Run Westfield - Flat Fast 5k

🏃‍♂️ Race Details

• Race Date: Saturday – May 17, 2025 – 1:00PM
• T-Shirt Deadline: You must register by April 26, 2025 to receive a T-Shirt.

🏁 Course Information

• Course: America’s Fastest 5k, START – South Lot Westfield State University – FINISH – Elm St in downtown Westfield.
• Certification: (USATF Certified Course MA13002JK)

🏆 Awards and Prize Money

• Overall Men and Women Finishers: Prize money awarded via Order of Finish Gun Time.
• 1st Place: $300: 2nd Place: $200: 3rd Place: $100
• Age Group Winners: Men’s and Women’s Age Group Winners 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70+: Prize money awarded via Net Time.
• Westfield Resident Prize: 1st Place – $100, 2nd Place – $50, 3rd Place – $25

📅 Fitness Expo and Pickup

• Date: Friday May 16, 2025
• Time: 3:00PM – 7:00PM
• Location: Blessed Sacrament Parish Hall – 127 Holyoke Road – Westfield MA 01085

🎊 Post Race Party

• Event: A Block Party will be held in Downtown Westfield, near the Finish Line Area.

💰 Entry Fee Schedule

• $30: Feb 15, 2025 - Feb 28, 2025
• $35: Mar 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025
• $40: Apr 1, 2025 – Apr 30, 2025
• $45: May 1, 2025 – May 17, 2025: $15: Junior Walk (middle school age and younger): Entry Fees are non-refundable.

📜 Eligibility for Prize Money

• Requirements: All individual prize money winners must have a valid US Social Security Number or valid US Federal Tax ID Number.
• Tax Implications: Any earnings in excess of $600 will receive an IRS Form 1099.
• Eligibility Impact: By taking prize money, you may lose your eligibility to compete as a High School and College athlete (please check with your athletic dept).
• Award Distribution: No Awards will be handed out on Race Day: we will e-mail you a Prize Money Form the week after the race.

🔗 More Information

• Race URL: Run Westfield 5k