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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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Runners gathers beyond the finish line after Saturday's Tercentennial 5K in downtown Worcester.
Runners gathers beyond the finish line after Saturday's Tercentennial 5K in downtown Worcester.

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 - CMS West Boylston Rail Trail 5K and 10K Fun Run Series (June), West Boylston section of Mass Central Rail Trail (park at Thomas Street lot). Water available. 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.

9 a.m. June 12 - Friends of the Ashby Playground Family Fun 5K, Allen Field, 861 West Road, Ashby. Entry fees: $25 pre-entry, $30 post. Information: https://runsignup.com/Race/Events/MA/Ashby/FriendsoftheAshbyPlaygroundFamilyFun5k.

9:30 a.m. June 12 - Crossroads 5K, Assabet Valley Regional High School, Marlborough. Registration: 8:30 a.m. Information: https://secure.qgiv.com/event/5affd2/.

8 a.m. June 18 - Wildcat 5K, Gardner High School, 200 Catherine St., Gardner. Entry fees: $35 pre-entry, $45 race day, $25 1-mile fun run (9:10 a.m.). Information: https://wildcat5k.weebly.com/.

9 a.m. June 18 - Kidney Disease Awareness 5K, 10 Memorial Beach Drive, Webster. Entry fee: $10. Information: https://runsignup.com/Race/MA/Webster/protectingthebeanonemileatatime.

9 a.m. June 18 - Rock & Laurel 5K Trail Race, Applewild School and Crocker Conservation Area, Fitchburg. Registration $30 without shirt, $40 with shirt. Information: https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=92749.

9:30 a.m. June 18 - Vanessa T. Marcotte Foundation 5K Run/Walk, Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, Princeton. Information: $35, $20 12 and under. Information: https://racewire.com/register.php?id=12770#add_entry.

6:30 p.m. June 21 - Lake Dennison (main beach), Baldwinville, 4 miles (dirt road, trails). Entry fees: $3 NMC members who want prize, $5 nonmembers, free for NMC members who do not want prize. Information: jdimucci5@comcast.net.

9 a.m. June 25 - Kilometers Against Cancer 5K, Draper Field, Hopedale. Entry fee: $37. Information: https://runsignup.com/Race/MA/Hopedale/KilometersAgainstCancerWalkRun?aflt_token=vkmwDmweQ4iCYn8otSOOnKQ3vCO8buOw

6:30 p.m. June 28 - Hill Top 5K (NMC race), Hubbardston State Forest, Mount Jefferson Road, Hubbardston (start just past Malone Road). Information: runningkid47@yahoo.com.

6:30 p.m. June 30 - Woodland Trail Series, 5.5 miles, West Hill Dam, 518 Hartford Ave., Uxbridge. Entry fees: $10, $25 for all three series races (July 28, Aug. 25). Infformation: http://www.tri-valleyfrontrunners.com/woodland/woodland_trail.php.

8 a.m. July 4 - Leonide J. Lemire 4.9-Mile Run, Tri-Community YMCA Family Branch, 43 Everett St., Southbridge. Entry fee: $10, free for military and seniors. Information: https://runningintheusa.com/details/104920.

7 p.m. July 5 - Donnelly's Tavern Run, 43 Summer St., Lunenburg. Entry fees: $3 North Medford Club members who want a prize, $5 nonmembers, free for NMC members who do not want prize. Information: fgorham2@yahoo.com.

6:30 p.m. July 12 - Country Road 5K, 703 South Road, Templeton. Information: runningkid47@yahoo.com.

6:30 p.m. July 19 - NMC Burbank 5-MIle Trail Race, 275 Nichols Road, Fitchburg. Information: karmatousignant@gmail.com.

7 p.m. July 21 - Turbine Tune-Up 5K, Narragansett Regional High School, 464 Baldwinville Road, Templeton. Information: Brehio31@gmail.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 (July 28, 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.

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

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