South Cape Beach, Great Oak Rd. 10:00 am. 10K. (508) 539-1177. info@newbalancemashpee.com.

Hartford Marathon/Half Marathon/Relay. Hartford, CT. 26.2M/13.1M/5K. Hartford Marathon Foundation Inc., (860) 652-8866. info@hartfordmarathon.com. Website.

Sunday October 10

Yarmouth Seaside Festival Road Race. John Simpkin's School, Rte. 28, So. Yarmouth. 9:00 a.m. 5K (3.1 miles). info@yarmouthseasidefestival.com. Website.

Columbus Day 5K. Wesley Hotel, Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard. 11:00 am. 5K. (Also 1 mile fun run at 10:30 a.m.) Contact: Roger Wey, (508) 693-7887. Website.

B.A.A. Half Marathon. Back Bay Fens, Boston. 13.1 Miles. B.A.A., (508) 435-6905, registration@baa.org. Website.

Colony Place Duathlon. 174 Colony Place Road, Plymouth. Run 3.1 Miles, Bike 12.4 Miles, Run 3.1 Miles. 8:30 am. Contact: (781) 706-1166. E-Mail: brionman60@hotmail.com. Website.

Monday October 11 (Columbus Day)

Tufts Health Plan 10K For Women. Boston Common. 12 noon. 10K. Conventures Inc., Lauren Proshan, (617) 439-7700, ltproshan@conventures.com. Website.

Saturday October 16

Kayla's Beat Goes On 5K. Jordan Hospital, 275 Sandwich Street, Plymouth. 11:00 am. 3.1 Miles. Contact: Kathy Schelleng, (508) 224-5882. Email: jhclub@verizon.net. Website.

Carol Mulloy Cuttle Aloha Classic 5K. Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater. 9:00 am. 3.1 Miles. Contact: Christine Regan, (508) 531.2696. Email: alumni@bridgew.edu. Website.

Sunday October 17

DeStress Express 5K/10K. Kennedy Memorial Park, Ocean St., Hyannis. 10:00 am. 3.1 Miles/6.2 Miles. $25. Contact: Fiona Jensen, 508-420-0561 or 508-737-4145, email: fionajensen63@hotmail.com. Website.

Shuck and Run Wellfleet Oysterfest Road Race. Mayo Beach/Chequessett Neck Rd, Wellfleet. 9:00 a.m. 5K. (Also 1.4 mile fun run for kids at 10:00 a.m.). Website.

Readers Become Leaders 5K Run/Walk. Minot Forest School, 4 Viking Dr., Minot Forest Rd., Wareham. 12:00 noon. 3.1 Miles. $12 pre/$15 post. Contact: Kathy Moore Minkle, (508) 291-3550 x 1102, kamoore@wareham.k12.ma.us. People reading out loud line the course. Website.

Baystate Marathon & Half Marathon. Lowell, MA. 26.2/13.1 Miles. Baystate Marathon, Mark Coddaire, (978) 323-4400, glrrmc@aol.com. Website.

Amica Marathon and Half-Marathon. Newport, RI. 26.2 Miles/13.1 Miles/Relay. (401) 437-8881, help@amicamarathon.com. Website.

Mount Desert Island Marathon. Bar Harbor, ME. 26.2 M. Gary Allen, (207) 664-8640, information@mdimarathon.org. Website.

Green Mountain Marathon. South Hero, VT. 26.2 Miles. 8:30 am. gmm@gmaa.net. Website.

Thursday October 21

Falmouth Track Club Monthly Meeting. 7:00 pm. Quarter Deck Restaurant - Downstairs - Main Street, Falmouth. All Falmouth Track Club members are invited to attend.

Saturday October 23

The Nun Run. Oyster Pond Parking Lot, Stage Harbor Road and Pond Street, Chatham. 10:00 am. 5K (5K walk at 9:30 am). $20. Contact: Kathleen Giorgio (Dream Day on Cape Cod), 774-994-7346. Email: thenunrun@gmail.com. Website.

Joshua's Run. St. Mary's Parish Center, Scituate, MA. 5 Mile (10:00), 2 mile fun run/2 mile walk (9:00), kids' fun run (8:30). Website. Supports the Jimmy Fund.

Sunday October 24

Saturday October 30

Monster Dash Road Race. The Henry T. Wing School, 33 Water St., Sandwich. 10:00 am. 5K. Contact: Paula Johnson, (508) 888-4348. Email: Paula@sandwichtv.org. Website.

