Ironstone Derby 5K and Kentucky Derby barbecue

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Ironstone Derby 5K and Kentucky Derby barbecue
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Date: 5/2/2015
Time: 4:00 PM TO 7:00 PM

LeLacheur Park
450 Aiken St.
Lowell, MA 01854

Phone:
978-475-4056

Event Description: The Ironstone Derby is an afternoon 5K race followed by a Kentucky Derby party and barbecue – all on the day of the Kentucky Derby, Saturday, May 2. Sleep in, and then come to the 4 p.m. race/walk and after-party at LeLacheur Park in Lowell, Mass., the home of the Lowell Spinners, a Red Sox minor league affiliate. After the charity race, everyone can stay for the party and barbecue with steak tips, ribs, chicken, hot dogs and more! Concessions also will be open. Watch the Kentucky Derby live on the Jumbotron. The USATF-certified 5K race is directed by DMSE, the same folks who direct the Boston Marathon and Feaster Five. Runners complete the race by doing a half-lap around the warning track on the way to the finish line, with friends and family cheering in the stands. Kids can run a stick-horse derby on the field where today's Red Sox legends once played. Race day is Saturday, May 2, and the race motto is "Run for the Roses - Stay for the Party!" There are free T-shirts for the first 500 registered, games and prizes for everyone, and the option for the post-race, all-you-can-eat barbecue. Eat, play games, pick a favorite horse and watch the Kentucky Derby live on the Jumbotron after the race! Entry fees for the 5K are $35 for adults and $25 for youth 12 and younger, and $10 for the kids stick-horse run. Register at www.lightboxreg.com/ironstone. Team registration is encouraged (email neilfater@challengeunlimited.org to create a team), and prizes will be awarded for the largest team, the fastest team, the team that raises the most, and the team that is most creatively dressed for the Ironstone Derby (think derby hats!). Discounts are available for large teams. Individual prizes will be awarded to top finishers in each category (men, women, youth). The top 12-and-younger 5K runners will win free tickets to the Lowell Spinners. The race benefits the nonprofit work of Challenge Unlimited Ironstone Farm in Andover, which serves children with special needs, combat veterans, people diagnosed with cancer, adults with special needs, teens at risk, elders with memory issues and others. Learn more at www.ironstonefarm.org.

Directions:
The race begins and ends inside UMass-Lowell's LeLacheur Park, home of the Lowell Spinners, at 450 Aiken St. in Lowell.

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