Be Happy Road Race

🏃‍♀️ Event Overview

Join Team Be Happy &: Lindsay's Legacy Foundation for the 7th Annual running of the Be Happy Road Race through the historic town of Windsor, CT!

💰 Fundraising Impact

• Donation Total: To date we have raised and donated over $100,000 to The Lindsay's Legacy Foundation Fund to support clinical trial research.
• Mission Support: All donations made support Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center’s mission to pursue the latest advances in cancer research.
• Registration Fees: One hundred percent (100%) of participant registration fees are donated to this research.
• Patient Impact: This enables innovative cancer treatments and therapies to be made available as impactful as possible to patients at Smilow Cancer Hospital who have been given a devastating diagnosis.

🏆 Prize Money and Awards

• Year to Continue: We are excited to announce that prize money continues in 2025!
• Award Categories: We will be awarding sponsor provided cash money to the top 3 overall male and female finishers for the in-person 5K and the 10K.
• Event Participation: You can only participate in one event.
• T-shirt Rewards: All participants that register for 5K/10K will receive our signature 2025 BE HAPPY race t-shirt.

🥇 Finisher Medals

All participants who finish the 5K/10K will also get a custom "BE HAPPY" finisher medal after crossing the finish line (kid's fun run runners will get a “fun run” medal after crossing the finish line).

👶 Kid's Fun Run

• Start Time: The kid's 1K (open to our fun runners ages 10 and under) will begin at 7:30 a.m.
• Course Description: Fun runners will begin at the Villages entrance and run an action-packed 0.6 miles on a (safe) closed loop finishing in front of the Villages Clubhouse.
• Community Support: This closed community will be alive with the cheers of supporters and the Official Be Happy Cheer Squad!

🏙️ Race Details

• Start Time: The 5K and 10K races will begin together at 8:00 am.
• Course Layout: Starting with a double loop through the vibrant development at the Villages at Poquonock before turning left out onto the scenic streets of this beautiful town.
• Course Certification: Courses are USATF certified 5K course: CT20007JHP / 10K course: CT20006JHP.
• Chip Timing: These races will be chip timed with cash prizes awarded to first, second, and third male and female overall winners.

🔢 Divisional Awards

Divisional awards will also be given to the male and female winners of each division of both races (Age divisions up to 1-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+), no double dipping.

🏠 Virtual Events

You can also register for one of 3 virtual events! Run a 5K - 3.12 miles, a 10K - 6.24 miles, or our Race for Hope Challenge, which includes a 5K, 10K, and 1/2 marathon or 22.46 miles.

• Virtual Start: All virtual events begin on August 26, 2025.
• Flexible Running: You can run your miles at home on a treadmill or out in the streets of your choice then use the provided link to upload your results.
• Race Packets: Those participating in our virtual events will have their race packets mailed to them after registration closes on race day.

📋 Additional Details

Details regarding bib mailing date cutoffs and early packet pickup will be announced closer to race day.

🔗 Registration Link

For more information and to register, please visit Be Happy Road Race Registration.