Sunday October 31

Cape Cod Marathon and Staples Marathon Relay. FALMOUTH TRACK CLUB EVENT. Starts and finishes at Village Green, Main Street, Falmouth, MA. Parking available at Lawrence School, Lakeview Ave. 26.2M/5-leg relay. 8:30 a.m. Falmouth Track Club, Courtney Bird, (508) 540-6959. Email: racedirector@capecodmarathon.com. Website.

Spooky Run. Buttonwood Park Senior Center, Oneida St., New Bedford. 9:00 am. 10K/5K/kids' fun run. Website . A Greater New Bedford Track Club event. Same course as the old Spooner 10K.

White Mountain Milers Half Marathon. North Conway, NH. 9:00 am. 13.1 M. White Mountain Milers, Lorraine Tilney, (603) 383-6153. wmmhalfmarathon@aol.com. Website.

Saturday November 6

Women That Rock 5K. Durfee High School, Luke Urban Field House, 360 Elsbree St., Fall River. 10:00 am. 3.1 Miles. Despite the name, this is apparently a mixed race (not women only). Contact: (508) 675-8136 x1137. Email: mfogarty@fallriverschools.org. Website.

Sunday November 7

Falmouth in the Fall Road Race. Woods Hole to Falmouth Heights. 1:00 pm. 7M. $15. Same course as Falmouth Road Race run in August. Entry deadline Oct. 7. Contact: (508) 548-7555. Website. For a race report on last year's race, see this website's road reports page.

Provincetown 10K. Commercial Street, Provincetown. 9:00 am. 10K (6.2 miles). Website. "Run the Last Resort." Two races in P'town this year!

Old Colony YMCA Turkey Trot. Taunton YMCA, 71 Cohannet St., Taunton. 10:00 am. 5M. $17 pre/$25 post. Contact: Joe Hines (508) 823-3320 x16. Email: jhines@oldcolonyymca.org. Website.

Victoria L. Mosier Memorial Run. American Legion Hall, Mill Street, Raynham. 10:00 am. 5M. Website.

Manchester City Marathon and Half-Marathon. Veterans Park, Elm Street, Manchester, NH. 8:50 am. 26.2 miles/13.1 miles; also marathon relay. (603) 540-3146 Email: manchestermarathon@yahoo.com. Website.

Maine Coast Half Marathon. York, ME. 11:00 am (walkers at 10:00 am). 13.1 miles. "All women and one lucky guy." Website. For a race report on last year's race, see this website's road reports page.

Saturday November 13

Edaville Rail Run. Edaville Railroad, Pine Street, South Carver. 10:00 am. 5M race, 2 mile fun run/walk. Email: Donna Merritt Cohen edavillerailrun@comcast.net. Phone: (508) 238-9745. Website. A Colonial Road Runners event.

Sunday November 14

Chilly Half Marathon. Newton South High School, 140 Brandeis Road, Newton. 7:30 a.m. 13.1 Miles. Website.

Monson Memorial Classic Half Marathon. Monson Memorial Town Hall, Monson, MA. 12:00 noon. 13.1 miles (also 5K). Contact: Lee Williams, (413) 267-5811. Email: leewill59@yahoo.com. Website.

Colt State Park Steeplechase and Relay. Bristol, RI. 10:00 a.m. 10K Steeplechase and 2 x 5K Relay. Contact: (603) 429-8879. Email: michael@3CRaceProductions.com. Website.

Seacoast Half Marathon. Portsmouth, NH. 8:30 am (walkers at 8:00 am). 13.1 miles. Contact: (603) 430-1212. Website.

Thursday November 18

FTC Business Meeting. 7:00 pm, at the Gus Canty Recreation Center, Main Street, Falmouth. Agenda items will include Cape Cod Marathon wrap-up and status of planning committees. All Track Club members are welcome to attend.

Saturday November 20

Kingston 5K Turkey Trot. Hilltop Athletic Association, Pottle St., Kingston. 9:00 a.m. 3.1 miles. $25 pre/$35 post. Contact: Soul Sister Foundation Inc., (781) 585-0124. Email: impact@soulsisterfoundation.org. Website.

Sunday November 21

America's Hometown Thanksgiving 5K. The Cabby Shack, 30 Town Wharf Rd. (off Water St.), Plymouth. 10:00 a.m. $20 pre/$25 post. Contact: Beth Kenney, (781) 934-9252. Email: bak5557@aol.com. Website.

Turkey Chase for Charity 5K. 133 Raymond Road, @ The Ponds Childcare Center, Plymouth. 10:00 a.m. (kids' run at 9:30 am). $15 pre/$20 post/$5 for kids' run. Website.

