Strides For Scholars

🏃‍♂️ Race Overview

The Strides For Scholars point-to-point, downhill course is the fastest 5K in Connecticut. Set a new PR!

🕖 Registration Details

• Time: Registration and Packet Pickup starts at 7:30 AM.
• Location: Takes place at Union Elementary School, 18 Kinney Hollow RD, Union, CT.
• Event Start: The 5K Run and 2-Mile Walk will take place at Union School, going off at 9:00 AM.
• Parking: There is plenty of parking on site.

🏞️ The 5K Run

• Course: Will start at the school and proceed down Kinney Hollow Rd for 3.1 miles through the scenic Yale Forest.
• Shuttle Service: There will be a shuttle bus at the finish line to transport runners back to the school.
• Fast Course: This is among the fastest 5K courses in the state, perfect for a PR.
• Prizes: T-shirts for the first 100 runners/walkers registered by April 1st, 2025.

🚶‍♀️ The 2-Mile Walk

• Course: Will also start at the school and proceed down Kinney Hill Rd for one mile.
• Turnaround: Walkers will turn around at the one-mile mark and return to the school.

🎓 Scholarship Fund

Proceeds from this race go to the Union School Association Scholarship Foundation. Since the first scholarship was awarded in 1995, scholarships have been awarded annually to graduating high school seniors. Donations to the USASF can be made directly to the scholarship fund via RunSignUp.

🔗 More Information

For more details, visit the race page: Strides For Scholars.