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Cruisin' Kids Run

Cruisin' Into Waterville Kids Run

Give your kid(s) a running start to Cruisin' Into Waterville!

Saturday, September 20, 2025
Start Time: 9:30 am
- Course Length: 1/2 Mile
- Online Pre-Registration ends September 18, 2025 
- Race Day Registration available starting at 7 am (along with the Mary Cleary registration)

- FREE to ALL KIDS thanks to the Brothertown Optimist Club, MPS PTA, Waterville CSD Foundation and the Waterville Public Library
* Shirt sizes are first come, first serve according to registration date
* No shows with no communication may not be able to reserve shirts for future years.

Coordinating with the Mary Cleary 5k, the Pancake Breakfast, and the Cruisin' Kids Zone, this Cruisin' Kids Run begins and ends at the Firemen's Field bleachers (same start as the Mary Cleary). Kids will run up the dirt road (where they have room to spread out), circle around Owen's Nature Trail at the Waterville Public Library, and then return back down the dirt road to finish at the start line. Kids will go through the finish to receive their medal, before exiting the chute to see their caregivers. Please remain on the outside of the chute while reuniting with your child.

Kids will receive:
- A chance to experience a running event for free, and to challenge themselves while having fun!
- An enthusiastic, cheering crowd
- Fun Run #
- A Cruisin' Kids Run Shirt (available first come, first serve according to registration date)
- Finisher Medal

Other FAQ:
- Pre-registered kids can pick up their shirts and #s on Friday, September 19 at the Waterville Public Library between 11 am - 6 pm OR starting at the Firemen's Pavilion starting at 7 am.
- Mary Cleary 5k begins in the same location at 8:30 am.
- Kids Run will take place between the 5k finish and 5k awards

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