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Annual Paul E. White road race set for Saturday

Now in its 31st year as a summer tradition on the Upper Cape, the Paul E. White Memorial Road Race will be run on Saturday July 12 through the streets of North Falmouth starting at 1o a.m.

The 4.61-mile course starts and ends on Chester Street between the North Falmouth library and the new Megansett Park.  Runners will encounter three "moderate" hills, according to the race website, the last being the longest and "right before the finish line."

Race-day entry fee is $20, T-shirts cost $15 and post-race refreshments of fruit and spring water (free). The number of entrants will be limited to 600 and the race will be held regardless of weather.

Trophies will be awarded to the first, second and third overall male and female finishers and medallions will be awarded to the first male and female runners in eight age divisions and wheelchair competitors.

The annual pasta fest preceding the race will be held tomorrow, Friday July 11 at 5  p.m. at the Royal Megansett Nursing and Retirement Home, 209 County Road, North Falmouth. Runners who have already registered through the race website eat for free; for those not running, the cost is $5 for adults, $3 for kids under 10. The meal is sponsored by the Royal Health Group and the Mamary family and features musical entertainment, door prizes and gifts. The meal ends at 7 p.m but the music continues until 9:30 p.m.

Proceeds from the race benefit the North Falmouth Village Association's non-profit activities including youth and elder programs, dinner meetings and scholarships.

(The photo shows race organizers helping out at a previous pasta fest; photo credit, www.paulwhiteroadrace.org)

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Plans underway for Mighty Meehan 5K run/walk cancer research fundraiser

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he first annual Mighty Meehan 5K Run/Walk to benefit the Turlough Meehan Research Foundation will be held on Sunday Sept. 14 at 10 a.m., starting and ending at West Dennis Beach.

The foundation is a non-profit organization founded in conjunction with the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund in memory of Turlough (pronounced "Tur-lock") Meehan, who was born a year ago Monday and diagnosed five weeks later with a rare form of cancer, infant Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (infant ALL).  The baby died on Dec. 18 after undergoing five months of intensive treatment at Children's Hospital in Boston.

"The mission of this foundation is to support new research to find a cure for this horrible disease," Turlough's parents, Phelin Meehan and Amanda-Clare Cunningham, write in a letter accompanying the registration form for the race. Donations to the foundation "will enable the doctors and scientists at Dana-Farber to focus their efforts in the lab finding a cure for this disease rather than spending their valuable time raising money to fund their research. It is our goal to raise $100,000 or more over the next five years to help find a cure for this disease."

The registration fee for the 5K run/walk is $18 per person, $50 per family; $20 per person on the day of the race, $55 per family. Registration forms are available at this link.

To give a donation, please make the check payable to the Turlough Meehan Research Foundation, P.O. Box 638, Hyannisport 02647.

For more information, contact Dan O'Connell at dpoconnell@comcast.net.

(The photo shows Turlough with his father, Phelin Meehan, a Dennis firefighter, and mother Amanda-Clare; photo credit, www.blognetnews.com)

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Run/Walk for the arts in South Yarmouth on June 14

The Cultural Center of Cape Cod holds its sixth annual Run/Walk for the Arts on Saturday June 14 starting at 9 a.m. for the walk and 9:30 a.m. for the 5-kilometer (3.1 miles) race.

The events are described on the race application as "a professionally timed 5K run through scenic Bass River, a non-competitive 5K walk, and a fun run for kids under 10." All start from the center at 307 Old Main St. in South Yarmouth.

The entry fee is $15 before the day of the race, $18 day of, and $1 for kids taking part in the fun run. Participants who bring $50 and more in pledges to the center will have their entry fee waived.

Prizes will be awarded for top male and female finalists by age category and all children entering the fun run will receive a medal.

The first 100 runner and walkers to register will receive a free T-shirt, which will also be available for sale on the day of the race.

(The photo is of the center; photo credit, www.cultural-center.org)

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First of three triathlons to be held in Centerville

Registrations are still being accepted for the Hyannis Sprint 1 Triathlon, a combination quarter-mile swim, 10-mile cycling competition and 3.5-mile road race scheduled for Saturday June 14.

The event is a bit of a misnomer because none of its three components will actually take place in Hyannis. The swimming competition is at Craigville Beach in Centerville, the cycling course is a 10-mile loop to Osterville and back, and the road race stays within Centerville.

The June 14 mid-Cape triathlon will be followed by another in Falmouth on July 20 and the third of the summer on the Cape returning to Craigville Beach on Sept. 6. All three are part of the New England Triathlon Tour.

The competition starts early, at 7 a.m, and its field will be limited to 850 participants. "In our attempt for an on-time start, those not registered by 6:45 a.m. on race morning may be turned away!", warns the event website. "No dogs allowed on site!!!"

Those planning to compete in the triathlon can register at Craigville Beach on Friday June 13 from 5-7 p.m. or the next morning on the day of the competition from 5:15 to 6:45 a.m. Entry fees cost $50 for those age 17 and younger, $65 for 18 and older and $90 for relay teams.

The three triathlons are being coordinated by Time Out! Productions of Plymouth. For more info, contact Time Out's Rich Havens at 508-224-3601 or info@timeoutproductions.com.

(The photo shows the start of the swim competition during the 2005 triathlon at Craigville Beach; photo credit, http://jessig.mit.edu/jmegroup/Group/PTR/Hyannis_Sprint_I.htm)

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Annual 5K race coming up in Buzzards Bay

The third annual Run Around the Bay 5K will be held in Buzzards Bay on Sunday May 25 at 10 a.m., as organized by the Buzzards Bay Village Association.

The 3.1-mile course starts at the railroad station and proceeds northeasterly along the canal service road (yes, on the B'Bay side of the canal), turns left at Old Main Street, left again at Main Street, back past the train station and ending at the main administration building of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy.

