Race Description

Submit Entry Form

If you are pre-registered there is a rapid check-in at the race and you are guaranteed to get a t-shirt in the size you requested at the race ...

• Click Here to download entry form in .pdf format.
• Print form.
• Fill in all required information.
• Sign form (if under 18 have your parent or guardian also sign it).
• Submit full-sized 8.5"x11" form with your check to ...
  Pathways for Keene, Inc.
  PO Box 226
  Keene, NH 03431-0226 USA
• If you prefer ... drop it off at ...
  Ted's Shoe & Sport
  115 Main Street in Downtown Keene
• to send us a question.

Find Starting Line

Get directions to the 10th Annual 4 on the 4th starting line using Google Maps.

Course Description

The course is the same as it was in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 ...

• START - Railroad Square.
• East on Railroad Street
• Enter parking lot
• Right Turn at back of lot
• Through Rail fence (watch out for posts)
• Along gravel road next to brook
• Cross Water Street
• Industrial Heritage Trail.
• One-mile mark just before Eastern Avenue.
• Bear Right onto Eastern Avenue.
• Straight through intersection and bear left onto Marlboro Street.
• Right turn onto Optical Avenue Extension.
• Right turn into Timken grass (just past Holden driveway).
• Cross grass to lot behind Timken building.
• Left turn towards Optical Avenue.
• Left onto Optical Avenue - this is the 2 mile mark.
• Left onto Optical Avenue Extension.
• Left onto Marlboro Street.
• Cross intersection onto Eastern Avenue.
• Three-mile mark at same location as one-mile mark.
• Bear left onto Industrial Heritage Trail.
• Cross Water Street
• Along gravel road next to brook
• Through Rail fence (watch out for posts)
• Left Turn at back of lot
• West on Railroad Street
• FINISH - Railroad Square.

  (Exact course length - 4 miles minus 143 feet.)

Categories

• Running Male - overall, under 20, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, over 69
• Running Female - overall, under 20, 20-29, 30-39. 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, over 69
• Walking Male - overall
• Walking Female - overall

Registration

• Start/Finish Line - Railroad Square, Main St., Keene, NH (3 blocks North of Keene State College)
• Schedule:
  • Sign-up Open - 7:00am - Railroad Square
  • Walkers Start - 8:00am
  • Runners Start - 8:30am
  • Awards Ceremony - 9:30am
• Race will he held rain or shine.
• Wheel-measured course with marker at each mile. (Exact course length - 4 miles minus 143 feet.)
• Mostly asphalt with some grass.
• Most of course away from traffic.
• Traffic controlled by City of Keene Police.
• Toilet Facilities ...
  Keene Information Center - Across Main Street
• Changing and Shower Facilities ...
  None
• Entrance fee - $20.00 ($15.00 tax deductible as a charitable contribution)
• Your registration guarantees that you will receive:
  T-shirt - Pre-registered - T-shirt in requested size on race day
  T-shirt - Race-day -registered - remaining available t-shirt. If we run out, a t-shirt will be snail-mailed later in the week.
  Entry in gift certificate drawing(s).
• Awards to first male and female runner in each age category.
• Awards to first male and female walker.
• Snacks and water for all participants.
• Awards and prizes at race conclusion.
• We cannot accommodate strollers, bicycles, running joggers, or running companion pets on the course due to safety considerations.

Course Restrictions

The course is a combination of city streets, private roadways, and the Cheshire Rail Trail. The available width limits what use we can support while maintaining a safe environment for everyone.

To keep everyone safe ... do not take strollers, bicycles, running joggers, or pets onto the course.

Race Timing

There will be two clocks used for timing ... one for walkers and one for runners.

Walker Timing

• When the walker's starting signal is given (approximately 8:00am) the walker's clock will start.
• When a walker crosses the finish line his/her time can be read from the walker's clock but it will not be recorded.
• Walkers can see their time when they cross the finish line and they can copy it down if they so please.

