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Marquee Sponsor

 Harbour Trail 5K Road Race
&Kid's Fun Run 2008

Saturday, July 12, 2008, Portsmouth Middle School
 Parrot Ave., Portsmouth, NH
Registration from 7-8:30 a.m.  Race starts at 9 a.m.

Each year the Chamber hosts the Portsmouth Harbour Trail 5K Road Race & Kid's Fun Run which attracts more than 1,100 runners from throughout New England and across the country.  The race is run on a certified sanctioned course and features prizes to the first three finishers in each age category. Marquee sponsor for this year's race is FairPoint Communications.

The race was originally started to support the Portsmouth Harbour Trail and introduce visitors from outside the area to "historic Portsmouth." In fact, the race course weaves its way through the downtown and around the South End which is home to a number of historic sites including Strawbery Banke Musuem and Prescott Park.

Prizes are awarded to the overall top man and woman, the top three men and women in each age group, the oldest and youngest Portsmouth finishers, the top three teams and the wheel chair winner. All children in the fun run get a medal and gift bag. Racing divisions apply to men and women, and are: Overall, 12 and under, 13-15, 16-19, Open 20-29, 30-39, Master 40-49, Special Master 50-59, 60-69, 70 & up, wheel chair, and teams.

Cost to register online is $15 until July 8. Mail-in, walk-in and race-day registrations are $20. Cost for children registered in the kid's fun run is $5. To find out more about the Portsmouth Harbour Trail 5K, contact the Chamber at (603)610-5510.

Online registration for the road race and fun run is now closed, however, those interested may still sign up at the Greater Portsmouth Chamber (500 Market St. in Portsmouth) or at the Portsmouth Middle School on race day.  Day-of registration starts at 7 a.m.

Click here to download the registration form (Mail-in, walk-in and day-of, $20; Kids, $5).

Road Race Sponsors

Below is a map detailing the race course.

Driving Directions to the Portsmouth Harbour Trail Road Race

Address:  155 Parrot Ave, Portsmouth Middle School.

If Traveling South from Maine on  I-95: Take Exit 7 immediately after crossing over the Piscataqua River Bridge into New Hampshire. Make a left at the bottom of the off-ramp onto Market Street.  Follow for approximately  1.5 miles into the center of town.  (The North Church with clock tower will be ahead of you.)  Merge into the left lane and take your first left onto Fleet Street.   Go straight through the light to the  second intersection  (right in front of the Fire Station), turn left onto Court St. and continue to the stop sign.    Turn  right on  to  Pleasant Street and then bear right onto Junkins Ave.   Just before getting to the South Mill Pond,   turn right onto Parrot Ave  and drive roughly 200 yds to the Middle School.

If Traveling North on I-95 : Take exit 7 just before crossing the Piscataqua River Bridge into Maine. At the bottom of the off ramp, make a right onto Market Street.  Follow for approximately  1.5 miles into the center of town.  (The North Church with clock tower will be ahead of you.)  Merge into the left lane and take your first left onto Fleet Street.   Go straight through the light to the  second intersection  (right in front of the Fire Station), turn left onto Court St. and continue to the stop sign.    Turn  right on  to  Pleasant Street and then bear right onto Junkins Ave.   Just before getting to the South Mill Pond,   turn right onto Parrot Ave  and drive roughly 200 yds to the Middle School. 

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