Hello!
We are so excited to see you Saturday at the 13th Annual Pounding the Pavement for Pink 5k. This year we have nearly 2,300 live participants and over 100 taking part virtually across the country. We’ll have 65 kiddos in the fun run this year – be sure to come early to cheer them on!
The below email is lengthy, but includes ALL of the pertinent information you’ll need to know for the race. Whether you’ve run with us the last 12 years or it’s your first time, this race is truly something special. The community comes together in the fight against breast cancer in a way that will move you.
Our race goes on rain or shine and steps off promptly at 9 AM. Be sure to arrive early – our Race Hub opens at 7 AM for you to gather with friends & family with Opening Remarks beginning at 8 AM.
Make Sure to Bring: Sunshine, smiles, enthusiasm, your race bib AND YOUR PINKEST OUTFIT…
Our Seymour Pink Gift shop will have race day swag & other pink items available for sale and we will accept credit cards this year. Check us out under the Pink Tent.
Get social!
Tag us on Facebook @SeymourPink or Instagram @seymourpinkct and use hashtags #seymourpink and #PPP2024
Share your photos with us on Google Photos here.
Race Morning Schedule:
7:00 am – Team Village opens, Pre-Registration/5k Info Booth opens for bib pick-up, Team Photos Available up to 8 AM in Team Village
8:00 AM – Sponsor Booths Open / Prayer Sanctuary Opens at Seymour Congregational Church
8:00 AM – at the Main Stage: Opening Remarks & Pinkest Outfit Contest
8:15 am – Kids Run
8:30 am – 5k Warm Up with Joanne Kallipolites
8:40 am – Runners head to start line
8:45 am – Walkers head to start line
8:50 am – Honor Guard and National Anthem
9:00 am – 5k Race Begins!
~10:15 am – Closing Ceremonies & Awards
Bib Pickup:
Swag Pickup
If you are on a TEAM that has 5+ members, your team captain has your race items, unless you elected shipping. You will need to coordinate with your captain to obtain your race swag.
PICKUP OPTIONS:
- Friday, October 4th – 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM at the Seymour Community Center
- Race Morning – Saturday, October 5th – 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM at the 5k Info Booth.
*If you are picking up your Bib on race morning plan to arrive no later than 7:30 AM TO THE RACE HUB AREA. Board the first shuttles available to avoid crowds. Bib pickup lines will CLOSE at 8:30 AM.
Any items not picked up by race start will be forfeited.
There is no ‘Bag Check’ at our race. Bring only what you can hold or plan to pass to spectating friends or family.
Parking & Shuttles:
Arrive Early. The 5k race starts at promptly at 9 AM. Leave plenty of time before hand to park, meet up with your team or friends get and join in the pre-race festivities!
There is no parking immediately around the Race Hub area. Broad Street & River Streets will be closed starting at 5:30am on Saturday. Other streets on or surrounding the course will close at varying times by the Seymour Police Department.
Our Race Hub layout can be viewed here.
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 7 AM. 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. The 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.
If you choose to park in Downtown Seymour areas please make sure you are following posted signs and DO NOT park in any business lots as you will be towed. Utilize street parking (within signage instructions) or municipal lots ONLY.
The Food!
- Stani Greek Yogurt
- Pizza from Roses Family Restaurant
- Ice Cream Emergency
- Sara K Confections sweet treats
- Coffee, Hot Cocoa & Treats from Starbucks
- The usual race foods… bananas, granola
- Keep moving from the finish line! 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 from your finish to grab a reusable water bottle and fill up at the truck.
The Fun!
Master of Ceremonies Adam Rivers from iHeart Media will be the voice of our Race Hub & 5k as always!
The Pinkest Outfit contest will be at the stage at 8 AM. We award the top adult & top child based on audience judging – don’t miss out on this exciting contest!
