The 10th Annual Great Bay 5K Race, Walk & Kids Fun Run
Saturday, October 25, 2008 9:00am Rain or shine!
Fast course; long-sleeve t-shirts; great post-race eats; cash & merchandise prizes!
The 2007 GB5K winners: Wilson Perez (in blue), and Jennifer Donovan
REGISTRATION FOR THE 2008 GREAT BAY 5K IS OPEN!
The 2007 was the largest Great Bay 5K ever, with over 800 registered entrants. We thank all those who came out to run and walk the race, and to support the non-profit Great Bay Stewards and the Great Bay Discovery Center. In a time of declining federal and state financial support, the success of fund-raisers like the Great Bay 5K become even more significant.
Now its time to look forward to the 2008 Great Bay 5K - the 10th anniversary edition of this race! Here are the race details:
The 5K is a point-to-point race that starts at the Great Bay Community College on Rt. 33 in Stratham, NH, and finishes at the Great Bay Discovery Center on Depot Road in Greenland. (Click here to download a course map.)
Registration: Click here for on-line registration. Click here to download a mail-in registration form. This year's race is limited to 1,000 entrants.
Race Day Registration Schedule: 7:30am to 8:45am at the Great Bay Community College. The 5K starts at 9:00 sharp in the parking lot of the College.
Packet Pick-Up: 12:00pm to 6:00pm on Friday, October 24 at the Hugh Gregg Coastal Conservation Center, part of the Great Bay Discovery Center. This is pick-up only - registration will not be available here.
The FREE Fun Run is open to children ages 2-10. The run distance is approximately 200 yards on a looped, trail course at the Great Bay Discovery Center. The Fun Run starts at 9:50 (after the 5K). All children in the race will receive race numbers and prizes. There is no fee for the Fun Run, but participating children must have an entry form completed for them.
This is the final race in the 2008 Seacoast Road Race Series. Anyone who completes 6 of the 8 Seacoast Series races (including at least one 10K) will earn a coveted Series jacket. However, you must register for the Seacoast Series by July 31 to qualify. Click here for complete information on the Seacoast Road Race Series.
Scoring: This year's GB5K will use the ChampionChip system for more efficient timing. All entrants will receive a Chip to wear on their shoe in the race. There will be a "gun" start, and timing mats at the finish line. You MUST return your Chip immediately after the race, or you will be charged a $35 replacement fee. Granite State Race Services will score the race, and will post the results on Cool Running the day after the race. Click here for last year's results.
Entry fee: The entry fee is $17 for those who
register on line or postmark their mail-in entries on or before
October 3. After October 3, all entries are $20. Only those registered on or before October 3 are guaranteed long-sleeve race t-shirts. Shirts will be given to later registrants while supplies last.
Trade-up to a moisture-wicking shirt: Get a long-sleeve 100% polyester (like Coolmax) race shirt instead of a cotton shirt by checking the MOISTURE-WICKING SHIRT TRADE-UP box on your entry form, and adding $10 to your entry fee. This offer is only available to those who register on or before October 3.
Awards: 1st Place (M/F) - $200; 2nd Place (M/F) - $150; 3rd Place (M/F) - $100; New Course Record (M/F) - $100; Age group winners (top 3, M/F, non-duplicating) will receive trophies or merchandise/gift certificates. Age groups: 14 & under; 15-20; 21-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-60; 70+. Teams; male, female, mixed - each team may have an unlimited number of members, but only the top 3 times will count (including at least 1 female on "mixed" teams).
MacKenzie Mile: $50 to the first runners (M/F) to reach the 1-mile mark (and who finish the race at a pace similar to their 1-mile pace).
Costume Contest: $27.13 will be awarded for the best male and best female costumes in th 5K. Spooky prizes will be awarded for the best male and female costumes in the Fun Run. You MUST be present at the Awards Ceremony to win a Costume contest prize.
Clothes Van: A van will be available to take your extra clothes from the Start area to the Finish area. Clothes bags will be available near the Registration area, or you can use your own bag. We cannot be responsible for your clothing or valuables, so be careful about what you leave in the van.
Refreshments and Awards Ceremony: Plenty of tasty post-race treats will be available just past the finish line. The awards ceremony, following the completion of the 5K and Fun Run (at approximately 10:15), will be held in the Hugh Gregg Coastal Conservation Center at the Great Bay Discovery Center (at the far end of the parking lot from the finish line). Once again this year, Open Window will be playing some great music following the race.
Shuttle Bus: There will be a bus, after the race, that will take entrants and their families back to the parking lot at the Start area. The bus will pick people up at about the 3-mile mark, near the stop sign on Depot Rd.
Sponsors:Our sponsors donate or help to pay for all the goods and services necessary to hold the Great Bay 5k so that all of your entry fees can go to benefit the Great Bay Stewards and the Great Bay Discovery Center. SPRAGUE ENERGY has generously been our lead sponsor since the the first race in 1999; New England Printing Corp has donated the printing of our entry forms since the first race in 1999; Coca-Cola; Durham Market Place; Exeter Area New Car Dealer's Association; Federal Savings Bank; Hilton Garden Inn of Portsmouth.
