Stop & Shop Plaza 65 Rt 6A, Sandwich MA
Sunday, September 21st, 2025
🏃♂️ Race Overview
- Date: September 21, 2025
- Location: Stop & Shop Plaza, 65 Rt 6A, Sandwich, MA
- Time: Registration from 7:30am to 8:30am on race day
- Website: Race Details
🎖️ About the Scholarship
- Support: The race supports the Captain Gerald F. DeConto Memorial Scholarship Fund.
- Legacy: Scholarships have been awarded in Captain DeConto's memory since 2002.
- Tribute: Captain DeConto was a Sandwich MA native who died during the 9/11 attacks.
- Community: Thank you to past participants and welcome to newcomers!
🏅 Race Details
- Start Time: The race begins with a memorial tribute at 9:00 a.m.
- Route: Scenic 3.1 mile course around the Sandwich Marina and beach area.
- Participants: Runners and walkers are welcome: official timing by Spitler Race Systems.
- Virtual Option: You can run or walk anywhere at any time on 9/20 or 9/21.
📝 Registration Information
- Online Registration: Available through the Sign Up tab.
- Mail-in Registration: Visit www.geralddeconto5k.com for forms.
- In-Person Registration: Available at Stop & Shop Plaza on:
- : : : :Saturday, September 20, 2025, 11am to 2pm
- : : : :Sunday, September 21, 2025, 7:30am to 8:30am
💰 Donation Information
- Support the Fund: To donate, refer to the Donate tab.
- Memorial Legacy: We remember Patricia DeConto, Captain DeConto's mother.
- Inspiration: Patricia's legacy of encouragement and generosity continues.
- Visit: For more information, check out www.geralddeconto5k.com.
🕊️ Race & Scholarship Fund History
Captain DeConto was killed during the 9/11 terrorist attack on the Pentagon while on duty in the Navy Command Center. At the time of the terrorist attack on the Pentagon, Captain DeConto was in direct communication with the Secretary of the Navy coordinating the Navy’s response to the attacks on the World Trade Center. Captain DeConto was a dedicated Naval officer who was respected and admired by those he served for, by those he served with, and by those who served for him.
Captain DeConto was a high-spirited, caring person who enjoyed many activities, one of which was running, and he enjoyed them most when they were shared with family and friends. His Navy career took him all over the world, but he returned home to Cape Cod whenever he could and he spent the weekend before 9/11 in Sandwich with family and friends. The Captain Gerald F. DeConto USN Scholarship Fund was set up in his memory to honor him and the legacy he left behind, which is one of service to his country, leadership, friendship, and love of life and family. It is his family’s hope that through the scholarship fund Captain DeConto will continue to influence the lives of young people and that his memory and the ideals he believed in will live on.
