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The funnest race all year happens Sunday April 12, 2026 at Brookline High where we will have a 5K, 1K, and Kid Fun Runs!

Join us for a spring morning of running, playing, and celebrating Brookline. Whether you’re chasing a PR, running your first race, or cheering on little runners, this event is designed to be fun, welcoming, and well run.

The day includes a chip timed 5K, a youth 1K, and short distance fun runs for kids on grass at Brookline High School, plus a kids activity zone, vendors, and community partners. This race is in rain or shine.

Race Details

Location: Start and finish will be at Brookline High School

Activity Zone: On the field on Cypress Street we will have a variety of games and activities to keep the day fun. We will move the fun indoors in the event of rain.

Kids Fun Runs: For ages 8 and younger we will have age based races on the grass field at Brookline High

Course Description

We will have a 5K route and a shorter 1K route. Each race will start on Davis Street at Brookline High School. Runners will turn onto Cypress Street and then turn left onto Harvard Ave. At TJ Maxx runners will turnaround to head back down Harvard to the finish line on Davis Street.

About the Program

The Needham Track Club Spring Track Program is open to children age 4-14. The program meets on Sundays from April 12 – June 14, 2026 at DeFazio Track in Needham. There are two sessions to choose from: 9:15 - 10:20 am and 10:45 - 11:50 am. Children age 6.5-14 can choose a sprinting group or a distance group. Age 6.5 can choose to remain with an age 5-6 team.

The weekly sessions include warm up, stretching, running drills, sprinting and distance training, hurdles, field event technique building and warm down. Field event training will be available on events such as long jump, shot put, high jump, and turbo jav. Children are placed in teams where they remain for the entire session.

The season tuition includes an NYTC Spring Program T-shirt, and all sessions.

The James Joyce Ramble 10K

Designed to be a competitive event with a fine arts and societal sensibility.

We are also hosting for the 11th straight year the USATF National Masters 10 Km Championship which will begin 5 minutes before main race on the same historic closed-to-traffic certified course.

Pick up or onsite registration: Saturday 4/25 - noon to 5:30pm at the Endicott Estate.

Race day Sunday, Bib pick-ups begin at 8:30 and ending at 10:30 a.m.

Preregistering is advisable and if you register by 4/24 you are guaranteed an all cotton tee shirt which are highly envied..

This is a popular event and we ask you plan accordingly.

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Welcome to the fourth annual SSAES 5k to support St. Stephen’s Armenian Elementary School (“SSAES”), a private, bilingual school serving students from preschool through grade 5 in Watertown MA. Founded in 1986, SSAES currently serves 160 students from more than 15 zip codes in the Boston area, providing a curriculum that is a unique blend of the arts, humanities, STEM, Armenian studies, and experiential learning. Please visit www.ssaes.org to learn more about our school!

The money raised from this year’s race will go directly to support funding of school programs. We look forward to seeing the community again for this annual tradition!

Race Day Details

Our 5k course will begin and end on Artsakh St. in front of St. Stephen’s Armenian Apostolic Church and will be officially timed by Second Wind Race Timing.

• Runners and walkers are welcome!

• Bring the kids! Family friendly entertainment will be provided following the race

• Prizes will be awarded to the overall 1st place male and female finishers and the top male and female runner by age group, and also to the fastest team!

Schedule

• Check-in and day-of registration starts at 7:30am

• There will be no registration after 8:00am

• Race starts at 8:30am

• Awards will be presented after the race

Donations

• Whether you choose to register for the race or not, we welcome you to consider making a donation to the school in honor of our 5th annual 5k. Click here to donate