Running-5K - 19 Yrs Old and Above plus 1 Kids Dash Registration | Hopedale, MA, United States

About the Event

PLEASE GO TO RACE WEBSITE FOR LATEST REGISTRATION INFO:

THIS RACE IS NAMED IN HONOR OF LARRY 'LEGEND' OLSEN. LARRY WAS AN OUTSTANDING RUNNER, COACH & FRIEND. HE WON USA TRACK AND FIELD MASTERS NATIONAL RUNNER OF THE YEAR FIVE TIMES, SET SEVERAL US NATIONAL MASTERS RECORDS, WAS AN 8-TIME USATF-NE ROAD GRAND PRIX SERIES MASTER'S CHAMPION, AND HAD THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE OUTRIGHT WINNER OF RACES IN EACH DECADE OF HIS LIFE FROM HIS TEENS TO AGE 60+. HE WAS A FOUNDER OF THE TRI-VALLEY FRONTRUNNERS RUNNING CLUB & DEDICATED COACH FOR THE HOPEDALE HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM. LARRY OLSEN WAS INDUCTED INTO THE MASTERS USATF HALL OF FAME IN 2014.

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Date/Time: Saturday August 15, 2026, 10:00am Start

Kids Dash prior to the Awards at ~10:40am

Awards - No Duplicates

Top Male & Female overall will be awarded trophies
Top 3 medals awarded to Male and Female categories:
14 & under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, & 70+

Parking: Ample street parking surrounding start and finish areas.
Refreshments & Snacks:
Results to be posted at https://resultscui.active.com/ following the race,
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Cost:

$30 for 5K Pre-Registration ages 19 to 69ys old. ($40 for Post Registration)
$25 for 5K Pre-Registration 18yrs old & under. (also $30 for Post Registration)
$25 for 5K Pre-Registration 70yrs old & above. (also $30 for Post Registration)

Kids Dash $5.00 - Kids will receive a race bib and medal!

Starting Times:

Registration Opens at 9:00am (located at the Hopedale Parklands, 4 Hopedale Street, Hopedale, MA)
5K Race Starts at 10:00am
Awards at 11:00 am
Registration includes a beer for registered 21+ yrs old. Rushford & Sons Brewery will be on-site.
5K Course map link below - consists of road and trail - "Larry's typically training route."
Sorry - No Refunds

Races Offered

Running-5K - 19 Yrs Old and Above plus 1 Kids Dash Registration

Aug 15, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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15 days remaining

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$35.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for August in Hopedale.

thermostat Temperature

16.0° / 26.1°

wb_sunny Feels like

15.6° / 25.8°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

10h 58m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.8 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

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air Avg wind speed

9.7 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

High (7.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

74.6%

wb_twilight Sunrise

05:55

nightlight Sunset

19:44

About Hopedale

Learn more about the host city, Hopedale.

Hopedale is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It is located 25 miles southwest of Boston, in eastern Massachusetts. With origins as a Christian utopian community, the town was later home to Draper Corporation, a large loom manufacturer throughout the 20th century until its closure in 1980. Today, Hopedale has become a bedroom community for professionals working in Greater Boston and is home to highly ranked public schools. The population was 6,017 as of the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of the same name.