5K run/walk for both serious runners and families through a scenic neighborhood. Also includes a Kids Trot.
2012 Race Information:
September 15, 2011
Race Starts at 9:00am
Registration: 7:30am – 8:30am
Online registration: $15 + processing fee (M/C, Visa)
Race-day registration: $20
Sign up to Volunteer: If you do not want to run/walk, we would love to have you serve with us. Sign up at RCC or online (coming soon).
2012 Brochure (coming soon) — Mail in your application with $15 check made out to RCC SalemFest 5K (postmarked by Monday, Sept 12). Or, bring your same day registration (Cash or Check) of $20 to Race Day on Saturday, Sept 17, before 8:30am. Sorry, no refunds!
Route Map (with turn-by-turn directions) — The route will be the same as 2010 & 2011. Download an image of the route. We will also have a pace-car leading the way again this year.
RunKeeper — Do you use RunKeeper? Sign up for the 5K through this useful training tool, and if you are an Elite member, you can share your race live with friends.
The 4th SalemFest 5K location will remain at 2 Centerville Drive in Salem (across from the Woodbury School). Pre-race check-in and registration will be from 7:30-8:30am in the school lobby on September 15.
Continuing the community idea, all net proceeds from this community event will go to support two local organizations: 100% of the proceeds will go to support Family Promise, a local organization whose goal is to provide homeless children and their families with temporary shelter in the Salem and greater Rockingham County area. Children are asked to bring a canned food item for the Helping Hands Food Pantry as their “entry fee” for the Kids Trot.
2011 Race Information:
- Video: View a video from our race start on YouTube.
- 2011 Results: Full list of race results on CoolRunning.com.
2010 Race Information:
- Photos/Video: We have uploaded photos from the 2010 race to our Flickr account.
- 2010 Results: Full list of race results on CoolRunning.com.
- Promo Video: View the 2010 SalemFest 5K promo video on YouTube.
2009 Race Information:
- Photos/Video: We have uploaded photos from the 2009 race to our Flickr account.
- 2009 Results: Race Results available on CoolRunning.com.
Event Details & History:
Rockingham Christian Church organizes this event to include a scenic 5K walk/run providing professional timing services and Kids Trot with awards, prizes, goodie bags, event T-shirts (for the first 150 registered), and great food. We also have a live band and activities after the race for families.
Held on September 19, 2009, the 1st Annual SalemFest 5K walk/run was a great event both IN the community and FOR the community. It is our desire for people from Salem and the surrounding communities to come together and enjoy two things they have in common – running and families. In an effort to continue the community idea, all net proceeds will go to support two non-profit organizations in the Salem community. In 2009, we chose the Salemhaven Center to specifically support their Rehab Unit and Resident Council that plans activities for the residents. We also chose the NH Food Bank, which will be supported through our Kids Trot. Children were asked to bring a canned food item as their “entry fee.”
The 2nd year featured several new items. The location changed to 2 Centerville Drive in Salem (across from the Woodbury School). Also, by request, race registration, the start line, and finish line were located in the same location. The two organizations to benefit were SalemHaven Rehab and Nursing Center, to help fund a new handicap van needed to transport residents, and Salem’s Recreational Department, to help fund children’s participation in after school and summer programs and activities.
On September 17, 2011, we held our third event. The location stayed the same, starting at Centerville Drive in Salem. We chose two new benefactors this year: 50% in support of Family Promise, a local organization whose goal is to provide homeless children and their families with temporary shelter in the Salem area, and 50% in support of the Salem Bike-Ped Corridor (fsbpc.org) to help fund this family-oriented jogging/biking/walking path. Children continued to bring a canned food item for the Helping Hands Food Pantry as their “entry fee” for the Kids Trot.
