Monson Memorial Classic Half Marathon & 5K
About this race
Monson Memorial Classic Half Marathon and 5K
The Monson Memorial Classic road race was started in 1996, shortly after the deaths of Kelly Waldron and Kathy Waldron Perry. These sisters died eight months apart from different types of cancer. Kathy suffered with melanoma, and Kelly had breast, bone, and liver cancer. They were wonderful, loving people. This race is in their memory, and past proceeds have gone to American Cancer Association of Western Mass, American Lung Association, Quaboag Valley Hospice, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. This year we are giving proceeds to Griffin's Friends.
Griffin's Friends was founded in 1994 in Springfield, MA and named in honor of Griffin Kelleher, who lost his courageous battle with cancer at 14 months of age. Griffin's Friends is a nonprofit group that provides support to children who are stricken with cancer, and their families. To learn more, visit www.griffinsfriends.com
On race day, please bring canned goods to donate to Open Pantry. We will have a collection area at the race.
Race timing services provided by Fast Track Timing RACE DAY SCHEDULE:- Half Marathon check in 10:00 - 10:45 a.m.
- Half Marathon race starts at 11:00 am.
- 5K check in 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
- 5K race starts at 11:15 p.m.
- Post race party featuring live music and the best food ever!
- Prize money $$$
- Chip timing
- Long sleeve tech shirts for the first 200 to register for the half marathon by October 20th
- Finisher medals to all half marathon finishers
- T-shirts to the first 100 to register for the 5K by October 20th
- USATF Half Marathon course # MA15024JK - this means your PR is a true PR!
- Half Marathon course maps: course map with elevation | simple course map
- 5K course map with elevation
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Running
Monson Memorial Classic Half Marathon
Race day registration for the half marathon will be $75 so please pre-register to save time and money.
Monson Memorial Classic 5K
Race day registration for the 5K will be $40 so please pre-register to save time and money.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Monson, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:31 AM and sets at 4:35 PM local time (EST) in Monson on November 8, 2026 — 10h 04m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
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Results — Monson Memorial Classic Half Marathon & 5K
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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, 1 Monson event
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