Runner Timing

• When the runner's starting signal is given (approximately 8:30am) the runner's clock will start.
• When a runner crossed the finish line his/her time will be read from the runners clock and recorded.
• Runners can check after the race to determine how they related to the other runners.

Race Results

The top overall male and female runners, top male and female runner age category winners, and top male and female walkers will be published at roadrace-results.html after the race on July 4.

Proceeds

All proceeds to benefit: PFK (Pathways for Keene, Inc. (a non-profit (501C3 tax exempt) group of volunteers who promote the development and use of alternative transportation in the City of Keene.)

This year all proceeds will go towards the construction of Roundhouse-T Phase II on the Cheshire Rail Trail between Church Street and Island Street. PFK needs to raise the remaining $20,000 for this critical trail section to meet its committment to provide a total of $30,000.

After that, PFK is committed to providing $30,000 for the Roundhouse-T Phase II Project on the Cheshire Rail Trail to connect School Street and Island Street.

Sponsors

We are thankful to the generosity of our sponsors. Each made a substantial contribution to this event ...

Bronze Sponsors

1. Keene Sentinel
2. Pathways for Keene, Inc.
3. Ted's Shoe & Sport
4. Thom Little Associates, Ltd.
5. WKNE

Sponsors

1. Andy's Cycle
2. Applebee's Neighborhood Grill and Bar
3. Bulldog Athletic
4. CharlesWorks.net
5. Cheshire Cleaning
6. Clarence DeMar Marathon
7. City of Keene
8. Craig F McBeth DMD
9. Darien Eyewear
10. Deep Roots Massage & Bodywork
11. Donald P Hudson DMD
12. EVS Metal
13. Facilitated Change
14. Fairfield's
15. Findings Incorporated
16. Geezers Rule
17. GemGraphics
18. Greenwald Realty Associates
19. G.V. Engineering LLC
20. Hannaford Supermarket & Pharmacy
21. Keene Gas
22. Keene East Side Senior Housing
23. Keene Sentinel
24. Korvin Appliance, Inc.
25. Lynn C Rust CPA PC
26. Markem-Imaje
27. Monadnock Aviation
28. Monadnock Cycling Club
29. Nitro Fitness
30. Pathways for Keene, Inc.
31. PC Connection
32. Peerless Insurance
33. Quality Time 4 All
34. Robert W. Wyman, O.D.
35. Savings Bank of Walpole
36. Sean P Drower DMD PC
37. Snipper's Hair Design
38. Stebbins Spectacular Painting
39. STA-FIT for Women
40. Targett Cleaners
41. Ted's Shoe & Sport
42. The Grand Monadnock Ballroom
43. The Melanson Company
44. The Pub Restauraunt and Caterers
45. Thom Little Associates, Ltd.
46. Timken Super Precision
47. Whitney Brothers
48. WKNE

Cash Contributors

1. Lee Dexter

Become a Sponsor

You can download a .pdf of the Sponsor Letter that describes the benefits of sponsoring this event this year. You can also download a .pdf that shows the press coverage and t-shirt back layout used at last year's race.

2012 Sponsor Benefits (.pdf format)
2012 Event Sign (.pdf format)

Submit Entry Form

If you are pre-registered there is a rapid check-in at the race and you are guaranteed to get a t-shirt in the size you requested at the race ...

• Click Here to download entry form in .pdf format.
• Print form.
• Fill in all required information.
• Sign form (if under 18 have your parent or guardian also sign it).
• Submit full-sized 8.5"x11" form with your check to ...
  Pathways for Keene, Inc.
  PO Box 226
  Keene, NH 03431-0226 USA
• If you prefer ... drop it off at ...
  Ted's Shoe & Sport
  115 Main Street in Downtown Keene
• to send us a question.

Commemorative Items

We created two commemorative items for last year's race (the 10th Annual) ...

XDRI Wicking T-shirt - $20.00		Microwave Safe Coffee Mug - $5.00

... they are available for purchase and all proceeds go to Pathways for Keene.