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Spooky Sprint 5K

Melrose, Massachusetts, United States

calendar_today 31 Oct, 2026

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sell $30.00

About the Event

Run for a cause. Run with the Y. Bring your costume and join us for the 17th Annual Spooky Sprint 5K hosted by the Melrose Family YMCA. This family-friendly run/walk begins at the Y and travels through charming downtown Melrose and beautiful Pine Banks. Registration includes post-race refreshments, awards for top runners in every age category, and prizes for best costume. All proceeds support the YMCA of Metro North Annual Fund to provide access to YMCA child care, camp, and health and wellness programs to everyone.

Race Details:
Saturday, October 31st, 8:30am Race Start
Packet pick-up for Pre-Registered Runners: 7:00am
Race day registration: 7:30am
Where: Melrose Family YMCA, 497 Main Street Melrose, MA 02176

Packet Pick-up & In-person Registration:
Friday, October 30th, 2:00pm-7:00pm
Melrose Family YMCA, 497 Main Street Melrose, MA 02176

Race Features:
Chip Timing by Bay State Race Services
Post race refreshments
Awards to top overall and the top finishers in each age group
Costume contest - if you would like to be considered for a prize, look for the costume photo booth and get your picture taken.
Those who register by Thursday, October 8th will receive a long sleeve t-shirt. Price increases as of Friday, October 9th. Be sure to register no later than Thursday, October 8th to receive your t-shirt!!!

The YMCA of Metro North Road Race Series raises funds for a variety of charitable activities that benefit our community. Participants in our four unique 5K races run or walk to support the YMCA of Metro North Annual Fund and raise money to provide access to YMCA child care, camp, and health and wellness programs to everyone. In 2025 the YMCA of Metro North provided more than $3 million in financial aid providing all children, adults and families with opportunities to develop a healthy spirit, mind and body regardless of income.

No refunds available.

Races Offered

Spooky Sprint 5K

Oct 31, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

timer

08:30

sell

$30.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Melrose.

thermostat Temperature

8.5° / 17.3°

wb_sunny Feels like

5.4° / 14.8°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

8h 29m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.2 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

12.0 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (4.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

74.8%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:58

nightlight Sunset

18:00

About Melrose

Learn more about the host city, Melrose.

Melrose is a city located in the Greater Boston metropolitan area in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Its population as of the 2020 census was 29,817. It is a suburb located approximately seven miles north of Boston. It is situated in the center of the triangle created by Interstates 93, 95 and U.S. Route 1.

