This annual event is a wonderful, family friendly 5k that will take you around beautiful Powder Point in Duxbury on the morning of July 4th.

The Duxbury Education Foundation (DEF) organizes the event. The DEF receives, administers, and disburses funds for educational, scientific and charitable purposes to be used to develop, support and assist programs which benefit the students, teachers, and staff of the Duxbury public school system.

The course will begin in the parking lot of the High School Turf at 130 St.George Street in Duxbury. Runners will travel on St. George Street to the flagpole on Washington Street, left onto Washington Street, right onto King Caesar Road, left onto Upland Road, left back onto King Caesar Road and then left onto Powder Point Ave. Race finishes with a right at the flagpole, back onto St. George Street and back to the start/finish line.

Top three male and female overall finishers. Top male and female finishers by age category: <10, 11-14, 15-19, 20-39, 40-69 and 70+. Overall most patriotic participant.

Unisex adult and youth size t-shirts will be given out at bib pickup on a first come, first served basis for 5K and Kids Fun Run participants.

Bibs and t-shirts can be picked up at the Steele Building on Wednesday July 2nd from 4-7pm or Thursday July 3rd from 4-7pm.

RECOMMENDED AGE: Under 8. There will be a half mile Kids Fun Run on the grass field in front of the Steele Building on the track behind the Steele Building. The Kids Fun Run begins at 8:00AM so you can watch the little ones run before the actual 5k begins at 8:30AM This is a great way for preschool and Chandler Elementary School kids to participate!

For event related questions, please click on the Contact the Organizers button on the page.