HOOMPA Nickel 5 Miler Road Race, 5-Mile Walk, & 1 Mile Kids Fun Run - In Memory of Bobbie-Jo Blair

The American Legion at the Nahant Life Saving Station, Nahant MA

Saturday, September 6th, 2025

🏃‍♂️ Race Overview

Date: September 6, 2025
Location: The American Legion at the Nahant Life Saving Station, Nahant, MA
5-Mile Walk Start Time: 8:30 AM
5-Mile Race Start Time: 9:00 AM

❤️ Dedication

This road race is proudly sponsored by the Nahant American Legion Post 215 & honorably dedicated to former Hoompa Nickel Road Race Director, Bobbie-Jo Blair. Her love for her husband Brian and son Freddie, and the Town of Nahant was endless. Her passion for running and helping the Nahant American Legion to re-launch the Hoompa Nickel Road Race was infectious. She brought happiness and laughter everywhere she went. She will be deeply missed by her family and friends but she will be a part of our lives forever. The funds raised with this 2024 running of the Hoompa Nickel Road Race effort will benefit the Nahant American Legion Welfare Committee whose mission is to support veterans and families during illnesses or other special needs. This will include Freddie's education.

🏖️ Course Description

The breathtaking HOOMPA Nickel Road Race course flows along 5 miles of coastal beauty, with long stretches of mild uphills and downhills scattered throughout the coastal outline of Nahant. There are however a couple of hills to challenge you including the HOOMPA Hill at mile two, a lactic acid-burning sea creature that turns most legs into jellyfish, and then the final uphill located on Ocean Street at Mile four which truly tests your endurance. The last mile, once you catch your breath is an ego-building body surfing downhill to the historic Nahant Life Saving Station finish line. This is truly a local classic!

View this race course at: http://youtu.be/1Qol2EHvKmc

👕 T-Shirts

T-Shirts for Registrants: T-shirts to all registrants (run or walk) registering before August 16th, 2025.

🎉 Post-Race Party

There will be an awards ceremony and post-race party hosted at the American Legion at the Nahant Life Saving Station. The post-party will begin immediately after the 5-mile race.

🅿️ Parking

Pre-Race Parking: Parking is available at the Lifesaving Station during bib pick/registration on Friday evening (5-8 PM).
Race Day Parking: On Race Day parking is only in the designated Lowlands Parking lot across the street from the Lifesaving Station.
On-Street Parking: There is absolutely no on-street parking in Nahant. Please follow the signs to the designated parking lot.

📋 Registration and Packet Pick Up

Avoid the delays and pick up your race numbers the evening before the race. Location: The American Legion at the Nahant Life Saving Station: 96 Nahant Road Nahant, MA 01908 on Friday, September 5, 2023 from 6 PM-8 PM.

🗺️ Directions

From Boston: 1A north to Nahant/Lynn rotary, bear right towards Nahant. NLSS is on the left (big white building on the beach). Blue American Legion sign in front of the building.
From all points West: To Lynn, MA follow route 129 to the ocean, proceed south to Nahant/Lynn rotary, bear right towards Nahant, NLSS is on the left (big white building on the beach).