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Looking for a road race in Central Mass.? Here's a calendar to keep you running in summer

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Registration info for September's Canal Diggers 5K is in our Running Calendar.
Registration info for September's Canal Diggers 5K is in our Running Calendar.

9 a.m. Saturdays – Central Mass Striders 5K Series Run/Walk, Worcester State

University, Sullivan Building, Room 126, Worcester. In-person registration only on day of race. Registration: 8:15 a.m. Entry fees: $2 CMS member, $5 nonmembers. Please bring cash or check. Information: www.cmsrun.org.

9 a.m. Saturdays – Central Mass Striders 5K Series Run/Walk, Worcester State

University, Sullivan Building, Room 126, Worcester. In-person registration only on day of race. Registration: 8:15 a.m. Entry fees: $2 CMS member, $5 nonmembers. Please bring cash or check. Information: www.cmsrun.org.

6:30 p.m. Tuesdays - Lake Park Summer Fitness Running Series (July), 3.1 miles, inside DCR's Lake Quinsigamond State Park, Worcester (start and finish near bathhouse). Registration: 6 p.m. Entry fees: Free for Central Mass Striders members, $5 nonmembers. Information: stephenlaska@remax.net, www.cmsrun.org.

6:30 p.m. Wednesdays - North Medford Club Spring Devens 5K/1M Series, Rogers Field, Devens (enter parking area from Jackson Road). Entry fees: $2 NMC members, $4 non-members, $1 under 18. Information: http://www.northmedfordclub.org/nmc-races/, rainman52@verizon.net, roadrunner_415@yahoo.com.

6:30 p.m. July 26 - Leominster Knights 5K, 484 Lancaster St., Leominster. Entry fees: $3 NMC members who want prize, $5 nonmembers, free for NMC members who do not want prize. Information: georgemoe@zoho.com.

6:30 p.m. July 28 - Woodland Trail Series, 4.6 miles, West Hill Dam, 518 Hartford Ave., Uxbridge. Entry fees: $10, $25 for all three series races (last is Aug. 25). Infformation: http://www.tri-valleyfrontrunners.com/woodland/woodland_trail.php.

8 a.m. July 30 - Hot to Trot 5K, VFW, 15 Milford St., Upton. Registration: 7 a.m. Entry fees: $30 pre-entry, $35 post. Information: https://www.milfordchamber.org/hot-to-trot-5k.

6:30 p.m. July 31 - Fred S. Warren 5.5-MIle Road Race, Sweets & Java, 1059 Main St., Holden. Entry fees: $15 pre-entry, $20 post. Information: https://racewire.com/director.php, https://cmsrun.org/races-events-3/fred-warren-5-5-miles/, andreaab264@gmail.com, nicole.mcgurin@gmail.com.

6:30 p.m. Aug. 2 - Skunk's Misery 4-Miler, 70 Queens Lake Road, Templeton (white Colonial across from big field). Entry fees: $3 NMC members who want prize, $5 nonmembers, free for NMC members who do not want prize.Information: Arthur and Heidi Besse, angusbf2@aol.com, (978) 413-0849.

9 a.m. Aug. 6 - Wind Turbine 5K Walk-Run, Narragansett Regional High School, 464 Baldwinville Road, Templeton. Entry fee: $22. Information: www.windturbine5k.org.

6:30 p.m. Aug. 9 - NMC North Monsoonoc Hill 4-Mile Trail Run, 699 West St., Leominster. Information: durkanmairead@gmail.com, sullivanreb@yahoo.com.

10:30 a.m. Aug. 14 - Runners Helping Neighbors 5K, 8 South St., Westminster. Entry fee: $25. Information: http://westminsternhn.org/.

6:30 p.m. Aug. 23 - Whitney Memorial 5K, Rogers Field parking area, Devens. Entry fees: Entry fees: $5 NMC nonmembers, $3 for NMC members who want a prize, free for NMC members who do not want a prize. Information: http://www.northmedfordclub.org/nmc-races/, rainman52@verizon.net, roadrunner_415@yahoo.com.

6 p.m. Aug. 25 - Woodland Trail Series, 3.2 miles, West Hill Dam, 518 Hartford Ave., Uxbridge. Entry fees: $10. Infformation: http://www.tri-valleyfrontrunners.com/woodland/woodland_trail.php.

3 p.m. Sept. 5 - West Fitchburg Homecoming Days 5K, Log Cabin, 135 Westminster St., Fitchburg (children's races begin at noon). Entry fee: Free. Information: Brian at Log Cabin, (978) 342-1286.

