Provincial Championship 5 MilesThe Hampton 5 miler will be the host of the RunNB 5 mile (8km) Championship, to be on the same certified course it has been for the past 21 years. The Race will once again be staged out of the Hampton High School.
The Hampton "race weekend" will also offer youth races on the Saturday (September 14) before the main event (5 mile race) . The youth races have been vital to making our event - a community celebration in active living. The Youth event will be hosted at the Hampton Elementary School and will be run on the running trials behind the school and on the field. The events will be cross-country races with the same distances that the kids run at school for their respective ages. There will a 1.0 km and a 2.5 km race offered for elementary and middle school runners, as well as a 4km event for high school runners. Fee is just $3.00 for these youth events. No online Registration for the youth events - Race day registration only for the youth events - it's a simple process. Just show up on time and you are good.
The 5 miler (aka 8km) will be feature the proven course that the race has used for two decades. There will be two water stations on along the loop
Youth Race Registration is from 9:00 to 9:45 am Saturday September 9, 2023, Front doors of Hampton Elementary School. races start at 10:00 am - we should be wrapped up by noon.
8km start will be at 9:30 am . Location: Hampton High School
Registration for the 8km will be up in the spring. There is a late Registration option $30 is the late fee- come to Hampton elementary School where the youth races are being staged between 9:00 and noon Saturday September 14
Awards for top 3 male and female for both the 8km
Medals for all runners of the 1km and 2.5km on Saturday.
Medals for the top finisher of the High School race 4km race. * race will also be a NBIAA Cross Country event to count towards high schoolers required to run 2 races before the NBIAA SW & NE Regionals
Race proceeds to support the Hampton Cross-Country programming as well as Hampton High and Middle School athletics and Theatre company.
To help us lower the price point from previous years (in fact lower than most races) there are no T-shirts
Coffee, fruit, bagels, gatorade, water will be on hand.
* Please no strollers or dogs on leash for safety purposes.
This event offers a Youth Series. Find out more about RunNB's Youth Series.
The Hampton "race weekend" will also offer youth races on the Saturday (September 14) before the main event (5 mile race) . The youth races have been vital to making our event - a community celebration in active living. The Youth event will be hosted at the Hampton Elementary School and will be run on the running trials behind the school and on the field. The events will be cross-country races with the same distances that the kids run at school for their respective ages. There will a 1.0 km and a 2.5 km race offered for elementary and middle school runners, as well as a 4km event for high school runners. Fee is just $3.00 for these youth events. No online Registration for the youth events - Race day registration only for the youth events - it's a simple process. Just show up on time and you are good.
John Herron
jpherron@xplornet.ca
Phone: (506) 650-1372
* All prices in CAD $
