
Grand Prize: for best costume - Adult, Youth, Family
Medals for top runners!
Please see event staff between 8:15 and 8:50 to pick up your bib.
Hurry; Register 3 weeks in advance to get a personalized Race Number!

Proceeds go to the South Street Youth Center
We will gather at the Jamaica Pond BoatHouse beginning at 8:15 am for bib collection, same day registration, a guided warm up, and a short introduction. The route will consist of two clockwise loops around the pond and a short extension and return (delineated in pink on the map) to complete the full 5K

By T (subway):
Orange Line: To Green Street Station. 15–20-minute walk to start area.
Green Line (E branch): To Heath St @ S. Huntington Ave. 15–20-minute walk to start area.
Green Line (D branch): To Brookline Village 20-25 min walk to start area.
By bus:
39 Bus to Centre Street at Pond Street, walk down Pond Street to Jamaica Pond.
On foot/bike:
The start is easily reached on foot or by bike on the Emerald Necklace path. It is a short walk from the road and nearby parking lots.
Parking:
Parking lot at Pond Ave: From Route 9, head South on Pond Ave. After about 1000m the parking lot is on the left, by Harry Downes Field.
Parking lot at Willow Pond Road: From Route 9, head south on Jamaicaway.
From route 9, head south on Jamaicaway. Take the first right on Willow Pond Road. The parking lot is on the right side, by Daisy Field baseball field. There is street parking on Perkins Street on the west side of the pond and other local streets.

Grand Prize: for best costume - Adult, Youth, Family
Medals for top runners!
Please see event staff between 8:15 and 8:50 to pick up your bib.
Hurry; Register 3 weeks in advance to get a personalized Race Number!

Proceeds go to the South Street Youth Center
We will gather at the Jamaica Pond BoatHouse beginning at 8:15 am for bib collection, same day registration, a guided warm up, and a short introduction. The route will consist of two clockwise loops around the pond and a short extension and return (delineated in pink on the map) to complete the full 5K

By T (subway):
Orange Line: To Green Street Station. 15–20-minute walk to start area.
Green Line (E branch): To Heath St @ S. Huntington Ave. 15–20-minute walk to start area.
Green Line (D branch): To Brookline Village 20-25 min walk to start area.
By bus:
39 Bus to Centre Street at Pond Street, walk down Pond Street to Jamaica Pond.
On foot/bike:
The start is easily reached on foot or by bike on the Emerald Necklace path. It is a short walk from the road and nearby parking lots.
Parking:
Parking lot at Pond Ave: From Route 9, head South on Pond Ave. After about 1000m the parking lot is on the left, by Harry Downes Field.
Parking lot at Willow Pond Road: From Route 9, head south on Jamaicaway.
From route 9, head south on Jamaicaway. Take the first right on Willow Pond Road. The parking lot is on the right side, by Daisy Field baseball field. There is street parking on Perkins Street on the west side of the pond and other local streets.
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State Senator Liz Miranda
State Rep. Sam Montano
City Council President Ruthzee Louijeune
City Councilor Ben Weber
City Councilor Julia Mejia
Bashier Kayou, JPNeighborhood Trauma Team,Community Outreach
Reverend AshleeWiest-Laird, First Baptist Church Jamaica Plain
Pivel Morton, ExecutiveDirector, Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center
Gerry Wright, Community Service Care, Inc.
Officer William Jones, Boston Police Department
Officer Antonette Cabral, Boston Police Department
Diane Pokorny-Wilson, Power Within Fitness & Coach
