Event Information
5k Registration
$25 for registration through October 25, 2018
$35 from October 26, 2018 to race day
1 Mile Fun Run Registration
$15 for registration through October 25, 2018
$20 from October 26, 2018 to race day
Boston Sports Club and getkristenfit.com trainer, Kristen L., will warm up fun run participatns and then start the run at 8:30AM.
Registration deadline
Online registration closes Monday, November 12, 2018. Sign up early - the race sells out every year!
T-shirt
All runners registered by October 25, 2018 are guaranteed a T-shirt.
Shirts will be available for purchase on race day. Quantities and sizes will be limited.
Bib and T-shirt pick up
Get a 15% off coupon from the Heartbreak Hill Running Company for picking up your bib and T-shirt early! HBHRC will be open for pick ups on:
- Thursday, November 15: 4PM to 7PM
- Friday, November 16: 10AM to noon and 4PM to 7PM
HBHRC is located at 638 Commonwealth Ave in Newton.
Race day bib and T-shirt pick will be available in the Zervas Elementary School gym from 7:30-8:30am on Saturday, November 17, 2018.
Prizes
Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 male and female 5K finishers in the following age categories: 12 and under, 13-14, 15-19, 20-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+.
Top male and female finisher of the 1 mile fun run who is 12 years old or under will be awarded a prize.
Newton Food Pantry
Our goal is to raise $10,000 again to help the Newton Food Pantry support families with the Thanksgiving holiday. The pantry supplies nutritionally balanced food to over 600 families in Newton.
Course
Starting at newly built Zervas Elementary School on Beethoven Ave, the USATF Certified 5K run is a beautiful out and back course. The run leads you through Newton neighborhoods, onto the Commonwealth Avenue carriage lane to Newton City Hall and loops back to end at Zervas Elementary School. The roads will be monitored by Newton Police.
Parking
The parking lot at Zervas Elementary School will be CLOSED. Limited parking is available on Allen Street and other neighboring streets. Please consider walking if you're close enough to do so!
Bikes, strollers, dogs, etc...
Please line up at the back of the starting line if you will be running with a stroller or a dog. Bikes are not allowed on the course.