MRC Racing Series

I hope everyone is able to get out for a run in spite of this cold weather.

Spring is coming and I have just updated the Racing Series races for April.

Many races have not posted 2021 dates yet so I can’t complete the full schedule.

Some of the races on the schedule are in person events with a virtual option.

I encourage you to sign up for the virtual option.

April Races

The Hapalua Half in sunny Honolulu is our Half for the month of April.

You can run it any time in April and registration is $45. They will mail you a great shirt and medal.

Continuing with the seaside theme we have the Newport 5K Virtual which you can run any time in April. Registration is $20 for the Virtual 5K.

Moving inland we have the Nashoba Learning Group 5K For Autism which you can run between April 1st and 16th.

Registration is $27.37 and they encourage teams. T-shirts to all runners and medals to the fastest.

From April 10th to 17th we move to Berkshire County for the Sam Gomez 5K. This year’s race will benefit the North Berkshire Community Coalition in North Adams.

Registration is $25 and includes a cotton t-shirt.

Moving north to New Hampshire we have the Stoneyfield Earth Day 5K from April 1st to the 18th.

Virtual registration is $25 and includes a t-shirt. They plan an in person race also, but we encourage virtual racing.

Back to Boston for the BAA Virtual 5K. You can run this Boston classic the weekend of April 16-18.

For $45 you will get a race number and medal. For $60 you get all that and a race shirt.

On the 25th we head north again to Waterville Maine for the One in 5 5K.

Registration is $30 and includes a shirt if you register by March 25th.

Available Races

February – Five 5K, One 4 Miler, One 5 Miler, Two 10K and One Half.

March – Six 5Ks, One 10K and One Half.

April – Six 5Ks and One Half.

Also, all of the Super Sunday races can be run through March 17th.

I just added three more virtual 5Ks for December

Pete Fretes 5K

Run between December 5th and 13th. Registration is $25.

After five successful years of raising enough funds to build and maintain Pete’s Park in Beverly, this year we are contributing all funds raised to the Sean M. Healey and AMG Center for ALS at Mass General.

Funds will be allocated to immediate use in a groundbreaking expanded access program, funding the home-care component as part of the partnership between the Healey Center and Compassionate Care ALS.

This program honors Pete’s legacy, and the Frates family’s focus on prioritizing more accessible homecare for those who are directly affected by ALS.

This race allows teams.

Festivus 5K for Autism

Run this race between December 13th and 20th. Registration is $25.00

Your registration fee and any additional donation will help fund COVID-19 education expenses for students with autism at the Northshore Education Consortium in Beverly, MA.

Fitzgerald PT/Melrose Fire Virtual 5K Run/Walk

Run this race on December 6th. Registration is $35 and they do not have a teams option.

They specify running at 11 AM, but it is a virtual race.

A portion of this year’s proceeds will go to the Melrose Fire Department Boston University EMS Scholarship Fund.

This will allow a Melrose, MA graduating Senior to attend Boston University’s Emergency Medical Technician Program. Boston University is one of the nation’s top ranked universities has been training Emergency Medical Technicians for over 20 years.