Larry Olsen 5K Classic and Kids Dash
About this race
This race is named in honor of Larry "Legend" Olsen. Larry was an outstanding runner, coach & friend. He won USA Track and Field Masters National Runner of the Year five times, set several US National Masters records, was an 8-time USATF-NE Grand Prix Series Masters Champion, and had the distinction of being the outright winner of races in each decade of his life from his teens to age 60+. He was a founder of the Tri-Valley Front Runners and a dedicated coach for the Hopedale High School Girls Cross Country Team. In 2014, he was inducted into the USATF Masters Hall of Fame.
Any High School athlete going into their Senior year who registers for this event will be eligible to apply for the Larry Olsen Scholarship.
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Running
Kids Dash
5K
Price increase day of race. Event includes one free beer coupon from Rushford Brewery for 21+
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Hopedale, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:54 AM and sets at 7:47 PM local time (EDT) in Hopedale on August 15, 2026 — 13h 53m of daylight.
Course
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Hopedale
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- Hopedale 5K Races 3 races
- Hopedale Running Calendar 2026 3 races
Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 3 Hopedale events
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