Run Westfield - Flat Fast 5k

🏁 Race Date

• Date: Saturday – May 17, 2025
• Time: 1:00PM

👕 T-Shirt Deadline

• Registration: You must register by April 26, 2025 to receive a T-Shirt.

🏃‍♂️ Course

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

🏆 Awards / Prize Money

• Overall Finishers: Men and Women (prize money awarded via Order of Finish Gun Time)
• 1st Place: $300
• 2nd Place: $200
• 3rd Place: $100

🏅 Age Group Awards

• Categories: Winners of Men’s and Women’s Age Group 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70+
• 1st Place: $100
• 2nd Place: $50
• 3rd Place: $25

🏘️ Westfield Resident Awards

• Prize Money: For Men and Women (prize money awarded via Net Time)
• 1st Place: $100
• 2nd Place: $50
• 3rd Place: $25

📅 Fitness Expo and Bib 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

🚶‍♂️ Junior Walk Entry Fee

• $15: Junior Walk (middle school age and younger)
• Note: 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.
• IRS Form: Any earnings in excess of $600 will receive an IRS Form 1099.
• Check Eligibility: By taking prize money, you may lose your eligibility to compete as a High School and College athlete (please check with your athletic dept).
• Awards: No Awards will be handed out on Race Day: a Prize Money Form will be emailed after the race.

🔗 Race Information

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