The Rotary Club of Sturbridge has announced that its popular TREK Sturbridge Halloween 5K, 1K and Fun Walk will return on Sunday, October 30, 2022, according to club president and race director Klaus Hachfeld.The family-friendly event includes a couple of timed races and other activities, including a timed 5K Trail Run, a 5K Trail Fun Walk on the same 5K trail, with an official start time of 10 a.m.
Registration is now available on the RaceWire website at https://racewire.com/register.php?id=13070.
A timed 1K Road Race for pre-teens (12 years & under) will start at 9:30 a.m. and finish at the same location as the 5K Race, but it will be a road race, making it accessible to persons with a disability.
"Halloween costumes are very much encouraged," says Hachfeld. "They added so much fun to last year's event."
These activities will again be held at the Old Sturbridge Village Education Center on Old Sturbridge Village Road and will use the well-groomed Arbutus Park Trail in the Leadmine Mountain Conservation Lands for the 5K Race and Fun Walk. Parking will be available in the Education Center lot.
Pre-registration is now available on the RaceWire website at https://racewire.com/register.php?id=13070. On-site registration will also be available starting at 8 a.m. The first 20 1K racers and the first 150 5K racers to register will get a free TREK Sturbridge Halloween 5K & Fun Walk tee shirt.
Free organized games for younger children, a costume parade, and relay races will begin at 9 AM at the Education Center. No pre-registration is required for these activities.
The Trek Sturbridge Halloween 5K and Fun Walk is a Sturbridge Rotary Club fundraiser, with all profits going to local student scholarships and other community needs projects. For additional information, visit the Sturbridge Rotary Club website at https://sturbridgerotary.com/or email the race director at laserklaus@gmail.com.