Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events

6/27 Stratton Faxon Fairfield Road Races

7/21 Citizens Bank Not Your Typical 5K and Kids Run

Wednesday Evening
July 21, 2010

Citizens Bank, The Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Business District, YMCA and Oddfellows Playhouse are sponsoring a unique family oriented festival and road race. The festival features live music by Avenue Groove, Oddfellows street performers, ARTFARM's Circus for a Fragile Planet, moonwalk, giant slide and extended hours at Kidcity Children's Museum. Throughout the event, music and dancing entertainment will be provided by the All in Band.

The course is certified. Click here for course map.

Race day Schedule (Citizens Bank, Main St.) - Wednesday, July 21, 2010

4:30 – 6:30 p.m.	Raceday Registration & Packet Pickup
6:30 p.m.	½ mile Kids Fun Run
6:45 p.m.	5K Road Race
7:00 – 8 p.m.	Post race snack
7:30 p.m	Awards

Tech T-shirts to the first 500 5K entrants. The first 150 participants in the Kids Run will receive t-shirts. Showers will be available after the race at the Middlesex County YMCA. All participants are invited to enjoy our post race snack, live music, street performers and awards ceremony.

Race Benefits

Receiving donations from recent races were the Northern Middlesex Habitat for Humanity, the YMCA of Northern Middlesex County, Middlesex Chamber of Commerce Mentor Program, Amazing Grace, Art Farm, Middlesex Bike Club, Kiwanis Club, Oddfellows Playhouse, Warm the Children and the Ed Gorecki Memorial Fund.

Corporate Team Competition

Winning team gets to display the Pratt & Whitney Team trophy until next year's race. Teams can be of unlimited size - three fastest runners determine team time. Fastest team time wins. Companies can enter an unlimited number of teams. Team members must work for the organization. Applications must be sent together with a team roster. Prize for fastest team.

Awards top three race finishers in each division. Divisions are Men & Women, 12 & under, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+ and Wheelchair. The first male and female Middletown resident also receive awards. All finishers of the Kids Run will receive ribbons.

Sponsor Support - Without sponsorship support this event would not be possible. We would like to thank all our sponsors for their support. Without the support of our largest supporters (linked below), this event would not be possible.

Citizens Bank

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Directions:

From Hartford: Take I-91 South to Exit 22 (left exit) onto Route 9 South. Follow Route 9 for about 5 Miles. Take right at 2nd light (Washington St/Route 66). Left at 1st light onto Main Street.

From Old Saybrook: Take I-95 North to exit 69 onto Route 9 North (towards Middletown). Follow Route 9 about 25 miles. Take left at Route 66/Washington Street exit (1st light on Route 9). Left at 1st light onto Main Street.

From New York/New Haven: Take I-95 North to I-91N. Take exit 18 onto Route 66 East (becomes Washington Street). Continue on Route 66 for about 6 miles until you see the "Welcome to Middletown" sign on the green to your right. Continue for 4 lights (just past KidCity Museum) At 4th light take right onto Main Street.

Parking:

From Hartford or Old Saybrook: Route 9 north or south to exit 15. Take immediate left after railroad tracks onto DeKoven Drive. First right onto Court Street. Parking available at municipal lot immediately past courthouse or, if full, cross Main Street and parking available in Middlesex Mutual lot, also on Court Street.

From points west: Take Route 66 east. At Veteran's Green go right on High Street and left on College Street. Cross Broad Street. Parking is available in Middlesex Mutual lot on left.

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