Registration Opens For Finish At 50 Road Race In Foxborough

FOXBOROUGH, MA — Registration opened Thursday for the Harvard Pilgrim Finish at the 50 Road Race taking place at Patriot Place on Friday, Sept. 3.

The popular annual race that finishes at the 50-yard line of Gillette Stadium returns for the 11th time after the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of last year's event. A portion of the proceeds from the race will be donated to the New England Patriots Foundation to be allocated to a variety of health-related initiatives across New England.

Registration for the 5K race is now open at FinishAtThe50.com. Children age eight and under will also be able to participate in the 50-yard Kids Dash for just a $10 registration fee, which also benefits health care initiatives.

Youth runners ages 9-17 are encouraged to register for the 5K race for $25. The Kids Dash will take place on the stadium field at 5 p.m. and will allow children to experience the thrill of running a 50-yard dash at Gillette Stadium. Due to seasonal and timing constraints, the 10K Race will not be offered this year but is slated to return in 2022.

The 5K is run entirely on the Patriot Place campus beginning at 6 p.m. and includes the ramps inside Gillette Stadium before entering onto the field through the south end zone tunnel.

Registration fees for general runners (18 and older) in the 5K is as follows:
• $25 from now until July 26
• $30 from July 27 until August 16
• $35 from August 17 until August 30
• $40 beginning August 31

Foxborough residents (18 and older) running in the 5K will receive the following discounted registration rates:

• $25 from now until August 16
• $30 from August 17 until August 30
• $35 beginning August 31

Registered runners can pick up their race bibs on Thursday, Sept. 2 at Olympia Sports and on Friday, Sept. 3 at the Cross Pavilion. Each participant in the Kids Dash and 5K will receive a finisher medal and commemorative t-shirt, with the top-three men’s and women’s finishers in the 5K each receiving Olympia Sports gift cards.

"The Harvard Pilgrim Finish at the 50 is a must-run race for runners and anyone who has ever dreamed of finishing a race at the 50-yard line of Gillette Stadium," said Brian Earley the vice president of Patriot Place. "We are thrilled to partner with Harvard Pilgrim Health Care to once again host this great event and are honored to work with the Patriots Foundation to help people in need in our community. We can’t wait to kick off Labor Day Weekend with the return of this annual tradition while celebrating health, wellness, community and a return to normal."