Cohasset Rotary 10K Road Race by the Sea
Cohasset is an historic New England town located 23 miles southeast of Boston on the scenic Atlantic shore.
Skip Cleaver
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Cohasset Road Race by the Sea.
The 32nd annual Cohasset Rotary 10K Road Race by the Sea zips off the starting line on Sunday, April 6, beginning at 1:00 p.m. This race is especially friendly for beginning runners and veterans alike, with a mildly challenging and wonderfully scenic course.
Starting and ending at the historic Cohasset Common (3 North Main Street, Cohasset, MA 02025), the 10K race is an ideal beginning for the 2008 racing season.
The central village of Cohasset surrounds the spacious town common with its specialty shops, community center, town hall, historic homes, a small pond and colonial churches (St. Stephen’s has a 56-bell carillon that has entertained since 1824). The race starts and ends adjacent to the common.
Beautiful Seaside Loop Course
When the horn sounds hundreds of runners will speed away from the common on North Main with a left to go east on Elm toward the beach for the counter-clockwise seaside loop.
Elm is also known as “Ship Cove Lane,” formerly leading to the ship yards and the harbor. It was also the street where most of the sea captains and ship builders established residence. Elm Street still takes the runners to Cohasset Harbor with the view of Strawberry Point opposite and Brush Island just offshore.
Runners then turn left on Atlantic Avenue for the shoreline tour, passing Minots Light and Bassings Beach, then out to Quarry Point.
It is like running through a postcard: views of the ocean, Scituate Neck and the lighthouse frame the open Atlantic. From Quarry Point the bridge will take runners along Little Harbor on the left with Sandy Beach and Pleasant Beach and the Ocean on the right.
As runners turn on Jerusalem Road the “Black Rocks” will be visible offshore, with distant views of Nantasket and the skyline of Boston beyond. A left on Forest Avenue takes the field past Wheelright Park and along Forest, an attractive, tree-lined road ideal for running. It is straight with a challenging hill that sets runners up for a fast finish.
The final turn on North Main takes participants back to the village center and the common for a triumphant finish at Cohasset Town Hall.
The finish, post-race refreshments and award ceremonies are well organized at this event. The championship timing system of Granite State Race Services eliminates crowding and confusion at the line and provides results very quickly.
Plan to Run This Race
Historically the 10K has been the preferred racing distance for many, and is again becoming the race of choice. It is a challenging distance that can really test you, but stays within the capabilities of nearly all runners.
For 32 years Cohasset has held the tradition of an ideal distance at a perfect time of year. Race Director Brad Goodwin and his outstanding race committee of Rotarians do a super job of preparing for your visit and your race, so be sure to plan your training accordingly.
Treat yourself to what New Englanders have been celebrating for 32 years. Click here to register online for the
Cohasset Road Race by the Sea.
Participants who sign up early will receive a long sleeve keepsake T-shirt. Sign up with friends and share the experience.
Pre-race check in and late registration will be open at the South Shore Community Center on the Cohasset Common from 9:00 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 5 and Sunday, race day. Don’t wait to sign up though, because the field has increased steadily and there will be over a thousand runners and several hundred walkers.