Newington, Connecticut (United States of America) - "Valley of Hartford 5K Road Race". The annual Valley of Hartford 5K Road Race raises funds to support the Children's Dyslexia Centers of Connecticut. These centers offer one-on-one tutorial sessions to children valued at $5000/child and also offer teacher training programs valued at $10,000/tutor. The main campus is located in Waterbury with satellite offices in Bridgeport and Hartford. All proceeds are distributed to the Children's Dyslexia Centers of Connecticut. The 2024 race will be the 20th anniversary of our efforts. In 2023 this race generated just over $30,000 thanks to all the runners, donors, and sponsors and we hope to do better this year thanks to your generosity.Race timing: Trident RFID racing system, Payne's Corner Timing. Free T-Shirts for the first 200 registrants. All participants can hydrate and replenish for free from an assortment of baked pastries, fruits, gatorade, and water. Trophies - Age Division: 1st and 2nd place for Male and Female; Ages 9-13 Ages 14-19 Ages 20-29 Ages 30-39 Ages 40-49 Ages 50-59 Ages 60-69 Ages 70-79 Ages 80+; Overall Race Winner: 1st place Male and 1st place Female. Course: A two loop course that starts and ends in front of the Scottish Rite Building at 207 Deming Street. Race course is a full gamut of ups and downs with moderate hills on a scenic route with plenty of water stations and volunteers. Loop 1: Start on Deming in front of Scottish Rite Building. Turn left at southern entrance to Candlewyck. Turn Right at Cambridge. Right on Lexington - loop around grass island. Right back on Cambridge. Right on Culver. Right Deming. Right on Candlewyck to start Loop 2. Loop 2: Follow Candlewyck to right on Stage Coach. Right onto Little Brook. Right on Culver. Right on Deming. Left into Scottish Rite Parking Lot to Finish. Parking is only available at Lay-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries 3050 Berlin Turnpike, Newington. Enter by way of the Sphinx Shriners. (Follow signs to event, parking is at your own risk). www.valleyofhartford.org/5k-road-race-walk

Indianapolis, Indiana (United States of America) - "Beer Vs Wine 5K - Indianapolis". Like Running or Walking? Love Wine or Beer? This race is for you! Are you a Beer Lover or Wine Lover? Who is going to Win... Beer or Wine? Vote during Registration! Premium Swag Registration Includes Very Cool Beer Vs Wine Sublimated Tech Shirts Double Sided Finisher's Medal Beer Glass or Wine Glass (Choose during Registration) 2 - Drink Tickets for either Beer or Wine for 21+ participants Chipped Timed 5K Age Group Prizes Fun Party Blasting DJ FREE Photos Yummy Snacks Packet Pickup Race day only. Opens at 12:30pm White River State Park - Front Lawn of the Indiana State Museum 650 W Washington St, Indianapolis, IN 46204 Join us on a Fun Saturday Afternoon Party, April 8, 2023! For an exciting new event that features the amazing scenery of White River State Park! 12:30pm Packet Pickup Opens 1:00pm Saturday Party Begins - Enjoy Some Beer/Wine Before the 5K! 2:00pm 5K Starts Run/Walk, 3:45pm Last Call, 4:00pm Party is Over. www.runsignup.com/Race/IN/Indianapolis/BeerVsWine5K?raceRefCode=w7pLTAm0

Greenville, New York (United States of America) - "Viking Obstacle Race". Approximately 6-mile loop with 40 obstacles. Check in times: 7:45am check in Ultra heats. 9:15am check in Open Waves. 1pm check in Team Heat. Start times: 9am Ultra Heat / 1st Lap MOC prize heat (ultra runners may do the MOC format for lap 1 and be eligible for prizes or follow general Ultra Viking penalty rules noted below). This heat will serve as the finale to the Northeast Ultra Cup Series. All Ultra Runners must be off course by 5pm or that last lap will not count. 10am 10K Open Heat 1. 10:15am Break Thru Boxing & Fitness Heat. 2pm Team Heat. Pricing: Price points will jump automatically so pay attention to the listed price jump on your heat selection. All runners will receive a finisher 2024 Medal Holder for the Ultra Viking or Open Heats. Team Heat will have a special 3-piece award. Ultras completing at least 42K (approx. 26.2 miles or more) will receive a special award. Ultra Heats will not have mandatory completion requirements but be responsible for doing penalties as outlined below with wristbands. Ultra Runners will be given approximately 5 wristbands per lap. If you fail an obstacle on course (unlimited attempts) you will relinquish 1 band and move on. At the end of each lap, you will perform assigned penalties based on how many bands you have lost on that lap. Lap times will not be counted until all penalties are completed. Prize divisions: Ultra Overall Top 3, 18-24, & Masters 40+ Top 3 Male/Female. Open: Age Group 1st Place: 14-17, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 50-59, 60+. Age group must have at least 3 entrants to be awarded. Open Heats: Obstacles will have a listed penalty for failure. You may reattempt the obstacle before performing the penalty. Team Challenge Heat: Teams of 3 with at least 1 Male & Female member. Teams must start and finish together. Teams must create and bring a team flag that can't touch the ground. Assistance can be given on all obstacles except hanging obstacles where no support is allowed. Special 3-piece team heat-only award for finishers. Winning team will receive a special award. Northeast Ultra Cup 2024: We will be adding some new events to the qualifying list & new brands to up your mileage totals all conveniently here in the Northeast culminating with the mandatory 2024 8 Hour Ultra Viking at Sunny Hill Resort (July 27th). This year we will have a buy-in for all series entrants that earns you a special commemorative t-shirt at just $20 and the balance will go into a prize pool for your respective age groups awards. The more entrants the bigger the pot. After each event we will have a post on the Viking FB page where all of our entrants will post their mileage for that weekend's qualifying event and we will update the leaderboards. Three divisions: 30 & Under, 31-39, 40+ Masters. Top 3 Male/Female in each division will be recognized with prizes and the division winners will receive the cup. A full list of events included in the series will be out in the next few weeks to help plan your 2024 season. Included dates as of 9/26/23. No events are mandatory, except the finale July 27th. Most accumulated mileage will take top 3 awards for the three listed divisions. April 13 (3 Hour or 6 Hour Multilap 5k loop mileage) Obstacle Wonderland. April 27-28 (50k or 21k + 10k - 5k mileage distances) Spartan NJ Trifecta / Ultra weekend. May 18-19 (12 Hour Multilap mileage + 16k if 12 hour completed as well) Tough Mudder Toughest overnight weekend. July 27 (8 Hour Multilap mileage approx. 6-10k loops / Mandatory Series Finale). OCR Buddy #OCRUnited #Northeastultracup. Volunteering: Half day shifts allow same day racing plus event tee will be made available. If you have a charity or organization that would like to raise money via registrations in exchange for all day volunteer services by members of your group please send a message to us via the tab at the top of the page. Onsite vendors: Vendors again will not have a fee to set up a pop tent. A donation request of items from each vendor will be required that will aid in the pre-race and race day prize offerings to our entrants in exchange for the free vendor spot on race day. www.sunnyhill.com