We couldn’t write about all the local races on the horizon this running season, but the following list is a head-start on where to get your legs pumping.
For more information, visit the online event calendars at Runner’s World, the Western Mass Athletic Club, the Greater Springfield Harriers, and the Sugarloaf Mountain Athletic Club.
May
May 5
— Agawam, Cinco de Mayo Mile to benefit the Melanoma Education Foundation, 1 mile
May 7
— Longmeadow, Angels Take Flight 5K
— Monson, Monson PTSA 5K with Kids
— Bernardston, 6th Annual 5K Kringle Candle Chase
— Enfield, Cinco K Mayo 5K Run/Walk
— Springfield, 5K for SMA
May 8
— Whately, WMass Mother’s Day Half Marathon
— Amherst, 7 Sisters Trail Race, 12 miles
May 14
— Springfield, Nurses Week 5K Run/Walk
— Enfield, Enfield Montessori Hunger Run, 5K
— Greenfield, Color Vibe 5K
— Holyoke, Holyoke Police “Foot Pursuit” Road Race
May 15
— Amherst, 23rd Annual Amherst College Town Classic, 5 miles or 5K
— Longmeadow, Longmeadow Boys Lacrosse 5K
— Holyoke, 2nd Annual Celebrate Kate 5K
May 20
— Westfield, Old Colony Marathon & Half Marathon
May 21
— Enfield, HMS Fun Run Day, 1K or 5K
— Holyoke, 5th Annual Run for River Valley, 5K
— Charlemont, 2016 New England Bone Frog Challenge, 5K, other races
— Florence, 6th Annual Florence 5K Road Race and Family Fun Walk
— Westfield, Westfield Flat Fast 5K
— Longmeadow, 23rd Annual Tim Paige Memorial Long Meadow Days 5K
May 22
— Florence, Wild Goose Chase 5K and Family Fun Run
May 26
— Great Barrington, Memorial Day Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, 5K
May 28
— Great Barrington, Greylock Federal Credit Kids Run, quarter-mile
— Great Barrington, Trail Race @ Ski Butternut, 10K
— Great Barrington, The Sicko, up-hills, tires, Burpees, sandbags over the course of 3 miles
May 29
— Great Barrington, Memorial Day Marathon, Half-Marathon, 10K, 5K
June
June 4
— Wilbraham, Run for Rice’s 5K Road Race
— Greenfield, Firebird 5K Race Against Addiction
June 5
— Longmeadow, Outrun Hunger ’16, 5K
June 12
— Amherst, Katelynn’s Ride, cycling and running
— Pittsfield, Super Landen’s Stache-Dash 5K Walk & Run
— Shutesbury, 36th Lake Wyola Race
— Westfield, Westfield YMCA Wave Triathlon
June 14
— Adams, Run to Read Jill, 5K
June 16
— Adams to Amherst, Mass Dash, 100 mile relay race
June 18
— Pittsfield, Vegan Power Ultra 25K and 50K
— Hatfield, Strawberry Fest 5K
June 19
— Springfield, 38th Annual Father’s Day Road Race, 10K, 5K, 1 mile kid-friendly walk
— Northampton, Northampton Mile, 1 mile
— Adams, Mt. Greylock Trail Races, Half Marathon, 5K
June 26
— Westfield, Wild Thing 5K, 10K
July
July 4
— Springfield, 39th Annual Fourth of July 5K
July 30
— Springfield, Half Full Race, 5K, 10K
August
Aug. 7
— Greenfield, Greenfield Lightlife Triathlon
Aug. 13
— Shelburne Falls, Bridge of Flowers, 2 miles, 10K
Aug. 14
— West Springfield, Taste of the Valley 5K
September
Sept. 6
— Agawam, Roller Coaster Race 10K 5K at Six Flags New England
Sept. 17
— Greenfield, 22nd Annual Don Maynard Memorial 5 Miler, 3-mile walk, too
Sept. 18
— Great Barrington, Josh Billings RunAground Triathalon, 27 miles on bike, 5 miles by canoe or kayak, and a 6-mile run
Sept. 24
— Northampton, Hospice Meadows Run 5K, 2-mile walks
Sept. 25
— Brattleboro, Maple 5K
— Hadley, Sugarloaf Mountain Athletic Club 5K Summit Race
October
Oct. 16
— Greenfield, 9th Annual Jailbreak 5K
Oct. 17
— Pittsfield, Harvest Run, 5K
Oct. 23
— Florence, Happy Valley Half Marathon & 5K
November
Nov. 13
— Monson, Monson Memorial Classic Half-Marathon
