By ALLY MORIN
Correspondent
WESTFIELD – Fast race finishes and community pride are on the agenda for this upcoming weekend. On Saturday, the Flat Fast 5K arrives in the Whip City.
The race, which begins at Westfield State University’s South Los and finishes on Elm just after Church Street, features cash prizes for the top five men and women winners, the top three winners of men’s and women’s age groups, and the top three Westfield resident men and women.
Participants cross the finish line in the Run Westfield Flat Fast 5K road race in 2016. (Staff File Photo)
At the conclusion of the race, a block party will be held in Downtown Westfield near the finish line area.
Nineteen-year-old Kyle Bean and 25-year-old Sarah Crouch won the race for their respective genders last year. Bean completed the course in 16:19 while Crouch was on his heels to finish at 16:31.
The current course record is held by Simon Ndirangu, who set the men’s record in 2013 with a winning time of 13:16. The women’s record (14:48) was set by Kim Smith in 2013.
Everyone entered in Saturday’s race should pick up their tee shirts and bib numbers Friday at the Fitness Expo in the Woodward Center on Westfield State University campus between noon and 8 p.m. There will also be an opportunity for tee shirt and bib pick up on race day at the starting line area between 9 a.m. and noon.
Race parking is available in the Westfield State University South Lot and in the downtown municipal parking lots.
Start time is slated for 1 p.m.