Kids Run participants can get their face painted at the Kids Run tent by Sweet Cheeks Face Painting beginning at 7:30 AM
We have Magician Paul Kilmer entertaining near the gazebo
Post University Hockey Team will be around for photos & information on their upcoming PINK Game
Brighton Jewelry will be onsite selling their Power of Pink bracelets that benefit Seymour Pink
A Pink Tractor makes a great photo opp – it’ll be parked on the Broad Street Bridge
The Support!
Our sponsors are so generous! Get to know them by visiting their booths around the race hub area:
- Valley Pharmacy
- M.J.A. Behavioral
- Dynamic Smiles Orthodontics
- M&T Bank
- Seymour Lions Club
- More to Say Pediatric Therapy
- Superior Products Distributors
- Elite Fitness
- Renewal by Anderson
- Get off the Couch Foundation
- Sikorsky Federal Credit Union
And of course our many more sponsors participating in the race too can be viewed on our RunSignUp website.
Why We’re Here:
Keep in mind every loved one or stranger who has heard the words ‘You have breast cancer’ as you make your way around the race route. Every step you take gives HOPE to those in the fight.
Take a quiet moment Saturday morning and visit the Prayer Sanctuary at Seymour Congregational Church. Please use the space for prayer and peace on a day that may bring alot of different emotions. Prayer candles will be located in the sanctuary & prayer request cards will also be available to those who would like to be added to SCC’s Prayer List.
Our survivors are honored with a pre-race breakfast, put on by Chrissy’s Angels in memory of Christina Kosko and you’ll see them on the course in special brighter pink shirts and sashes
We honor our Top 10 Breast Cancer Survivors following the race. Be sure to stick around for this and other awards!
We also present the Fight & Win award to honor special survivors each year. This will take place after the race.
On the Course:
View the course map here.
Reminder…there is NO SAME DAY registration. Encourage friends or family who inquire about the race these last few days to come cheer you on as a spectator this year.
Help us prevent race bandits! You must have a bib on in order to be on the course.
We reserve the front of our start line for our running participants. If you are walking the course please move to the back of the starting area, for your safety and the safety of our runners. We know many of you registered on teams and may want to be together, however there is plenty of time for that before or after the race.
Reminder: There are no pets allowed on the course. Strollers are only allowed for walkers and should be at the back of the start line. Learn more here.
Ansonia Cheer will encourage you at the start!
Keep an eye out for decorations – the Neighborhood Decorating Contest draws some fierce competition on the race route
You’ll pass 2 water stations on your 3.1 mile route
Thank you to Haptic Sense – they’ll be playing on Derby Avenue as you make your way back to the finish line!
Photographers will be capturing some images throughout the day – be sure to say cheese!
LOST AND FOUND will be at the 5K Information booth.
SpectatorsWe welcome and encourage spectators out on the course and at our finish line. If you are gathering near the finish line please be mindful that runners will be coming full speed ahead – stay ON THE OUTSIDE of the security fencing and stay out of the race chute!
Wear pink, bring your voices and come cheer on our 2,000+ live participants this year.
Results & AwardsThe Live Leaderboard for results will be on our RunSignUp page here.
*Set up alerts for finishers or yourself by typing in their name or bib # and entering your email here.
If you are identified as a top 3 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.
House Decorating Contest
Especially if you live on our race route we encourage you to decorate in pink! We award prizes for the Top 3 homes bringing the PINK SPIRIT to our runners & walkers as they pass by. Please submit photos of your entries to poundingthepavementforpink@gmail.com Our race judges will be out and about after the race so please leave your decorations up until Saturday evening.
Donations
Donations will be accepted through Friday, October 18, 2024. We appreciate all contributions!
Let’s surpass last year! We currently are approaching $70,000 in donations towards our mission.
THANK YOU for all you are doing to secure donations! These continue to help us fulfill our mission to assist those during their breast cancer treatments.
See you Saturday!
Let’s have fun, be safe and bring HOPE and SUPPORT to those who are FIGHTING the FIGHT!
Thank you,
Your all volunteer 5k Race Committee:
Mary Deming, Dawn Supranovich, Kathy Supranovich, Christine Conroy
