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

🏃‍♂️ Race Schedule

• 5-Mile Walk: This event will start at 8:30AM.
• 5 Mile Race: This event will start at 9:00AM.
• Kids 100 Yard Dash: This event will start at 8:45AM.

💖 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 is 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 Freddie Blair's Education Fund and the Nahant American Legion Scholarship Fund.

🏞️ 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 Course: http://youtu.be/1Qol2EHvKmc

👕 T-Shirts

T-shirts to all registrants (run or walk). Virtual participants will have t-shirts mailed.

🎉 Post-Race Party

There will be an awards ceremony and post-race party hosted at the American Legion at the Nahant Life Saving Station.

🚗 Parking

On Race Day parking is only in the designated Lowlands Parking lot across the street from the Lifesaving Station. There is absolutely no on-street parking in Nahant. Please follow the signs to the designated parking lot.

🎫 Bib Pick Up

Bib pickup is the morning of the race, please plan accordingly. Bib pickup starts at 8am at the Nahant Life Saving Station: 96 Nahant Road Nahant, MA 01908.

📍 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 left (big white building on the beach).

🏆 Awards

Awards to the top finishers in each age group.

For additional details, visit the race page: HOOMPA Nickel 5 Mile Road Race.