Registration costs $15 up to May 23, $20 after; follow this link for an entry form. Return forms by fax at 508-759-5032 or by snail mail to Liz Dean, assistant vice president, Sovereign Bank, Buzzards Bay 02532.

Registration on the day of the race will be held at the gazebo in town park as of 8 a.m.

(photo credit, www.buzzardsbayvillageassociation.org)

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Entry deadline approaches for Falmouth Road Race

Less than 10 days to go to register for Cape Cod's premiere annual running event, the 7.1-mile Falmouth Road Race (OK, the "CIGNA Falmouth Road Race"), scheduled for an almost certain sweltering Sunday Aug. 10 at 10 a.m.

"Race applications must be mailed and received in the race post office box by May 15," according to the race website.  A list of runners whose entries are accepted will be posted at the site by June 20. Instructions on picking up numbers will follow via email by July 20; runners will receive their numbers at race headquarters, the Gus Canty Recreation Center on Main Street in Falmouth, in the last few days before the race.

This year's entry form can be filled out on your computer if you have Adobe 8.0 or higher.

CIGNA Group Insurance is returning as lead sponsor, with its financial support the basis for including the company in the title of the race.

Race officials are advising runners of a "maximum finishing time" of 84 minutes. "Because of extreme traffic congestion in Falmouth on race day, we must reopen the roads to vehicular traffic as soon as possible," the race website states. "If you cannot complete the race at 12 minutes per mile pace (84 minutes), we ask that you not enter. The roads along the route will be opened after the 12-minute-milers have passed and the race will be officially over at 11:45 a.m."

(The photo shows Khalid Khannouchi of Morocco, at left, surging toward the finish line in the 1999 race against Kenya's John Korir; photo credit, Marathon Foto)

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Annual Highland Lighthouse run/walk planned for May 24

Plans are underway for the 4th annual Highland Lighthouse Ocean-to-the-Bay 5-mile run/walk scheduled for Saturday May 24 at 9 a.m.

Entry fees are $15 for adults, $10 for those age 18 and younger; free T-shirts to the first 100 registrants.

Registration forms are available at the lighthouse, 27 Lighthouse Road, North Truro, or by following this link. Race numbers may be picked up at the lighthouse on Friday May 23 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Free tours of the lighthouse will be given on the day of the race to all wearing race numbers.

(The photo shows the start of last year's race; photo credit, www.trurohistorical.org)

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Annual Irish Village 5-miler set for May 10

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lans are underway for the eight annual Cape Cod Irish Village 5-mile road race on Saturday May 10 at 11 a.m. in West Yarmouth.
 
The course, described as scenic, flat, well-marked and stocked with plenty of water stops, starts and ends at the Cape Cod Irish Village, 512 Main St.

The race is an annual fundraiser for Yarmouth firefighters' Local 2122, whose members donate the proceeds to local sports, charities and scholarships.

Cash prizes will be awarded to the first male and female runners and trophies given to winners by age division. A post-race party will be held with raffle, children's activities, live Irish music and food for runners. The Irish Village Motel is offering a special rate for those registered to run in the race.

Registration costs $10 until May 6, $15 on the day of the race, with registration that day starting at 9:30 a.m. All runners who register by May 6 receive a free T-shirt. Follow this link for a registration form.

This year's race will be the first time the event has been part of the New England Runner Pub Series.

For more information, contact race director Kevin Enright at 508-958-8110 or racedirector@yarmouthfire.com.

(The photo shows runners finishing a previous Cape Cod Irish Village race; photo credit, yarmouthfire.com)

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Defending champ wins annual Seagull Six in Woods Hole

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orth Eastham's Joe Navas once again dominated the field in the annual Seagull Six road race in Woods Hole yesterday, finishing nearly two minutes ahead of the second-place runner.

The 37-year-old defending champ finished the hilly 5.74-mile course in 30:35 while Geof Newton, 40, of Yarmouthport crossed the line in 32:32, finishing second as he did last year. Third place overall was Ken Gartner, 47, of West Falmouth in 35:20.

Among women the first two runners finished only 11 seconds apart - Kathleen Colleran, 45, of Seattle crossed the finish line first in 42:27, just ahead of Molly Hutt, 33, of East Falmouth in 42:38. Third was East Sandwich's Polly Papsadore, 43, in 44:17 (follow this link for overall results). 

The race was run an a "raw and overcast day with a steady wind from the northeast and occasional sprinkles of rain," according to an account at coolrunning.com by Courtney Bird of the Falmouth Track Club, which has organized the race since 1978.

The field number 162 at the start and 150 runners finished. A 2.5-mile non-competitive walk was also held. Proceeds from the race and walk benefit breast cancer prevention programs in Falmouth and running programs at Falmouth High School.

Sponsoring the race were the Lawrence Lynch Corporation, Falmouth Podiatry, Falmouth Physical Therapy, and the Captain Kidd restaurant and bar in Woods Hole.

(The photo shows an unidentified multi-generational running family at last year's race; photo credit, www.falmouthtrackclub.org)

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5K run-walk set for April 19 from West Dennis Beach

The Robert Stone Memorial 5-K Run-Walk Road Race, a 3.1 mile jaunt from West Dennis Beach, will be held Saturday April 19 at 10 a.m.

The course is described as "flat and fast" from the beach off Davis Beach Road. Entry fee is $10 plus 10 non-perishable food items for the Harwich Food Pantry.

A post-race party with awards and a raffle will be held at the Lost Dog Restaurant, routes 134 and 6A, East Dennis.

For more info, call 508-385-6125 or send an email to gene@capecodalarm.com.

(photo credit, http://cozybeach.com)

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