Blackstone Celebrates America 5K

Online Registration closes at 8pm Friday, July 25th. Yes! You can still participate, day of race registration opens at 7 am.

Check the weather for Upton here

Join us for the Annual Hot to Trot 5k on Saturday, July 26, 2025. This race grows bigger each year, so don’t miss out on all the fun. It’s a mostly flat family-friendly course, a perfect route for seasoned runners looking to PR, for the casual runner that’s in no rush, and for the entire family to take a walk before the day gets too hot! Every registrant will receive a cool performance-wicking t-shirt, breakfast, and maybe even a medal? Awards are given out to top runners, but the biggest hit of the day is our awesome t-shirts! In order to be guaranteed a t-shirt register by Thursday, July 10th.

• Water stop at halfway mark!

• Miles markers at 1 & 2

• PR on our fast course!

• music, breakfast & awards following the race.

Awards for:

1st, 2nd, 3rd for Overall Male and Female

1st, 2nd, 3rd Place Winners for Male and Female Age Groups

14 & under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+

The race starts promptly at 8:00 AM, with registration beginning at 7:00 AM. Rain or shine!

Online Registration closes at 8:00 PM on 7/25/2025. We would still love to have you run! Day-of registration opens at the Upton VFW at 7 AM on 7/26/2025.

Parking:

The VFW: 15 Milford St. Upton, MA

The Rose Garden: 16 Milford St. Upton, MA

Cabo Verdean 5K Mission Statement

The Cabo Verdean 5K was founded to support, uplift, and provide resources to individuals with breast cancer, their caregivers, families, and communities across Cabo Verde Islands.

Our goal is to provide medical assistance, donations, equipment and increase awareness, reduce stigma associated with breast cancer; through education, promoting healthy living, early detection, and annual screening.

Our vision is to close the gap in breast cancer care In Cabo Verde Island and open facilities in each Island for breast cancer treatment.

Location: Max Read Field, Pleasant St, Pawtucket, RI 02860

Date: Sunday, July 25, 2026

5K Start: 9:00 a.m.

Walk start time is 8:30 a.m.

Kids race 8:00 a.m.

ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 8PM ON JULY 24 AT 8PM

On-Site Registration, Race number and T-shirt pick-up.

Friday, July 24, 2026: Marathon Sports, Level 1, Providence Place, 1 Providence place RI 02903. Parking is FREE for the first 2 hours at Providence place. Best location to park for packet pickup is at Level 1.

Packet pickup time: Noon to 6p.m.

Entry fees for Friday: $38. Kids race $20.

Saturday, Race Day, July 25, 2025, 7:45 a.m. to start of 5k race at 9:00 am.

The 1 mile walk will start at 8:30am

Location: Max Read Field. Pleasant St, Pawtucket, RI 02860

Race Day fees: $38

Kids race $20.

Awards

Winner overall Men/Women

Winner Open Men/Women (age 19 and under)

Winner Open Men/Women (age 20-29)

Winner Open Men/Women (age 30-39)

Winner Open Men/Women (age 40-49)

Winner Open Men/Women (age 50-59)

Winner Open Men/Women (age 60-69)

Winner Open Men/Women (age 70+)

Law enforcement Male/Female winners.

TEAMS (Unlimited team entries for teams. Top 3 times to score) Award to winning teams.

Team Categories. (unlimited numbers on a team. The times from the top 3 finishers on each team score)

Family and Friends.

Entry fee for team members is same as individual fees shown above. Teams must use the online system for team entries.

All Star Athletes Annual Color Run is a fun run that is perfect for people of all ages. Each participant will receive a white All Star Athletes (ASA) t-shirt to wear during the run which will enhance the fun of getting doused with colorful powder at every marker. Once the race is over, the fun continues at the Finish Festival, a larger-than-life party equipped with music, dancing, and other activities. This is the best post-run party in town.

The Watermelon Wobbler is a fun 5k trail run/walk/hike through scenic Wrentham conservation land and White Barn Farm property and is the second race in the Farm to Trail 5K Series! It is open to all ages and skill levels. The Watermelon Wobbler comes around in the thick of summer, when the days are long and the fun never ends! Our Peak Summer event celebrates just that - summa-summa-summa-time! The course is thick and green and maybe a little dusty! This event celebrates and supports the sustainability of local agriculture and land management by funding our mission to preserve open land and food security for our communities.

COURSE TERRAIN

This is an off-road trail race. Course terrain includes dirt and/or gravel paths, rocks, roots, and inclines and declines in elevation. It's a fun course that we think you will really enjoy! The course will be clearly marked and course marshals will be stationed along the race. A water station will be located at about the halfway point. This is a cup-less race, please bring your own water carriers.

BIB PICK-UP

Registered participants are encouraged to pick up their bib at the farm in advance.

Friday, August 14

2pm - Close

White Barn Farm - 431 South Street, Wrentham, MA

CHECK-IN / DAY-OF REGISTRATION

Check in will open at 8:00 AM on the day of the race. Same day registrations will be accepted up until 8:40 AM, prices will rise to $50 per racer day of.

BaseCamp FitCo will be leading runners in an organized preface stretch!

PARKING

Due to the incredible popularity of this race, we have secured additional satellite parking within a 3 minute walk (0.2 miles) of the farm. We ask those racers who arrive early to park at our satellite location at 513 South Street (Bay State Physical Therapy). Those parking at the satellite lot are welcome to drop off any belongings and passengers at the farm before parking. Thank you!

ABOUT WHITE BARN FARM!

White Barn Farm is a small vegetable farm and farm stand located in Wrentham, Massachusetts. We endeavor to provide and preserve open land and food security for our community. We strive to accomplish this mission in many ways including cultivating and selling high quality, diversified, organically grown produce, maintaining and offering our open spaces to our community, providing education on the importance of local agriculture and accessible green spaces, and nurturing our staff to grow as employees and individuals. Our goal is to grow White Barn Farm as an environmentally, economically, and socially responsible business for future generations to enjoy.

Proceeds from this and every event we host support these efforts. We couldn't be here without you!

Learn more about us! www.whitebarnfarm.org

A very special thank you to our sponsors for making this event possible!

Basecamp FitCo