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Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Spooky Sprint 5K.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Patrick Morasse	M	38	Chelmsford, MA	16:17
🥇	Graham MacDonald	M	18	—	17:32
🥈	Matt Seidel	M	41	Durham, NC	17:10
🥈	Peter Siess	M	29	Amesbury, MA	18:00
🥉	Graham MacDonald	M	19	Melrose, MA	17:12
🥉	David Corbett	M	37	—	18:29
4	Eric Ryan	M	35	Melrose, MA	17:47
4	Alex Wilson	M	28	Melrose, MA	18:34
5	Adam Cook	M	23	Melrose, MA	18:10
5	Michael Sikkema	M	52	Melrose, MA	18:56
6	Bre Clancey	F	30	Melrose, MA	18:36
6	Chris Hancock	M	48	Saugus, MA	18:58
7	Liam Powers	M	14	Melrose, MA	19:08
7	Henry Nitzberg	M	18	Berkeley, CA	19:18
8	Hailey Desmarais	F	17	Assonet, MA	19:10
8	Ian Carson	M	19	Lexington, MA	19:23
9	Nathan Linnell	M	41	Melrose, MA	19:29
9	Nathan Linnell	M	40	Melrose, MA	19:29
10	William Keefe	M	37	Peabody, MA	19:34
10	Nicholas Tham	M	38	Brookline, MA	20:01
11	Gus Fernandes	M	37	Reading, MA	20:00
11	Thomas Brodeur	M	18	MELROSE, MA	20:14
12	Troy Nelson	M	39	Wakefield, MA	20:14
12	Stephen Grant	M	32	Melrose, MA	20:20
13	Ivan Stano	M	37	Melrose, MA	20:42
13	Brian Rose	M	28	Melrose, MA	20:49
14	Ryan McAndrew	M	15	Melrose, MA	20:40
14	Sean Murphy	M	42	Wakefield, MA	21:02
15	Matthew Knott	M	40	Melrose, MA	20:42
15	Colin Henneberger	M	29	Cambridge, MA	21:03
16	Michael Beintum	M	42	Melrose, MA	21:00
16	Russell Cohen	M	30	Melrose, MA	21:04
17	Jennifer Boshco	F	37	Billerica, MA	21:04
17	Walker Robins	M	35	Melrose, MA	21:15
18	Adam Caldwell	M	14	Melrose, MA	21:05
18	Aidan Manning	M	16	Melrose, MA	21:33
19	Hidehiro Ishikawa	M	39	Arlington, MA	21:11
19	Kevin Reddall	M	45	Melrose, MA	21:41
20	Scott Carroll	M	53	Melrose, MA	21:15
20	Robert Bruzzese	M	54	Saugus, MA	21:48
21	Joao Santana	M	19	Melrose, MA	21:18
21	Matthew Kerton	M	51	Wakefield, MA	21:47
22	Emily Sylvia	F	33	Malden, MA	21:19
22	Grace Ryan	F	16	Medford, MA	21:51
23	Jonah Tully	M	14	Melrose, MA	21:21
23	Fran Brown	M	34	Melrose, MA	21:57
24	Guillaume Calvet	M	33	Cambridge, MA	20:46
24	Sam Nigh	M	38	Melrose, MA	21:27
25	L. Barnes	M	10	Melrose, MA	21:29
25	Matt Simon	M	38	Melrose, MA	21:42
26	Katherine Kulig	F	43	Melrose, MA	21:30
26	C. Kay	M	12	Melrose, MA	22:14
27	Noah Gauthier	M	35	—	21:31
27	Bob Cosman	M	68	Melrose, MA	22:17
28	David Penn	M	60	—	21:34
28	Sarah Poplawski	F	44	Wakefield, MA	22:14
29	Keith Cruickshank	M	43	Reading, MA	21:37
29	John Oldham	M	40	Watertown, MA	22:24
30	Takafumi Nakano	M	35	Cambridge, MA	21:44
30	Robert Vines	M	52	Melrose, MA	22:28
31	Bob Cosman	M	67	Melrose, MA	21:55
31	Kerry Webb	F	44	Melrose, MA	22:32
32	Howell Keith	M	37	—	21:57
32	Samir Boukhari	M	45	Melrose, MA	22:46
33	Walker Robins	M	34	Melrose, MA	21:59
33	Gordon Stilwell	M	29	Wakefield, MA	22:40
34	Paul DellaGrotte	M	36	Melrose, MA	22:02
34	Luna Murray	F	16	Revere, MA	22:46
35	Kent Southard	M	36	Melrose, MA	22:08
35	Oscar Ferrandez Escamez	M	42	Melrose, MA	22:46
36	Margaret Palmisano	F	55	Revere, MA	22:10
36	Katie Barnes	F	44	Melrose, MA	22:50
37	Kara MacLean	F	27	—	22:13
37	Noah Henok	M	13	Melrose, MA	22:52
38	Amelia Doetsch	F	13	Melrose, MA	22:13
38	Andrew Maher	M	17	Melrose, MA	22:54
39	Matthew Kirkham	M	30	Saugus, MA	22:21
39	Van Caldwell	M	61	Melrose, MA	22:54
40	Matthew Knott	M	39	Melrose, MA	22:24
40	Adam Caldwell	M	15	Melrose, MA	22:54
41	ANGELA CAMPBELL	F	41	Melrose, MA	22:26
41	Hudson Kugele	M	17	Melrose, MA	23:02
42	Leah Ofsevit	F	34	Melrose, MA	22:26
42	Jeffrey Madruga	M	15	Peabody, MA	22:37
43	Joshh Magee	M	41	Stoneham, MA	22:29
43	Steven Franklin	M	40	Melrose, MA	23:05
44	Reilly Powell	F	13	Melrose, MA	22:58
44	Samuel Pettigrew	M	23	Malden, MA	23:16
45	Emma McGowan	F	28	Cambridge, MA	22:59
45	I. Khatiwada	M	9	Arlington, MA	23:30
46	Robert Vines	M	51	Melrose, MA	23:02
46	Sarah Pilcher	F	38	Melrose, MA	23:31
47	Alexander Gvakharia	M	31	Melrose, MA	23:10
47	Ralph Viger	M	67	Peabody, MA	23:45
48	Gary Horwitz	M	58	—	23:11
48	H. Mena	M	10	Melrose, MA	23:27
49	Francis Brown	M	33	Melrose, MA	23:12
49	Robert Dumo	M	55	Everett, MA	23:18
50	Anderson Ji	M	13	Melrose, MA	23:14
50	Laura McCann	F	32	Melrose, MA	23:58

