The BHS 4th of July 5K Road Race takes place on the parade route of the 4th of July Parade. Start time is 9 am, and start line is at 500 Wahconah Street (approx. 3/4 mile north of the Wahconah Ballpark at 105 Wahconah St, Pittsfield, MA 01201). Click here to register! The BHS 4th of July 5K Road Race starts at 9:00 am on Friday, July 4th, 2025, before the 4th of July parade. Proceeds will go to support community wellness programming through Berkshire Health Systems. Results for 4th of July Road Race in Pittsfield, MA. Berkshire Running Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. The BHS 4th of July 5K road Race takes place on the parade route of the hometown parade, the runners complete the race at 9am SHARP, prior to the event parade starting. — It has been forty years since the first running of the Berkshire Health Systems (BHS) July 4th 5K kicked off in front of the parade spectators on Wahconah Street in Pittsfield. The upcoming event sponsored by BHS and under the direction of Berkshire Running Foundation's Shiobbean Lemme for the third year. In addition to fun in the sky, there’s plenty on the ground to amuse you. The Pittsfield 4th of July Parade, with the theme of “Young at Heart” steps off at 10 a.m. on West Housatonic Street. There’s a 5K race beginning earlier starting at Wahconah Park. You must register by July 1 to participate. Registration has begun for the highly popular annual Berkshire Health Systems 4 th of July 5K Race, held just prior to the Pittsfield Fourth of July Parade. In 2024 over one thousand runners participated in the 5K, which runs along the parade route in downtown Pittsfield. The BHS 4th of July 5K Road Race takes place on the parade route of the hometown parade, starting sharply at 9:00am, Thursday, July 4th, 2024 prior to the parade. Berkshire Health Systems' annual Fourth of July 5K Race, held just before the Pittsfield Fourth of July Parade, starts promptly at 9 a.m. Friday, July 4, at 500 Wahconah St. The race follows the parade route through downtown Pittsfield and finishes at Wahconah Park. Berkshire County students in grades K-12 can register for free through June 30. Fitness event in Pittsfield, MA by Berkshire Running Center on Tuesday, July 4 2023 with 178 people interested and 77 people going. 43 posts in the discussion. The Berkshire Health Systems July 4 5K is set for Friday morning at 9 a.m. along the parade route with a host of past winners and contenders in the field. PITTSFIELD, Mass — Registration has begun for the annual Berkshire Health Systems 4th of July 5K Race, held just prior to the Pittsfield Fourth of July Parade. In 2024 over one thousand runners PITTSFIELD, Mass — Registration has begun for the annual Berkshire Health Systems 4th of July 5K Race, held just prior to the Pittsfield Fourth of July Parade. In 2024 over one thousand runners participated in the 5K, which runs along the parade route in downtown Pittsfield. Check out BHS 4th of July Road Race at Downtown Pittsfield on Jul 4 and browse Zeitcaster’s full calendar of upcoming events. Turner, who finished second to Steve Dowsett in 2022, lost his competition early and went on to run the fastest 5K along the Pittsfield Fourth of July Parade route in more than a decade. His gun time of 15 minutes, 23 seconds, was nearly a minute faster than runner-up Jacob Ellis of Pittsfield, and it was the fastest Independence Day time since The Berkshire Health Systems 4th of July Road Race is an out-and-back 5K course on the parade route of Downtown Pittsfield’s Fourth of July Hometown Parade. The partnership between Berkshire Health Systems and Berkshire Running Foundation has created new opportunities for support, education and training to those in our community who would The BHS 4th of July 5K Road Race takes place on the parade route starting sharply at 8:30 am, prior to the parade starting at 10 am. Registration is $25 if done by July 1 at 5 pm. After that, it is $35. There will be a Corporate Challenge Division in which businesses can compete Pittsfield • Berkshire Health Systems’ Fourth of July 5K at 9 a.m. from 500 Wahconah St., following the downtown parade route, finishing at Wahconah Park. • Fourth of July Parade, "Young at Heart," 10 a.m., rain or shine, from the intersection of South and East/West Housatonic Streets to North Street and ending at Wahconah Park. The Berkshire Health Systems 4th of July Road Race is an out-and-back 5K course on the parade route of Downtown Pittsfield’s Fourth of July Hometown Parade. This USTF 5K course is one of the most fun and exciting races in that runners are surrounded by thousands of fans lining both sides of the entire course. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — It has been forty years since the first running of the Berkshire Health Systems (BHS) July 4th 5K kicked off in front of the parade spectators on Wahconah Street in Pittsfield.
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