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Thanks to everyone who participated in this year’s 10K. CLICK HERE FOR OFFICIAL RESULTS. It’s never too early to start training for next year! 10K (6.2 miles) race to support the restoration of the recently relocated Gay Head Lighthouse in Aquinnah, MA. Run from under the famed lighthouse’s beam, down State Road through lovely, rolling hills, to Moshup Trail, along the scenic, dune-filled coast, and back to the lighthouse. Beginning at the Gay Head Cliffs at 10:30 a.m., the course heads down State Road past the Aquinnah Town Hall, Skates, scooters, skateboards, regular strollers and animals are prohibited on the course. Jogging strollers are allowed, but double jogging strollers are prohibited. If you choose to run with a single jogging stroller, please start at the rear of the pack. The course will close at 12:00 pm, and traffic will again be allowed on the roads. Timing will also close at 12:00 pm. And be sure to stick around after you run for our famous After the Race Feast, with delicious food supplied by local Aquinnah merchants.
ENTRIES A maximum of 500 runners may register for the Gay Head 10K. Online registration will close at midnight, Friday, Oct. 4 or earlier if race is full. Important: Race shirts are guaranteed only for those who register online by midnight on September 20, 2019. There will be shirts from previous years available for a nominal cost on race day. Registration on race day (Oct. 6) will cost $40, not $30, and will close at 10:00 am. CASH OR CHECK ONLY on race day. Net proceeds benefit the Gay Head Lighthouse restoration and maintenance. No refunds. No exchanges or transfers. Cash or check only on race day. CHECK-IN/PACKET PICK-UP Please pick up your packet at one of the following locations and dates. If you’re not able to make it to either time yourself, a friend can pick up your packet for you (as long as you have already signed the liability waiver online). Saturday, Oct. 5, 4:00-6:00 p.m. Aquinnah Town Hall, 955 State Road, Aquinnah, MA. Registration on Saturday will be $30, cash or check only. Sunday, Oct. 6, 8:00-10:00 am. Gay Head Lighthouse. The registration fee on Sunday will be $40. Cash or check only. If you do not register by midnight on September 20, 2019, you will not be guaranteed a race shirt.
For more information, CLICK HERE or email Paula Eisnberg On June 28th, Master Lampist Jim “Woody” Woodward visited Gay Head Light for the first time. For twenty years he has taken care of the gorgeous, jewel-like, First-Order Fresnel Lens that Gay Head Light was built to house. This Lens, that Woody and crew restored, is now enshrined in the M.V. Museum in Vineyard Haven. |
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the Aquinnah Public Library and Wampanoag Tribal lands, up Moshup Trail along the beaches and crashing surf, and back to the lighthouse. Water stations are located every two miles along the course. Runners may check bags at the race tent located in the Gay Head circle, near the lighthouse.
