Time: 8:00am Start Time
PRICE INCREASE begins Saturday, June 21st and is $40.00
ONLINE registration ENDS at midnight July 3rd.
Location: 1 School St. - Clifford J. Hurgin Municipal Center - Bethel, CT
Amenities: Tech Shirt and Race Packets guaranteed to people registered by JUNE 6th. (Race Day Pick Up Only!) First come first serve on sizes.
Prizes: $200.00 first overall male and female / $100.00 second overall male and female / $50.00 for third overall male and female
Prizes in each age category: (excludes top 1st, 2nd & 3rd) 10 & under, 11-14, 15-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 & 70+
Chip timing and splits times with finish time posted at the end of the race by Fast Track Timing LLC.
Water Station and refreshments will be available to all participants.
Jul 04, 2026
Distance — 8K
Type — Running
08:00
$30.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for July in Bethel.
Learn more about the host city, Bethel.
Bethel is a town of 19,000 people (2010) in the Litchfield Hills region of Connecticut.
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