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Walk and Run to benefit breast cancer charities.

What is Take the Lake 5k?
The Take the Lake 5K is a charity run and walk around Wakefield's beautiful Lake Quannapowitt. Since the founding of the race ten years ago, over 3,500 local walkers and runners have participated in the event and we have raised more than $94,000 for two cancer related charities (The American Cancer Society and The Coalition for Cancer Survivorship).  We hope you can join us for our 11th annual event on July 11th, 2010!  If you might want to join us or perhaps take a sponsor role, please add your name to our mailing list (don't worry, we'll only send you one email a year - an invite with event details!)


Year after year, runners and walkers, family and friends, children and grandparents have universally enjoyed this event.

Please come and 'Take the Lake' with us once again Sunday, July 11, 2010.

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  • Fun and Fulfilling!
    Thanks to a great group of runners, walkers, sponsors and volunteers we have donated over $94,000 to the American Cancer Society and the New England Coalition for Cancer Survivorship.  At the same time, we have hosted an event that runners, walkers, volunteers and sponsors have all enjoyed enough to help us grow the event every year.  If you have any questions or suggestions for the event organizers, please send them to info@takethelake5k.com!

    Prior Event Results
  • 2009 Results on CoolRunning (779 finishers) including lots of pictures!
  • 2008 Results on CoolRunning
  • 2007 ResultsResults on CoolRunning
  • 2005 Pictures (Courtesy of WakefieldWorld.com) 

    When is our Next Event:

    Sunday, July 11, 2010 - Starts at 8:30am (Walkers at 8:35)

    Where:

    Comverse Headquarters
    200 Quannapowitt Parkway
    Wakefield, MA

    Who:

    Runners and Walkers Welcome (separate starts)

    Entry Fee and Race Highlights:

    $20 before July 1 ($25 after July 1 and day of race)
    Refreshments after the race
    Water along the course
    T-shirts to all registrants registered before July 1.
    Awards to top 3 male and female in each division
    Walkers welcome!
    Professional Chip Timed Scoring
    Mile Splits


    Application Forms - Take your choice

    On-line Registration

    Print, fill out and mail this HTML form (address on form)

    Or we can mail you a copy - please send an email request to info@takethelake5k.com (and let us know if you want us to email an application or drop it in the post).

    Directions:
    From Rte 128 North or South take exit 39 "North Ave. Reading/Wakefield". Turn at light onto
    Quannapowitt Parkway (Unmarked, but before the Lord Wakefield Hotel). Follow past **second** Comverse building to parking at 200 Quannapowitt Parkway. There is plenty of parking available in the Comverse parking lot.



    Bib Pick-up/Race Day Registration:
    Race day registration and bib number pick-up for all registrants will be in the Comverse building at
    200 Quannapowitt Parkway (the race start line) beginning at 7:00 AM on Race Day.

    Race Route:

    Race Route is a flat and fast loop around Wakefield's Scenic Lake Quannapowitt. You won't find a flatter 5k than this one! (We have clipped some off of the lake route by spreading the start and finish so that this is a 3.1 mile race). USATF certified course (See Map MA02012RN here).

    Proceeds will be donated to:

    The American Cancer Society and The New England Coalition for Cancer Survivorship

    Dedication:
    Take the
    Lake is Dedicated to Janice (Mignosa) Frye
    Janice (Mignosa) Frye traces her roots to
    Wakefield. A voracious reader, Wakefield High School (class of 1980) scholar and thespian, and Lucius Beebe library regular, Janice loved all things literary. She carried that affection to UMass at Amherst (Journalism, 1984) and settled in Holyoke to marry Bob Frye, a teacher. Jan worked in the wonderful and caring community of Bay Path College in Longmeadow, Mass. Janice and Bob formed a wonderful young family, Samantha, Zoe, and Calvin Frye. The family carries on Janice's quiet love for books, home, and relationships. Janice lost her struggle with cancer in 1999. We would like to continue Jan's story by paying tribute to her and to the organizations that strive to help the countless local families afflicted by this cruel disease. Please join us in the "Take the Lake 5K" road race and walk to benefit The American Cancer Society and The New England Coalition for Cancer Survivorship.

    The Family and Friends of Janice (Mignosa) Frye

    Questions:
    Call us at 781 944 1156 or email to info@takethelake5k.com.

    Sponsors:
   

These great, local sponsors have made our event successful:

Platinum Sponsors

  • FNA Transmission
  • Rawson Auto Body
  • MetroRock Indoor Rock Climbing Centers
  • Finn the Wolf Hound
  • Honey Dew Donuts
  • Lila
  • Comverse
  • JA Packaging - Specialty Packaging for the Confectionary Industry
  • Dry Cleaner by Val
  • Participating Sponsors

  • A Cut Above
  • Bay State Federal Charitable Foundation
  • Adesa
  • Marathon Sports
  • Mimi
  • Nana
  • Papa
  • Pepsi / Aquafina
  • RoadID 
  • Silver Clay Gifts
  • Stop & Shop
  • Yell-o-Glow Corporation

  • Be Part of this Admired Event!

  • Contact us to learn more about affordable Take the Lake 5K Sponsorships. 

    Pledges and Donations can be made out to Take the Lake 5K or directly to the American Cancer Society.  Send donations to: 

    Take the Lake 5K
    PO Box 154,
    Wakefield, MA 01880


    Contact Us

    MORE INFORMATION On The Race or On Sponsoship Opportunities?
    Contact Tom at 781 944 1156 or 781 439 2171 or send an email to info@takethelake5k.com.

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