Thursday November 25 (Thanksgiving)

Chase The Turkey. Falmouth Academy, 7 Highfield Drive, Falmouth. 8:30 AM. $10.00. Non-perishable food donations for the Falmouth Service Center are welcome. 4.2 mile trail run through Beebe Woods. From Falmouth Academy the course goes up Highfield Drive to Beebe Woods. The route includes marked trails and will, at times, be rocky and rutted. Beware of poor footing! Email: chase.the.turkey@gmail.com. Prizes for top male and female overall, under 14 and over 60, and some prizes at random. If interested in volunteering contact Ted Rowan at the above email address. Application [PDF].

We Gather Together 5K Race. Stop & Shop Parking Lot, Merchants Road, Sandwich. 8:00 a.m. 5K. Contact: Rich Havens, Time Out! Productions, rich@timeoutproductions.com. (508) 224-3601. Website.

Chatham Turkey Trot. Oyster Pond Beach, Chatham. Corner of Main St. and Stage Harbor Rd. 8:00 a.m. 5K. $15.00 plus a bag of nonperishable grocery items. Kids are $5.00 and are encouraged to bring one grocery item. Sponsored by Unitarian Universalist Meeting House. Website.

Thanksgiving Day Pilgrim 5K Run and Walk. Village Racquet and Fitness, 30 Golf Drive, Plymouth. 9:00 a.m. 3.1 miles. $15.00 pre/$20.00 post. Website.

Tiger Turkey Chase. Easton Junior High School, Columbus Ave., North Easton. 8:00 am. 5 Miles. (508) 272-0822. Website.

Newman YMCA Turkey Run. Newman YMCA Back Parking lot, 472 Taunton Avenue, Seekonk. 8:00 a.m. 10K, 5K, and kids' races. Contact: Luca Del Borgo (508) 336-7103 x114. Email: ldelborgo@gpymca.org. Website.

Friday November 26

Nola Roller 5K. Dartmouth High School, 555 Bakerville Rd., Dartmouth. 10:00 am. 3.1 miles. $20 pre/$25 post. Email: Jacquiline Francisco, jfrancisco@dartmouthps.org. Website. Hey -- a good idea here -- a race the day after Thanksgiving, for everyone who would rather run than shop!

Saturday November 27

Andrea Holden Thanksgiving 5K Road Race. Whig St. & Scarsdale Rd, Dennis. Park at the Dennis Inn on Scarsdale Rd. 10:00 am. 3.1 Miles. $15 pre/$20 post. (Family maximum of $55.) Contact: Annie Gibbons, (508) 385-7849. Website.

ORR Bulldog Dash. Old Rochester Regional High School, Mattapoisett. 9:30 am. 2 Miles (also kids' races). $15 pre/$20 post. Website.

Sunday November 28

5K By the Bay. Hemispheres Restaurant at the end of the Cape Cod Canal in Sandwich. 9:30 am. 5K. $15 pre/$18 post (special Girl Scout discount). Contact: Kate Naples, (508) 833-5073. Email: wknaples@comcast.com. Website.

Saturday December 4

Cape Cod Cup. Cape Cod X-Country Championship. Oak Ridge Middle School, 260 Quaker Meeting House Road, East Sandwich. 2:30 pm. 5K (3.1 miles); 1 mile for 8th grade and under. Website.

Nantucket Winter Run. Miacomet Rd. & Surfside Rd, Nantucket Island. 10:30 am. 5 Miles. Also: 5M walk at 10:00 am, kids' 1/2 mile at 10:05 am. Nantucket Health Club, 10 Youngs Way, Nantucket, MA, 02554, (508) 228-4750. Email: robertlaundrycpa@gmail.com. Website.

Sunday December 12

Jolly Jaunt. Resort and Conference Center at Hyannis, 35 Scudder Avenue, Hyannis, MA. 12:00 noon. 5K run/1M walk. $35.00 to benefit Special Olympics. Website.

Monday December 13

FTC Business Meeting. 7:00 pm, at the Gus Canty Recreation Center, Main Street, Falmouth. Agenda items will include progress of nominating committee, Cape Cod Marathon recap, and 2011 winter fun runs. All Track Club members are welcome to attend.

Sunday December 26

Street 'n' Beach Holiday Fun Run. Sandy Neck Beach parking lot, East Sandwich. 10:00 am. 5K. $15.00 pre/$20.00 post. Contact: Kate Naples (508) 833-5073. Email wknaples5@comcast.com. Website.

Friday December 31

First Night Chatham Fun Run. Main Street, Chatham, MA. 3:00 p.m. Carnival Caper Costumed Road Race. Costume judging at 2:30; race at 3:00 pm. Race distance one mile and change. Website. (508) 945-1122.