Plenty of race opportunities upcoming on CMass 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.

9:30 a.m. Sept. 25 - Burgess Bear 5K Run/Walk, 1 Burgess School Road, Sturbridge. Entry fees: $25, $5 kids' run run (9 a.m.). Information: https://runningintheusa.com/details/65748.

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 - $40; 5K - $35; 2K - $30. Information: https://www.holdenwoodtrailrun.org.

8:30 a.m. Oct. 1 - Ox Trot 5K, 2 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. Registration: 7 a.m. Entry fees: $30, $15 kids' fun run. Information: https://runsignup.com/Race/MA/Sturbridge/OxTrot5k?aflt_token=vkmwDmweQ4iCYn8otSOOnKQ3vCO8buOw.

9 a.m. Oct. 1 - VFW Run to Remember 5K, WFW Post 5594, 15 Milford St., Upton. Registration: 7:45 a.m. Entry fee: $20 pre-entry, $25 post. Information: https://www.uptonvfw.org/5k.html.

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: $30 through Sept. 29, $40 race day; $15 under 19. 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.

10:30 a.m. Oct. 2 - Tiny Footprints 5K and TDD Kids' Fun Run, Worcester State University. Packet pickup: 8 a.m. (no race-day registration). Entry fee: $40. Information: https://tinyfootprintsforlife.com/

Noon Oct. 2 - Davis Hill Dragon Dash, 5K, Davis Hill Elementary School, 80 Jamieson Road, Holden. Registration: 10 a.m. Entry fee: $25. Information: https://racewire.com/register.php?id=12978.

10:30 a.m. Oct. 8 - Greg's Run, 4.6 miles, 3 Brookline St., Townsend (adjacent to Town Common). Entry fees: $30 pre-entry, $35 post, $5 kiddie race (10 a.m.). Information: https://gregsruntownsend.com.

9 a.m. Oct. 15 - Abby's House Hybrid 5K Run/Walk, West Boylston Middle/High School, 125 Crescent St., West Boylston. Registration: 8 a.m. Entry fees: $30 pre-entry, $35 after Oct. 1; $25 student pre-entry, $30 student after Oct. 1. Information: https://abbyshouse.org/event/13th-annual-abbys-house-5k-run-walk/.

9:30 a.m. Oct. 15 - The Dam Race, 5K (walkers 3K), Manchaug Pond, 19 Holt Road, Sutton. Registration: 8:30 a.m. Entry fee: $15. Information: https://www.manchaugpond.org/events-info/damrace/.

12:30 p.m. Oct. 16 - Groton Town Forest Trail Races, 9.5 miles, 3.4 miles, 163 West Main St., Groton. Registration: Noon. Entry fees: $20 through Oct. 9, $25 post. Information: https://www.runreg.com/groton-town-forest-trail-races.

10 a.m. Oct. 22 - Fitchburg Fire Memorial 5K, Fitchburg Fire Department, 33 North St., Fitchburg. Entry fee: $25. Information: https://www.runreg.com/fitchburg-fire-memorial-5k-road-race.

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.

9 a.m. Oct. 29 - Healthy Harvest 5K, Heywood Hospital (lower parking lot), 242 Green St., Gardner. Registration: 8 a.m. Entry fees: $25, $15 ages 7-18. information: https://runsignup.com/Race/MA/Gardner/HH5K?aflt_token=vkmwDmweQ4iCYn8otSOOnKQ3vCO8buOw.

11 a.m. Oct. 29 - North Brookfield Apple Run/Walk 5-Miler, Brookfield Orchard, 12 Lincoln Road, North Brookfield. Registration: 9:30 a.m. Entry fees: $20 pre-entry, $25 post; $15 17 and under, $20 post. Information: http://www.brookfieldslionsclub.org/page_15.htmlhttps://event.racereach.com/harvesthome5k/register, http://running4free.com/RaceDetails.aspx?raceid=111.

10 a.m. Oct. 30 - TREK Sturbridge Halloween 5K (1K kids' fun run), Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. Entry fees: $35, $30 walk, $20 fun run. Information: https://racewire.com/register.php?id=13070.

10 a.m. Oct. 30 - Run for the Hills 5K Trail Race, Community Harvest Project Orchard, 115 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. Entry fees: $25, $30 after Sept. 30, $15 kids' 1-mile fun run (10:50 a.m.). Information: https://runningintheusa.com/details/17396.

11 a.m. Nov. 6 - Harvest Home 5K, 37 Wheeler Road, North Grafton. Entry fees: $30 pre-entry, $35 until Nov. 5, $40 race day. Information: https://event.racereach.com/harvesthome5k/register.

9 a.m. Nov. 12 - Home of the Brave 5K, Sturbridge Town Common, 278 Main St., Sturbridge. Registration: 7:30 a.m. Entry fees: $25, $20 military. Information: https://runningintheusa.com/details/130298.

9 a.m. Nov. 13 - Upton 10.5K and Half Marathon Trail Race, Upton State Forest (park entrance at Westboro Street and Southboro Road), Upton. Entry fees: $20 pre-entry, $25 post, over 70 free. Information: http://www.tri-valleyfrontrunners.com/upton/upton10K_half,php.

10 a.m. Nov. 13 - Journey Home 5K/10K, 84 Antietam St., Devens. Registration: 8 a.m. Entry fees: 5K - $35 until Nov. 5, $40 race day; 10K - $45 until Nov. 5, $50 race day. Information: https://www.journeyhomerace.com/.

9 a.m. Nov. 19 - Westborough Turkey Trot, 5K, Westborough High School, 90 Main St., Westborough. Entry fees: $25, $5 kids' fun run. Information: https://www.westboroughturkeytrot.com/.

8 a.m. Nov. 24 - Gobble Wobble 5K, Hopedale Fire Department, 40 Dutcher St., Hopedale. Entry fees: $35 pre-entry, $45 after Nov. 1. Information:  https://hopedalegobblewobble.com/.

8 a.m. Nov. 24 - Holden Road Race, Big Y Plaza, 160 Reservoir St., Holden. Entry fees: $25 through Sept. 30, $33 post. Information: https://raceroster.com/events/2022/57237/2022-holden-road-race.

8 a.m. Nov. 24 - Northborough Turkey Trot, 5K, Marion E. Zeh Elementary School, 33 Howard St., Northborough. Registration: 7 a.m. Entry fees: $25, ages 5 and under free. Information: https://www.northboroughturkeytrot.org/.

8:10 a.m. Nov. 24 - Whitin Five-Mile Road Race, Whitin Community Center, 60 Main St., Whitinsville. Entry fees: $30, $25 2-mile walk. Information: http://tri-valleyfrontrunners.com/whitinfive/whitinfive.php

8:30 a.m. Nov. 24 - Greater Gardner Turkey Trot, 5 miles, Gardner City Hall, 95 Pleasant St., Gardner, to American Legion, 3 Central St., Baldwinville. Registration: 7 a.m. Entry fees: $25 until Nov. 14, $35 post. Information: https://www.gardnertrackxcboosters.org/greaterturkeytrot.html.

9:30 a.m. Nov. 27 - Trot with Ted, 5K, 10K, kids'run, Tantasqua Regional High School, 319 Brookfield Road, Sturbridge. Entry fees: $25 pre-entry, $30 race day. Information: https://runsignup.com/Race/MA/Fiskdale/TrotWithTed?aflt_token=vkmwDmweQ4iCYn8otSOOnKQ3vCO8buOw.

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

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