Description

Race Date:  Saturday – May 4, 2024 – 1:00PM

T-Shirt Deadline: You must register by April 24, 2024 to receive a T-Shirt.                               

Course 
America’s Fastest 5k, START – South Lot Westfield State University – FINISH – Elm St in downtown Westfield. (USATF Certified Course MA13002JK) 

Awards / Prize Money for Flat Fast 5k Run
(please see bottom of this page for details on eligibility for Prize Money)

Overall Men and Women Finishers (prize money awarded via Order of Finish Gun Time) 
1st Place – $300 
2nd Place – $200 
3rd Place – $100

Winners of the Men’s and Women’s Age Group Winners 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70+ (prize money awarded via Net Time) 
1st Place – $100
2nd Place – $50 
3rd Place – $25

Westfield Resident Men and Women ( prize money awarded via Net Time) 
1st Place – $100 
2nd Place – $50 
3rd Place – $25

 
Fitness Expo - Bib# - T-Shirt Pickup
Friday May 3, 2024 3:00PM – 7:00PM 
Blessed Sacrament Parish Hall – 127 Holyoke Road – Westfield MA 01085
 
Post Race Party 
A Block Party will be held in Downtown Westfield, near the Finish Line Area
 
Entry Fee Schedule
$30 - Feb 15,2024 - Feb 29, 2024
$35 – Mar 1, 2024 – Mar 31, 2024 
$40 – Apr 1, 2024 – Apr 30, 2024
$45 – May 1, 2024 – May 4, 2024 
$15 – Junior Walk (middle school age and younger) 
Entry Fees are non-refundable
  
Eligibility for Prize Money
All individual prize money winners must have a valid US Social Security Number or valid US Federal Tax ID Number. The Social Security Number or Federal Tax ID Number must belong to the money winner. Any earning in excess of $600 will receive an IRS Form 1099.  By taking prize money, you may lose your eligibility to compete as a High School and College athlete (please check with your athletic dept).   No Awards will be handed out on Race Day, we will e-mail you a Prize Money Form the week after the race (make sure you provided us with your correct e-mail address).