( course map ) 

Date:

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Time:

11:00 A.M.

Check-In:

8:30 to 10:30 A.M.

Check-in will be located near our tent across from the Grandstand (near the Start/Finish line).   Runners/walkers' T-shirts and packets will be available at check-in.   Remember to check in even if you will only be attending the cookout.

Start/Finish:

Forest Park,  Springfield, Massachusetts
(Click on the 'Course Map' link above for a detailed map of the race route)

Parking:

$3.00 entrance fee to drive into Forest Park ( $5 for out-of-state cars ).  Inside the park there is a parking lot at Cyr Arena.  Or you can park on the side streets along Trafton Road outside the park.  (see the course map)

2008 Fees:

(Runners/Walkers' Registration fees include the post-race cookout)
Adult Run/Walk - $20.00 ($25.00 after April 19, 2008)
Child under 16 Run/Walk - $5.00
Cookout Only - $8.00

Timing:

Timing will be provided by the Greater Springfield Harriers Running Club.
Only the official "Gun" time will be recorded.

Results:

Same-day results will be posted here at lelas.org and also at coolrunning.com.

Personal Baggage:

Race packets and t-shirts to be picked up prior to the race (see 'Check-In' above).  Baggage storage area will be provided during the race.

T-Shirts:

T-shirts will be given out prior to the beginning of the race (see 'Check-In' above).

Course Difficulty:

The Chuck Lelas Memorial Race is run on pavement along a relatively flat, fast course with only one steep downhill just before mile 4.5 and one uphill approaching mile 5. There will be mile markers at each 1/2 mile.       [ View our COURSE MAP. ]

Water Stops:

Watering holes will be located at miles 2.5 and 5 in addition to the Start/Finish area.

First Aid:

First Aid personnel will be stationed at each Water stop and at the Start/Finish.

Awards:

Awards will be given to the winners of each age group.

Post-Race Cookout:

An abundant assortment of great food will be available to all race participants at the post-race cookout.

Directions to Forest Park:

From Hartford:
Take I-91 North to Exit 2 in Massachusetts.
Drive up the hill and the road curves left.
Go right at the traffic light onto Sumner Ave.
Forest Park entrance is 6/10 mile on the right.

From Boston/Worcester:
Take Mass. Pike (I-90) West to I-291 in Chicopee.
Follow I-291 to I-91 South in Springfield.
Take exit 4 (Rt. 83/Main St.). Take 2nd left (immediately after the 1st left), go under the highway, through the traffic light, then right onto Longhill St.
Go up the hill 3/10 mile to the light at Sumner Avenue.
Left onto Sumner Ave.   Forest Park entrance is 6/10 mile on the right.

From Western Mass. & NY:
Take the Mass. Pike (I-90) East to Rt. 91 South in Holyoke.
Take exit 4 (Rt. 83/Main St.). Take 2nd left (immediately after the 1st left), go under the highway, through the traffic light, then right onto Longhill St.
Go up the hill 3/10 mile to the light at Sumner Avenue.
Left onto Sumner Ave.   Forest Park entrance is 6/10 mile on the right.

From the North:
Take Rt. I-91 South to Springfield.
Take exit 4 (Rt. 83/Main St.). Take 2nd left (immediately after the 1st left), go under the highway, through the traffic light, then right onto Longhill St.
Go up the hill 3/10 mile to the light at Sumner Avenue.
Left onto Sumner Ave.   Forest Park entrance is 6/10 mile on the right.