Cornwall, Connecticut (United States of America) - "IronHike Endurance Series (Spring) - Mohawk Mountain". We Bring the Highest Mountains to You! NEW! - IronFest After-Series Celebration - Sunday afternoon, with food, prizes, awards, music, open mic, and more! Five simultaneous events... This is a multi-day trail event - click through to the registration link to see what day and time your distance starts. 12-hour 15-miler, 24-hour 30-miler, 48-hour 43-miler, 72-hour 62-miler Everesting Trek and the holy grail of Beyond-Everesting-Challenges, our 84-hour, 72,000 feet of elevation gain and loss Challenge, named Olympus Mons after the highest mountain in the solar system on Mars! Three ways to IronHike! 1. Go it alone, together. 2. Buddy up. 3. Team up. You do the whole event alone, with a trail buddy, or with 3 other team members who choose to share the mileage and elevation from 12, 24, 48, 72, and/or 84-hour Events. Events may require night trekking by headlamp. Manage your laps and pace in our FlexRelay format. You also manage your rest, food, hydration, and sleep in your tent right off of the trail. We rent a mountain for 4 days to bring you IronHike... The IronHike Endurance Series at Mohawk Mountain is a single or multi-day event that is part hike, part trail run, part group camping trip, part one-of-the-hardest-damn-things-you ve-ever-done, and full-on badass mountain footslog. Here's What You Get (Included in your Registration): - Exclusive single-day or multi-day Event entry for you, your team, and your spectators. - One bad-ass, course for day and night trekking. - Tenting for each night you are on the Mountain (you bring your tent). - Base area pop-up space (set up your staging pop-up). - Base Support Station with shade, fire pit, hydration, snacks, and tribe support - Custom training plans by Chaski Endurance Collective - Customized and Personalized Event Bib - Summit Tokens - Finisher's medal and year clasp for all finishers - Finisher's hat - Exclusive community access via periodic live Mountain Athlete round-table meetings - Ski-patrol medical support. - Free parking, spectator area, and restrooms. - A new tribe, Bragging rights, Proof. You versus you and the Mountain... The IronHike Endurance Series is part of a new classification of events that combines physical, mental, and spiritual gumption. These are NOT races. No Podium, no age group awards, and no records to break. These challenges will change your life! Extraordinary Events for a broad range of fitness and skill levels, from ordinary people to seasoned and elite Mountain Athletes reaching beyond their comfort zones! Invest in yourself... Change your story. Do something hard, either for the first time ever or again! This is about you and the mettle in your own heart. It is about your journey toward becoming the best version of yourself. Each summit takes you closer to overcoming the super-hard and allows you to let this epic experience change you for the better. What you'll do... Hike it, run it, alone or together, or in our unique FlexRelay format with your trail buddy or your team of 4. Rest when you need to. You will summit and descend the same mountain until reaching the equivalent elevation of the namesake mountain of your event. This is your extreme mountain long haul to manage and conquer! www.ironhike.com

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 $5,000 per child and also offer teacher training programs valued at $10,000 per 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. Race Timing: Trident RFID racing system, Payne's Corner Timing. Giveaways: 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 in the following groups: Ages 9-13, Ages 14-19, Ages 20-29, Ages 30-39, Ages 40-49, Ages 50-59, Ages 60-69, Ages 70-79, and Ages 80+. Overall Race Winner: 1st place Male and 1st place Female. Race Course Description: A two-loop course that starts and ends in front of the Scottish Rite Building at 207 Deming Street. The 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 the Scottish Rite Building; turn left at the southern entrance to Candlewyck; turn right at Cambridge; right on Lexington (loop around the grass island); right back on Cambridge; right on Culver; right on Deming; and right on Candlewyck to start Loop 2. Loop 2: Follow Candlewyck to a right on Stage Coach; right onto Little Brook; right on Culver; right on Deming; and left into the Scottish Rite Parking Lot to finish. Parking: 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). Rest Areas: Indoor men's and women's restrooms with air conditioning. www.valleyofhartford.org/5k-road-race-walk