Event Description

         The Friends of the Ashby Playground are excited to announce the first annual Friends of the Ashby Playground Family Fun 5k. The purpose of this event is to raise funds to improve and update the Ashby Playground located at Allen Field in Ashby, MA. Our long-term goal is to add on or replace the existing play structure with something more modern and targeted to a large age/ability range as the current equipment is dated and geared to older kids. The race will begin and end at Allen Field following an out and back course on lightly-traffic roads through Ashby, MA. The Friends of the Ashby playground is a subdivision of Townsend Ashby Youth Baseball and Softball, a local non-profit organization. 

        Race registration will open March 1, 2022 with an early bird price (through 3/15/21) of $20.  The regular registration period ($25) and family registration ($35) will commence March 16, 2022 thru Thursday, June 9, 2022 when online registration will close. You will be able to register on-site up until 30 minutes before the beginning of the race ($30). The first 50 registrants will also receive a race shirt.