While I didn’t run the Schofield 5K this year, I did nearly run into it. I was on my way to play basketball at the Ouellet Field playground on Sunday morning, and just as I was about to turn on to Cedar Street I saw the throngs lining up at the starting line. Oh yeah, the race…
I skedaddled and found another way to the court on the other side of the starting line, allowing the runners and walkers to make their way across the hilly course on the cloudy-then-sunny Sunday morning.
Wellesley’s Greg Caiazzo finished first in a time of 20 minutes, with Yimei Huang outpacing all female runners to repeat as the women’s champ in 20:27. Full race results here.
When I circled back after my basketball game to take a few photos, the prize announcer was surrounded by kids eager to get their medals, while other youngsters bounced around on giant Fun Fair inflatables set up on the Schofield Elementary School field.
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Schofield Elementary School invites all runners to the 5K Road Race and Fun Fair on Sunday, June 2nd. Registration and Check-in begin at 8:00am, and race time is at 9:30am sharp. The Kids Fun Run follows at 10:30am. The fantastic fair on the school playground goes from 10:45am – 12:45pm. For the past 25 years, adults, teens, and children alike have enjoyed running the 5K Schofield Road Race, a USATF certified challenging course, featuring three main hills and finishing on a downhill. The Road Race is unique in that all ages can participate at the same time, with many families training together in the weeks leading up to the event. On race day they start on Cedar Street and run side by side along the shady, tree-lined streets in the Poets’ Corner neighborhood of Wellesley finishing back at Schofield to enjoy the children’s fun run around the field and fun fair. T-shirts included for the first 300 registrants. Registration fee is $30. Proceeds benefit the Schofield PTO.