The seventh annual Hudson Community Fun Run Series is scheduled to continue this summer beginning in the second week of July.
The free running series had a bit of a rough start last year due to rain, but organizers are hopeful for a successful 2025.
The event is hosted by the Friends of Hudson Memorial Cross Country/ Track & Field, led by Matthew and Kerri Simpson. The couple hopes to turn this event into something larger that can ultimately create a small scholarship fund for high school students looking to further their educations beyond Alvirne High School.
There is no cost to run, but organizers ask for food donations each week that will be donated to the Hudson Food Pantry.
The races are scheduled to be held at the Alvirne High School track on four consecutive Wednesday evenings, starting on July 16.
Weather permitting; the runs will continue July 23 and 30, then on August 6.
Registration will be from 5 to 5:30 p.m. with races beginning at 6 p.m.
Participation ribbons will be presented to all finishers in each race division.
The Diaper Dash will kick things off each week with a 50-yard dash for those under Pre-K.
Other races include: a 75-yard dash, for Pre-K to four- and five-year olds; 200-Meter race for Kindergarten through first grade; 1/4 mile for second and third graders; 1/2 mile for fourth and fifth graders; one-mile run for sixth to eighth graders; and the final race is the open cross-country mile for any age up to 100-years-old.
Free t-shirts will be given to the first 50 runners to register and free watermelon will be handed out to all after each race.
In Londonderry, the Greater Derry Track Club also holds similar races each Monday night starting on June 23 through August.
Races are scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. each week, following registration, at the Londonderry High School track.
Catagories range from a 50-yard dash for two- to three-year olds; up to an open cross-country mile for runners 14 and up.
This is also a free event, with non-perishable food donations being suggested.
