About

Entry Fee:

$30 pre-entry before September 15, 2025, $25 race-day entry; children in the fourth grade or younger are free (but still must be pre-registered or register the day of the race and an adult must sign a waiver)

Distance:

5K, with a 2 mile fitness walk option 

Prizes:

Awards will be handed out at the end of the race for age group winners.  Swag bags will be handed out at the end to children completing the race.

Facilities:

Parking on the grounds of FGH at Horne Street School & on the streets around the school. Port-a-potties are available on site.

Directions:

Francis G. Hopkins Elementary at Horne Street School

78 Horne Street, Dover, NH 03820

From the North: Take the Spaulding Turnpike / Rt. 16 to Exit 9, marked to Somersworth. At the end of the ramp, turn right. Go ½ mile to the second light, and turn right onto Central Avenue / Route 9. Go ½ mile (Walgreens on your right) and turn right onto Glenwood Avenue. Go 100 yards and take your second left, Horne Street. The school is ¼ mile down on the right.

Beneficiary:

Race proceeds benefit the FGH at Horne Street School Parent-Teacher Group.