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Date & Time of Start and Registration Info
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Here is a printable entry form [PDF]. Make checks payable to Plympton Strawberry Shortcake Road Race and mail to: Plympton Strawberry Shortcake Road Race
Directions to the Race From Kingston/Boston/points north: Printable Version [PDF] (use back button to return to this page)
Printable Version [PDF] (use back button to return to this page)
From Cape Cod/points south: Printable Version [PDF] (use back button to return to this page)
There is plenty of parking at the Uplands Sportsman's Club. The address of the club is 76 Upland Road, Plympton, MA 02367.
Race Director
Course Description
T-Shirts Here is a map of the course:
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Links to previous years' results and pictures of many of the races can be found on the Home Page. (Toward the bottom of the page ... you'll have to scroll). The Strawberry Shortcake Road Race began in 1987 with the Plympton Senior High Youth Group. It was started as a means of earning money so the youth group could go on various field trips, including whitewater rafting, downhill skiing, and camping trips. The youth group also donated part of the money to the church, for lawn maintenance and other groundskeeping. As the event grew a committee was formed under the leadership of race director Wes Chadbourne. The committee took care of all the publicizing and registration before the event. On the day of the event, the committee and the youth group worked together as a team. Youth group members were active in water stops, split times, registration, and finish line. In recent years the youth group became busy with their own events, and the Plympton Boy Scouts stepped in and have taken their place. The Scouts use the road race as a way of earning money and helping with a community event. After the 20th running of the race in 2007, Wes Chadbourne and the original members of the Plympton Road Race Committee decided to turn over administration of the race to another group. They all strongly hoped that this Plympton tradition would continue. Wes Chadbourne met with different groups from town to ask if anyone was interested in continuing the race. The Cub Scouts, who had always participated as road guards (the adult leaders) and the scouts themselves (working the water tables) decided it was important to continue the race. The Cub Scouts, with help from other interested Plympton residents, formed a new Strawberry Shortcake Race Committee. The Cubs ably managed the race for two years with mentoring from Wes Chadbourne. In 2010 other members of the race committee stepped up to take over management of the race under race director Robert Browne, who has himself run the race on numerous occasions. The new committee's goal is to continue the race and continue to fund the charities that have traditionally been the beneficiaries of the Strawberry Shortcake Race. Race proceeds from the 2010 race will benefit the Plympton Recreation Committee, the Cub Scouts, and the Boy Scouts. Under new leadership and now in its 23rd year, Plympton's Strawberry Shortcake Road Race is still going strong. A two mile fun run and 10K walk allow walkers and shorter-distance runners to participate. Youth runners are encouraged to enter the 2 mile fun run, which presents trophies to runners age 15 and under. The Strawberry Shortcake Road Race has earned a well-deserved reputation as a low-key, well-organized, "runner's race" rewarding runners with the best post-race dessert anywhere in southeastern Massachusetts. We have an "Iron Runner"! Linda Bates (here she is, finishing the 2008 race) has run every year since the race began in 1987 (even when she was an expectant mom!) and has often been competitive in her age division.
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