Registration for the annual Greater L-A Triple Crown 5K Series, presented by Auburn Savings Bank, is filling up fast.
Registration is available at triplecrown5k.racewire.com. The series consists of YMCA Fit Fest, Emily’s Run and The Bridge Run.
The series committee welcomes all runners and walkers. Proceeds go to the Auburn-Lewiston YMCA, The Fletcher Foundation, and the Bridge Run Foundation.
The YMCA, through its financial assistance program, provides opportunities such as youth sports, day camp, childcare, swim lessons, and health and wellness education to all, regardless of their inability to pay.
The Fletcher Foundation provides Edward Little High School athletes with college scholarships, along with a significant donation to the Auburn Public Library. Additionally, the foundation supports the Auburn Nordic Ski Association, Androscoggin Land Trust, The Stanton Bird Club, and a program at ELHS that provides for families in need at Christmas.
The Bridge Run Foundation supports active outdoor experiences for area youth to promote health and well-being. The beneficiaries are teens from local schools and the Auburn-Lewiston Boys and Girls Club. The foundation provides funding for local teenagers to attend wilderness programs that foster appreciation for the environment, develops self-esteem, promotes teamwork and friendship, and instills a spirit of adventure.
The Greater L-A Triple Crown fundraising series, which consists of three five-kilometer (3.1-mile) races, is open to runners and walkers of all ages. Registration for all three races is $75, or $30 for each individual race. Registration for all Triple Crown 5K events is free for all children ages 14 and under.
This year will be prizes for the overall male and female winners. There are also age category prizes for first and second place finishers.
For participants that do all three races of the L-A Triple Crown Series, there will provide commemorative pint glasses.
The series opens with the YMCA Fit Fest on Sunday, June 2, at Festival Plaza in Auburn; followed by Emily’s Run on Sunday, July 14, at Edward Little High School. It finishes with the L-A Bridge Run on Sunday, August 25, at the Rollodrome in Auburn.
Each 5K will begin at 8:30 a.m. and feature chip timing, prize drawings, food, refreshments, massage, music, and awards to start at 10 a.m.
The Auburn Firefighter’s Local 797 Kids’ Fun Run will precede each 5K at 8 a.m. It is free to all youth; registrations will only be accepted the day of the event.
For more information, visit triplecrown5k.com.
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