Description
Run with us in our eleventh year! Join us under the beam of the beloved Gay Head Lighthouse to Run for the Light, on Sunday, October 6th.
As always, your registration fee will help support continued restoration and maintenance of the historic Gay Head Lighthouse in beautiful Aquinnah, Massachusetts.
Gay Head 10K Course Information
Gay Head 10K USATF Certification
Beginning at the Gay Head Cliffs at 10:30 a.m., the course heads down State Road past the Aquinnah Town Hall, the Aquinnah Public Library and Wampanoag Tribal lands, up Moshup Trail along the beaches and crashing surf, and back to the lighthouse. Water stations are located every two miles along the course. Runners may check bags at the race tent located in the Gay Head circle, near the lighthouse.
Skates, scooters, skateboards, regular strollers and animals are prohibited on the course. Jogging strollers are allowed, but double jogging strollers are prohibited. If you choose to run with a single jogging stroller, please start at the rear of the pack. The course will close at 12:00 pm, and traffic will again be allowed on the roads. Timing will also close at 12:00 pm.
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Registration Details
A maximum of 200 runners may register for the Gay Head 10K.
Online registration will close at midnight, Friday, October 4th. To guarantee your race shirt, please register online by September 6th.
EARLY BIRD PRICING - race registration just $30 until July 31st at 11:59 PM! Registration pricing increases to $35 on August 1st.
Do you belong to an off Island run club? Reach out to us and secure a discount code for your club locking in early bird pricing until race day!
Registration will be available IN PERSON (Oct. 5-6) and will cost $40, with race day registration closing at 10:00 am. Payment will be available to be made in CASH or CHECK only.
Net proceeds benefit the Gay Head Lighthouse restoration and maintenance. www.gayheadlight.org
Course Time Limit & Records
The course and timing will officially close at 12:00 pm. After 12:00 pm, auto traffic will again be allowed on the course. This time will allow for roughly a 14:30 minute per mile pace.
Course Records
Justin Keefe (2016) 32.2200
Molly Seidel (2017) 35.0185
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