9 a.m. Sept. 10 - Hubbardston Library 5K Run/Walk, 8 Elm St., Hubbardston. Registration: 8 a.m. Entry fees: $22 pre-entry, $25 after Aug. 1. Information: Mark Wigler, (978) 928-5120, mtwigler@gmail.com.

10:30 a.m. Sept. 10 - Canal Diggers 5K, Polar Park to Fiddlers' Green, 19 Temple St., Worcester. Registration: 5-8 p.m. Sept. 8, 5-7 p.m. Sept. 8 at Sneakerama, 12 Lake Ave., Worcester; no race-day registration. Entry fees: $30 until Sept. 1, $35 until Sept. 7, $40 post; $15 youth 1K. Information: canaldiggers.com, https://racewire.com/register.php?id=12789.

9 a.m. Sept. 17 - AppleFest 5K, Robert E. Melican Middle School, 145 Lincoln St., Northborough. Registration: 8 a.m. Entry fees: $35, $25 under 18, over 65, $25 each for groups of three or more. Information: http://www.northboroughapplefest.com/.

10:30 a.m. Sept. 17 - Music for Life - Rock 'n' Run, Wachusett Brewery, 175 State Road East, Westminster. Registration: 9 a.m. Entry fee: $35. Information: https://www.facebook.com/MusicForLifeRocks/, https://racewire.com/register.php?id=13042.

10:30 a.m. Sept. 17 - Redemption 5K Fund Run, 174 Worcester Road, Princeton. Registration: 9 a.m. Entry fees: $28, $13 under 15. Information: https://racewire.com/register.php?id=13034.

9 a.m. Sept. 18 - Apple Harvest Ramble Half Marathon (5K included), Bromfield School, 14 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard. Registration: 7 a.m. Entry fees: Half marathon - $50 before Aug. 1, $65 before Sept. 1, $75 before Sept. 17, $80 race day; 5K - $20 before Aug. 1, $25 before Sept. 1, $30 before Sept. 17, $35 race day. Information: https://www.harvardraces.org/races/apple-harvest-ramble.

2:30 p.m. Sept. 18 - Littleton Road Race, Fay Park, 20 Foster St., Littleton. Entry fees: $35, $10 1-mile fun run. Information: https://littletonroadrace.org/.

9 a.m. Sept. 24 - Friends of Fitchburg Veterans 5K, Hollis Hills Farm, 340 Marshall Road, Fitchburg. Registration: 8 a.m. Entry fee: $25. https://runningintheusa.com/details/36502.

11 a.m. Sept. 25 - Holdenwood Trail Run, 10K, 5K, 2K (10 a.m.), 1 Parker Road, Shirley. Registration: 9 a.m. Entry fees: 10K - $35 pre-entry, $40 race day; 5K - $30 pre-entry, $35 race day; 2K - $25 pre-entry, $30 race day. Information: https://www.holdenwoodtrailrun.org.

10 a.m. Oct. 1 - Reliant Foundation 5K, Shore Park (next to Greendale Family Branch YMCA), 115 Shore Drive, Worcester. Registration: 3-6 p.m. Sept. 30 at Marathon Sports, 50 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury; 8:30 a.m. race day at Shore Park. Entry fees: $25 through Aug. 31, $30 through Sept. 29, $40 race day; $10 under 19 through Aug. 31, $15 after that. Information: https://reliantfoundation.org/events/5k/.

10 a.m. Oct. 1 - Michael Cherry Memorial Run, Grafton High School, 30 Providence Road, Grafton. Entry fees: $30 pre-entry, $40 post. Information: https://runsignup.com/Race/Events/MA/Grafton/MichaelCherryMemorialRun.

10 a.m. Oct. 1 - Country Road 15K, 703 South Road, Templeton. Information: runningkid47@yahoo.com.

12:10 p.m. Oct. 22 - 4C's Race, 5.7 miles, 29 Chapel St., Shirley. Runners suggested to wear orange and black. Entry fees: $5 NMC nonmembers, $3 for NMC members who want a prize, free for NMC members who do not want a prize. Information: philipmcgaw@comcast.net.

2 p.m. Oct. 23 - Nick Kanaracus 5K, South Community High School, 170 Apricot St., Worcester. Registration: 1 p.m. Entry fee: Free-will offering. Information: theresecw2@gmail.com.

—To enter a race for the Running Calendar, email John Conceison at john.conceison@telegram.com.

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