East Andover Village Preschool Everyday Heroes 5K

East Andover Village Preschool Everyday Heroes 5K

Date: May 17, 2026

Location: 776 Franklin Highway, Andover, NH

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About Us

• Introduction: If you haven’t heard of our little “school on the hill,” let us introduce ourselves.
• Program: We have an amazing, non-profit preschool program for children ages 3-5 years old living in Andover and the surrounding area.
• Activities: As you can imagine our days are filled with excitement, exploration, observations, and experimentation!
• Mission: It takes an awful lot of learning tools and supplies to keep up with our preschoolers and that is where we hope to have you become a part of our mission to develop our children’s love for learning!

Theme and Costumes

• Theme: Our theme is Everyday Heroes to honor those who work hard to help keep our world going on a day-to-day basis.
• Examples: Examples are police officers, firemen, doctors, teachers, military personnel, and anyone else you consider an Everyday Hero in your life.
• Costumes: We would like to encourage racers to dress up in costumes for the race to honor the people who you feel help keep our communities thriving.
• Kids' Participation: Kids are also encouraged to dress as their heroes! They can be creative as they want, whether their hero is a firefighter, Superman, or Chase from Paw Patrol!

Local Heroes Recognition

• Event: We are excited to be able to recognize our local heroes at the East Andover Fire Station.
• Touch a Truck: We will be hosting a touch-a-truck event with both a fire truck and police cruiser.
• Vehicles: This provides people with an up-close look at the vehicles our local everyday heroes use.

Race Details

• Events: We will have a 5K walk/run, a 1 mile run for kids ages 6 to 10, and a fun run for kids ages 5 and under.
• Packet Pickup: Racers can begin arriving at 9:00 A.M. to pick up your packets that will contain your bib and t-shirt.
• Race Schedule: Race day will begin with the kids fun run around 9:15, followed by the kids one mile race, and then the 5K will officially begin at 9:30.
• Route: The race will begin on the Northern Rail Trail in front of the East Andover fire station, continuing down the rail trail towards Agony Hill Rd.

Course Information

• Course Description: Runners will turn slight right onto Agony Hill Rd and follow that road until you see a sign on the left to cut through a small clearing in the woods, back to the rail trail.
• Finish Line: Follow the trail back to the finish line.

Post-Race Activities

• Activities: There will be activities for the kids to participate in after they have completed the 1 mile race and fun run.