Our 11th Annual Pounding the Pavement for Pink 5k is this Saturday, October 1st LIVE in Seymour.
Race Morning:
Arrive Early. The race starts at promptly at 9 AM.
***Leave plenty of time before hand to park, meet up with your team, get your team picture taken and join in the pre-race festivities.
Road Closures will begin at 5:30 AM. Broad & River Streets will be closed starting at 5:30 on Saturday.
Schedule of Events
7:00 am – Team Village opens, Pre-Registration/5k Info Booth opens for pre-registration bib pick-up
8:00 am – Survivor’s breakfast begins; Sponsor Tents Open; Opening Remarks at the Main Stage; Pinkest Outfit Contest Judging; Spirit Awards
8:15 AM – Kids Run
8:25 am – Warm Up with Debbie Russell
8:35 am – Runners head to start line
8:40 am – Walkers head to start line – please move to the back of the starting area down River Rd
8:50 am – Honor Guard and National Anthem
9:00 am – Race Begins
Approx. 10:20am – Race ends
Approx. 10:30am – Awards Ceremonies
Parking & Shuttles:
Shuttle service is provided (at no charge) from Seymour High School, Chatfield-LoPresti Elementary School and Bungay Elementary School.
Click here for directions to Seymour High School.
Click here for directions to Bungay School.
Click here for directions to Chatfield-LoPresti.
The Seymour High School/Bungay School buses will drop off at the Seymour Historical Society at the corner of Church and West St. All who board this bus will walk down the hill to the festivities from their point of drop-off.
Chatfield-LoPresti bus will drop off at the corner of Broad and South Main Streets (near Zois Pizza).
Shuttle service starts at 7am. The last shuttle to the race site leaves the school parking lots at 8:20 AM SHARP. Buses will not return to the school parking lots until after the race is over.
After the race, the shuttle service returning to the school parking lots will begin at approximately 10:30 AM. You will pick up your shuttle where it dropped you off. Last shuttle leaving the race site returning to the school parking lots will be between 11:45 am and noon.
Handicap Parking:
The Parking Lot at the corner of Main and Broad Streets is a handicap parking lot for this event.… located just before the train trestle. You will use your “state registered” handicap sticker to enter this parking lot. Click here for directions to this lot.
Make Sure to Bring:
Sunshine, smiles, enthusiasm, your camera AND YOUR PINKEST OUTFIT…
Awards for the PINKEST OUTFIT will be judged BEFORE the 5K begins at 8 AM at the main stage.
There will be a 5K store as well as a booth with Seymour Pink items for sale and we will accept credit cards this year.
There will NOT be a gear tent, so bring only what you can carry with you.
LOST AND FOUND is at the Pre-Registration/5K Information booth.
Teams & Team Village
Our Team Village is open for all teams to gather before or after the race starting at 7 AM.
Meet your teammates in the Team Village!
Team Photos will be taken between 7am-8am only.
Post-Race Festivities
We have Stani Yogurt, Ice Cream Emergency, Rose’s Family Restaurant Pizza, Valley Nutrition/Riverside Nutrition/Charged Ansonia Specialty Teas, Starbucks, and of course… the usual – bananas & water for your post-race snacks.
*This year we have a water truck from Aquarion which will be located past the finish line on River Road. When you finish your race, please move expeditiously out of the finish chute and away from the finish area for the safety of our other incoming runners and walkers. Head directly straight ahead to grab a reusable water bottle and fill up at the truck.
Adam Rivers from KC101 / Kiss 95.7 will be our Master of Ceremonies and the iHeart Radio promo team will be onsite too. It’s going to be exciting pre- and post-race!
Spectators
We welcome and encourage spectators out on the course and especially at our finish line. Wear pink, bring your voices and come cheer on our 2,000+ live participants this year.
Results & Awards
This year you will be able to scan a QR code to view results from your own phone. These will be posted around the finish and celebration area. Additionally, we will be posting results across from the ice cream truck near Team Village.
If you are identified as a top finisher in your age division you will pick up your medal at the 5K Info Booth after the race.
Awards will be presented both before and after the 5K. Please stay after the race, enjoy some great food, and support our special award winners and race winners.
