Event Information
POST RACE PARTY
The post race party will be held at the start/finish area in Mount Auburn Cemetery. There will be fruit, bagels, water, music and soft drinks.
Come join the FUN!!!
ENTRY FEE
$25 for 5K Run/Walk
Add $10 on or after Saturday 06/22/2013
FREE for Kids' Fun Run
RACE DAY TIME SCHEDULE
7:00 AM: Registration at 24 Cottage Street
8:00 AM: 5K Run/Walk
8:15 AM: Kids' Fun Run
9:00 AM: Awards Ceremony
QUESTIONS
If you have any questions or concerns, please email the Race Director at WYBB5K@gmail.com
DIRECTIONS
The start/finish of the race will be in the Operations Center of Mount Auburn Cemetery located at:
Mount Auburn Cemetery
24 Cottage Street
Watertown, MA 02472
PARKING
Mount Auburn Street and Trapelo Road are available for street parking. A more detail parking plan will be published later.
VOLUNTEERS
WE NEED YOUR HELP TO MAKE THIS A SUCCESS!!
Plenty of opportunities to help out: Volunteer Registration, Packet Pick-Up, Athlete Registration and Check-In, Finish Line Support, Run Course Support, Water Stop(s), GEM (electric) Car / Truck Drivers (Mount Auburn employees or volunteers), Kid�s Fun Run Marshall and Post-Race Breakdown.
To help with volunteers, we will have a Volunteer Orientation held at Mount Auburn Cemetery's Operation Center:
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Operations Center
24 Cottage Street
Watertown, MA 02472
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
For a UNIQUE RACE we have a UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY for sponsorship at three different levels:
- Gold Sponsor ($750: only 3 available)
- Silver Sponsor ($500: only 4 available)
- Bronze ($250: only 5 available)
We also have other sponsorship opportunities such as in-kind prize donations, gift certificates, for food or supplies. Just let us know what you would like to do.
GOLD sponsor ($750: only 3 available): Opportunity to have a table at the start/finish of the race, logo printed on over 300 bibs; logo printed on t-shirt; opportunity to have banner hanging at the start/finish of the race; opportunity to have a sign along the road race route; opportunity to add your promotional material to the participant bag, audio announcement of business name at the beginning of the race; opportunity to provide company information, business cards, and/or giveaway items in registration bags; and complimentary three (3) race registrations, t-shirts and front of the starting line position.
SILVER sponsor ($500: only 4 available): Opportunity to have banner hanging at the start/finish of the race; audio announcement of business name at the beginning of the race; opportunity to have a sign along the road race route; opportunity to provide company information, business cards, and/or giveaway items in registration bags; and complimentary two (2) race registrations, t-shirts and front of the starting line position.
BRONZE sponsor ($250: only 5 available): Opportunity to have a sign along the road race route; opportunity to provide company information, business cards, and/or giveaway items in registration bags; and complimentary one (1) race registrations, t-shirts and front of the starting line position.
RAFFLE
The raffle will include gift certificates and baskets. Tickets will be on sale throughout race day and at the Participant's Package Pick-Up day on Friday 06/21/2013 from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM.
ABOUT THIS EVENT
Rain or Shine and limited to the 300 participants!
UNIQUE opportunity to run a 5K race to run through Mount Auburn Cemetery that normally does not allow running or jogging.
Watertown Youth Baseball is a non-profit organization with limited resources, the Board wants to keep player costs to a minimum as well as providing additional training opportunities for our players and our coaches.
PARTICIPANT'S PACKAGE PICK-UP
Participant Package's may be picked up on Friday 06/21/2013 from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM at:
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Operations Center
24 Cottage Street
Watertown, MA 02472
Participants may also pick up packages on race day Sunday 06/23/2013 from 6:45 AM - 7:45 AM.
AWARDS
1st place for the following:
- Male
- Female
1st place only for the following Age Groups:
- 15 and under
- 16 through 19
- 20 through 29
- 30 through 39
- 40 through 49
- 50 through 59
- 60 and Over
NOT ALLOWED
Mount Auburn Cemetery is a national landmark and private property. NO dogs, NO scooters, NO bikes, NO motorcycles and NO roller blades are allowed.
Thank you for respecting these rules and regulations.
RACE DAY ETIQUETTE
Mount Auburn Cemetery is a national landmark and an active cemetery. Participants and spectator are reminded to respect the grounds.
T-SHIRTS
T-Shirts and t-shirt sizes are only guaranteed for participants who register by Monday 06/10/2013.
COURSE
This course has been specially designed by David Barnett, President & CEO of the Cemetery and has run numerous road races including 19 times running the Boston Marathon.
Runners will NOT be able to run the course prior to race day.
LOCATION
Mount Auburn Cemetery is a national historic landmark that does not allow running or jogging through it's 178-acres of landscaped grounds.
