The running season is fast upon us.  And RunBelfast 2023 is your answer to satisfying that need to get outside and move your feet and feel the wind in your face.  This sixth season of RunBelfast offers the five events listed below:  four old favorites and one new event.  Paces for PAWS and Run Wild! will be held on the Belfast Rail Trail:   Paces for PAWS will start at the Depot at the far end of the trail, while Run Wild! is considering having its start/finish on Front Street at Marshall Wharf.  Both are fairly flat, out-and-back courses.  The Rotary Bug Run offers a fairly flat course that includes a few gentle hills, shaded neighborhoods, a stretch along the waterfront, and the Armistice Foot Bridge across the Passagassawakeag River.  The Lions Ghostly Gallop will be staged out of Belfast Area High School with a course that winds through scenic Belfast neighborhoods.  Please note that the Bug Run is held the Saturday during Harbor Fest festivities.  And the YMCA run, while still being finalized, will use the cross country trails out behind Troy Howard Middle School.  So come join us, either for one or more or even all our events . . .

 

• Paces for PAWS 5K and 1 Mile Walk, June 3

• Centers for Wildlife Studies Run Wild! 5K, July 22 (New event)

• Belfast Rotary Bug Run 5K, August 19

• Waldo County YMCA, September 23 (date may change)

• Lions Ghostly Gallop 5K, October 28

 

The series is supported by the City of Belfast Parks & Recreation Department. 

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                                             SERIES REGISTRATION 

Runners have the option to sign up for the RunBelfast series of runs . . . There will be a special sign-up sheet available during pre-registration for the Paces for PAWS 5K the morning of June 3 for individuals who plan to run all five RunBelfast events . . . By completing the sheet, signing the waiver, and paying a fee of $100, an individual will be registered for all five runs and be eligible for any run related goodies . . .