Be Happy Road Race

🏃‍♂️ Join Us for a Great Cause

Join Team Be Happy & Lindsay's Legacy Foundation for the 7th Annual running of the Be Happy Road Race through the historic town of Windsor, CT!

💰 Support Innovative Cancer Research

• Impact: To date we have raised and donated over $100,000 to The Lindsay's Legacy Foundation Fund to support clinical trial research.
• Mission: All donations made support Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center’s mission to pursue the latest advances in cancer research.
• Participant Fees: One hundred percent (100%) of participant registration fees are donated to this research.
• Availability: Your help enables innovative cancer treatments and therapies to be made available to patients with devastating diagnoses.

🏆 Exciting Cash Prizes!

• 2025 Prizes: We are excited to announce that prize money continues in 2025!!!
• Categories: Cash awards for the top 3 overall male and female finishers in the in-person 5K and 10K.
• Participation: You can only participate in one event.
• Age Groups: Awards for Female 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Male 1st, 2nd, 3rd.

👕 Registration Perks

• Race Shirt: All participants that register for 5K/10K will receive our signature 2025 BE HAPPY race t-shirt.
• Finisher Medal: All participants who finish the 5K/10K will also get a custom "BE HAPPY" finisher medal.
• Kid’s Medal: Kid's fun run runners will get a “fun run” medal after crossing the finish line.
• Times: Kid's 1K begins at 7:30 a.m., 5K and 10K at 8:00 a.m.

🏙️ Race Details

• Course: The 5K and 10K races will begin with a double loop through the vibrant development at the Villages at Poquonock.
• USATF Certified: The courses are USATF certified: 5K course CT20007JHP / 10K course CT20006JHP.
• Chip Timed: These races will be chip timed with cash prizes awarded for male and female overall winners.
• Awards: Divisional awards will also be given to winners in different age divisions.

🌍 Virtual Participation Options

• Events: You can register for one of 3 virtual events: 5K, 10K, or the Race for Hope Challenge.
• Flexibility: Run your miles at home on a treadmill or out in the streets of your choice.
• Results Submission: Use the provided link to upload your results after completing your miles.
• Race Packets: Virtual participants will have their race packets mailed to them after registration closes.

📅 Important Dates

Details regarding bib mailing date cutoffs and early packet pickup will be announced closer to race day.

🔗 More Information

For more details, visit our official race page.