10 Central Street, Boylston MA

Katie's 5K

Annual Memorial Day 5K

Getting Started

KATIE’S 5K ROAD RACE IS BACK!!!

Katie’s 5K brings back in-person racing!!

Positions will go fast so register early! The race is on the Boylston Common on Monday, May, 27 Memorial Day.

Number pickup will be between 7:30 and 8:30 AM, the race will start at 9:00 AM. The start will be in groups of 50 fastest runners first to minimize passing on the course. Run or walk safely in Katie’s 5K by agreeing to these five conditions.

REGISTER FOR THE RACE!

Prologue

Why we race

Katie Chalifoux was born in October of 1984 to Janice and Robert Chalifoux. The youngest of five children, Katie spent her childhood in Boylston, surrounded by a closely-knit group of friends. At Tahanto Regional High School, Katie was not only a scholar, but she was also active in sports (soccer, basketball, and softball), music (clarinet and piano), and numerous extra-curricular activities (class officer, Model United Nations, and Student Council).

Katie’s full life came to an unexpected and tragic end in January of 2008, after she succumbed to complications following an accident in New York City. At the time of her death, Katie was working as a teacher at Wild Blue, an enrichment program for children on the upper east side of Manhattan. She loved life and was living out her dream of living in New York City. She was the epitome of “living life to the fullest”.

In 2008 the Boylston Memorial 5K Road Race was reworked and renamed in Katie’s memory. Scholarships in Katie’s name were set up for deserving female students from Tahanto Regional High School who were going on to a two or four year collage degree program. The race also honors our veterans with donations to Veterans Inc. in Worcester .

In 2018 the Boylston Lions Club took stewardship of Katie’s 5K and will work to continue the high quality race it has been in the past. The race now supports the Katie Chalifoux Scholarships, The Boylston Lions Club Scholarships, and donations to Veterans Inc.