5k

This weekend, the Dartmouth YMCA is hosting their annual Family Fall Fest and Road Race. The festival is free to all families and will include a performance by the hottest band known to tots of this area, The Toe Jam Puppet Band. Other activities include pony rides, magician and reptile shows and lots more.

This Mother's Day, the Women's Fund Tiara 5k returns to Mattapoitsett for the seventh year in a row. Back in 2007 the race attracted 350 runners and walkers and has grown to include 1,100 runners, over 250 volunteers, and 50 sponsors. Last year, the race raised more than $40,000 for The Women's Fund...

Are you a habitual 5k-er? Would you like to be? Running for a cause is great. We have many coming up, lining up every weekend from now through the holidays.

I love Spring and the commencement of the 5k strings in the area. One of my favorites is the Mother's Day Tiara 5k that takes place annually in Mattapoisett. If you are a runner and haven't discovered this gem of a race, make a point of registering this year...