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Dominic Defuria	M	29	Melrose, MA	16:23
🥈	Anthony Gentile	M	29	Melrose, MA	16:50
🥉	Robert Hanlon	M	26	Melrose, MA	17:24
4	Bre Clancey	F	32	Melrose, MA	17:57
5	Betsy Johnson	F	36	Medford, MA	19:34
6	Ryan Ahern	M	40	Melrose, MA	19:48
7	Thomas Walsh	M	42	Melrose, MA	19:56
8	Luke McAndrew	M	15	Melrose, MA	20:05
9	Benjamin Koethe	M	33	Malden, MA	20:05
10	Daniel Skeirik	M	41	Melrose, MA	20:19
11	Elliot Barber	M	14	Melrose, MA	20:19
12	Joey Coughlin	M	14	Melrose, MA	20:38
13	Harrison Ball	M	28	Portsmouth, NH	20:45
14	Leah Ofsevit	F	37	Melrose, MA	20:45
15	sawyer terranova	M	14	Melrose, MA	21:00
16	Kevin Reddall	M	47	Melrose, MA	21:00
17	Nicole Prescott	F	29	Melrose, MA	21:00
18	Emily Sylvia	F	36	Malden, MA	21:16
19	Andrew Cunningham	M	39	Melrose, MA	21:20
20	Garrett Leahy	M	27	Melrose, MA	21:40
21	Terry Quach	M	36	Malden, MA	21:45
22	Andrew Paulino	M	20	Peabody, MA	21:48
23	Lincoln Schuyler	M	14	Melrose, MA	21:54
24	Avery Trippe	F	13	Lynnfield, MA	22:04
25	Timothy Sunnerberg	M	28	Somerville, MA	22:15
26	Michael Heiman	M	41	Irvine, CA	22:17
27	J. Stella Kelleher	F	30	Auburndale, MA	22:17
28	Megan Kentner	F	28	Melrose, MA	22:19
29	Timothy Savidge	M	29	Everett, MA	22:30
30	Christine Comito	F	56	Des Moines, IA	22:33
31	Michael Kauder	M	48	Melrose, MA	22:35
32	Joe Vincent	M	26	Melrose, MA	22:43
33	Kathleen Giammichele	F	37	Reading, MA	22:44
34	Katie Barnes	F	46	Melrose, MA	22:47
35	Brendan Comito	M	57	Des Moines, IA	22:51
36	Sammy Rodriguez	F	35	Malden, MA	22:52
37	Sarah Pilcher	F	40	Melrose, MA	22:57
38	Anton Pritchard	M	26	Melrose, MA	22:58
39	Brian Wheeler	M	38	Melrose, MA	23:00
40	John Sievers	M	60	North Reading, MA	23:03
41	Bob Cosman	M	70	Melrose, MA	23:06
42	Sudarshan Ghimire	M	40	Peabody, MA	23:07
43	Luke Greenberg	M	14	Melrose, MA	23:10
44	Reilly Powell	F	16	Melrose, MA	23:10
45	Naomi Breay	F	16	Melrose, MA	23:11
46	Violeta Rechea	F	17	Melrose, MA	23:12
47	Sam Nigh	M	41	Melrose, MA	23:14
48	Cameron Reece	M	42	Melrose, MA	23:18
49	Alison Beyrle	F	36	Melrose, MA	23:21
50	Nic Webb	M	44	Melrose, MA	23:21