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Hit the trails of Rocky Woods in Medfield, MA on Sunday, September 8, 2024 as a solo runner or with your dog (attached by a harness) in the 2nd annual Life Goes On Foot & Paw Trail Run to benefit Life Goes On After TBI.  Produced by Sun Multisport Events, 100% of the proceeds will be donated to Life Goes On After TBI, a 501(c)3 charity that supports the survivors of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) by fundraising, educating and distributing grants to help offset the expense of treatments and therapies that support a TBI survivor’s recovery journey.

CHOOSE FROM THREE EVENTS!

• 10k trail run
• 5k trail run or walk
• 2.5 mile canicross (run with your dog) or dog walk

THE EVENT EXPERIENCE: All three courses take you along the trails of Rocky Woods, a property managed by the Trustees of the Reservation, that includes nearly 500 acres of varied terrain that is also  a prized habitat for songbirds, bullfrogs, beavers, and painted turtles.

EVENT SCHEDULE: The schedule of event is as follows:

• 7:30am: Packet pick-up begins
• 8:20am: Pre-race announcements, national anthem
• 8:30am: Start of the 2.5 mile canicross
• 9:00am: Start of the 10k
• 9:05am: Start of the 5k
• 9:15am (est): Awards – cancicross
• 10:00am (est): Awards – 10k and 5k

Click here for more info and to sign up.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS: All runs in the Life Goes On Foot & Paw Trail Run begin and end at the Chickering Visitor Visitor Center at Rocky Woods.

The 2.5 mile canicross course is a 1 loop course that starts on the Chickering Pond Trail and then connects to the Quarry Trail. Runners will then go left on the Harwood Notch Trail which leads to the East West Trail just past the 1 mile mark. At the East West Trail junction runners turn right and then at the next course junction runners turn right onto the June Pond Trail (note: signage at this junction runners directs runners in the 5k and 10k to go left and canicrossers to go right). Runners then turn right on the Ridge Trail which leads all the way back to the Quarry Trail. Runners go right on the Quarry Trail and about 50 yards later turn left onto the Bridle Trail for the home stretch to the finish line. There is no aid station on the canicross course.

The 5k course is a 1 loop course that starts on the Chickering Pond Trail and then connects to the Quarry Trail. Runners will then go left on the Harwood Notch Trail which leads to the East West Trail just past the 1 mile mark. At the East West Trail junction runners turn right and then at the next course junction runners stay left to stay on the East West Trail (note: signage at this junction runners directs runners in the 5k and 10k to go left and canicrossers to go right). At the end of the East West Trail runners turn right onto the Cheney Pond Trail and near the 1.8 mile mark turn right onto the Wilson Swamp Trail. Runners are on the Wilson Swamp Trail to the end and then turn left onto the Ridge Trail which leads all the way back to the Quarry Trail. Runners go right on the Quarry Trail and about 50 yards later turn left onto the Bridle Trail for the home stretch to the finish line. The elevation gain is 226′. See the course map with a click here. There is no aid station on the 5k course.

The 10k course is a 2 loop course that starts on the Chickering Pond Trail and then connects to the Quarry Trail. Runners will then go left on the Harwood Notch Trail which leads to the East West Trail just past the 1 mile mark. At the East West Trail junction runners turn right and then at the next course junction runners stay left to stay on the East West Trail (note: signage at this junction runners directs runners in the 5k and 10k to go left and canicrossers to go right). At the end of the East West Trail runners turn right onto the Cheney Pond Trail and near the 1.8 mile mark turn right onto the Wilson Swamp Trail. Runners are on the Wilson Swamp Trail to the end and then turn left onto the Ridge Trail which leads all the way back to the Quarry Trail. Runners will then turn right to begin their second loop. Just past the 2nd loop there will be an aid station offering water. The 2nd loop repeats a traverse of the Quarry, Harwood Notch, East West, Cheney Pond, Wilson Swamp and Ridge trails until it returns to the Quarry Trail again. After completing the 2nd loop of this section, runners go right on the Quarry Trail and about 50 yards later turn left onto the Bridle Trail for the home stretch to the finish line. The elevation gain is 428′. See the course map with a click here.