2023 Running of the Bears 5k

EVENT DETAILS
RACE DATE & TIME
Sunday June 25, 2023
Race start time: 8:00 AM

LOCATION
Clark’s Bears
110 Daniel Webster Highway, US Route 3
Lincoln, NH 03251

REGISTRATION
Online registration is $30 per person ages 11 and up. Ages 4-10
are $15 each. Registration will be open until June 24 at noon and
includes one Running of the Bears technical fabric T-shirt, a
Clark’s Bears tote bag plus additional donated swag. Shirt sizes
are guaranteed if registered by June 1, 2023. After that date,
shirts are while supplies last.

RACE DAY REGISTRATION
Day of race registration is from 7:00 am-7:45 am at the Picnic
Pavilion at Clark’s Bears. The cost will be $35 per person ages
11 and up. Ages 4-10 will remain at $15 per child.

CHECK-IN AND BIB PICK UP
Enter the park from the Anaconda Raft Ride gate from
7:00 am-7:45 am for check-in. Your bib, complimentary T-shirt,
Clark’s Bears tote bag and swag will be available at the picnic
pavilion.

DETAILS
The race will begin at 8:00 am and will take place rain or shine.
This is a BYOB race. BRING YOUR OWN BEAR!! Each runner
or walker needs to race with a teddy bear to qualify. Just in case
you forget, teddy bears will be on sale the morning of the race.
Strollers are allowed but must go to the end of the line up for
safety reasons.

PARKING
Please use Clark’s Bears parking lot near the water tower for
plenty of free parking.

RESTROOMS
There are clean restrooms inside the park at the Anaconda Raft
Ride and the Riverbank Restrooms for runners and spectators to
use.

START & FINISH LINE
The start & finish line is located inside the Clark’s Bears park at
Merlin’s Mystical Mansion.
There will be volunteers in yellow vests to direct you along the
route.
3.25 mile route will be:
▪ Start from Merlin’s Mystical Mansion.
▪ Run underneath the Anaconda Raft Ride.
▪ Turn left and through the parking lot to Connector Road.
▪ Turn left onto Connector Road to the Hobo Railroad back
parking lot entrance.
▪ Turn right into Hobo Railroad, continue to Route 112.
▪ Turn right onto Route 112 to the junction of Route 3.
▪ Turn right at the traffic light onto Route 3 north back to
Clark’s Bears.
▪ Turn right into Clark’s parking lot and back under the
Anaconda Raft Ride.
▪ Race ends inside the park at Merlin’s Mystical Mansion.

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