5K Race
Step Up to Cure ALS! Runners and walkers are welcome for this fun 5K race starting and finishing at the Hopkinton High School/Middle School grounds in Hopkinton, MA. Net proceeds support The Angel Fund for ALS Research, an independent, non-profit charity, benefiting ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) research at UMass Chan Medical School.
Saturday, June 14, 2025 
8:30am Race Starts
Pre-Race Packet Pickup: Avoid the race day stress and pick up your bib number and medal BEFORE the race:
Thursday, June 12th, 12:00-6:00pm (Location to be announced as race day nears!)
Friday, June 13th, 12:00-6:00pm (Location to be announced as race day nears!)
Kids' Run t-shirts, bandanas, and sunglasses can also be picked up at these locations.
Race Day Packet Pickup;
5K bibs and medals can be picked up from 7:15-8:20am behind Hopkinton High School, 90 Hayden Rowe Street.
Kids' Color Run t-shirts, bandanas, and sunglasses can be picked up at the same location until 9:45am.
$40 Race Fee (until 5/29/25 when price increases to $45) includes:
- Commemorative Race Medal (guaranteed to all 5K participants registered by May 29th).
- Fully supported USATF certified 5K race course, with timed mile markers.
- Post Race food from Price Chopper and more to come!
- Family Fun Day welcome to all!
View Course here.
5K Race Award Categories
- Top 3 overall male and female finishers
- Top age group finishers: 14 and under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+
- Top age group finishers: Male/Female 80+, Wheelchair Division
No duplicate awards
5K Training Program
Our friends at the Hopkinton Running Club provide a popular program designed to train anyone who has ever wanted to run a 5K road race. The target race for this training program is the Sharon Timlin Memorial 5K! In-person training begins on Sunday, April 6th and is held weekly from 8 to 9 am for 10 weeks.
The cost of the program is $50 per person and includes weekly in-person training sessions, access to their running coach, a t-shirt for the first 75 people to sign up, and a membership to the Hopkinton Running Club.
If you have any questions, you can learn more here
