Get ready for the fourth annual Rochester Road Race, to be held on Saturday, August 11, 2012. The race, which begins at 9:00 am on Dexter Lane, serves as a fundraiser where the entry fees will be donated to “The Family Pantry- Damien’s Place” in Wareham, Mass. The organization helps provide food to over 500 needy area families each month. So far the Rochester Road Race has raised over $20,000 and donated over 1,450 pounds of food. Participants and spectators are encouraged to bring canned or other non-perishable food items to the race for Damien’s Place.
“We do the timing and registration for the races around here,” said John Brawn of JB’s Road Race Management, a company that has helped coordinate the timing and results logging of the road race since its inception. “Right now, I’m looking at 160 [registered runners].”
He said that figure is quite a few more than last year’s race, but expects a lot of people to register this week, just ahead of the race on Saturday.
Registration costs $20.00 the day of the race, but if you sign up before Wednesday, August 8, the cost is $15.00. The first 300 participants receive a free road race tee shirt.
The race is for runners, joggers, and walkers alike and is open to anyone. Beginning at Dexter Lane, participants will follow the course to Mary’s Pond Road, Walnut Plain Road, then Clapp Road, where a water stop will be situated. Then racers will continue on to Mendell Road to Rounesville Road, eventually ending at the church green in the center of Rochester.
For more information and entry forms, visit www.rochesterma.com.
By Eric Tripoli
