Largest Prize Pool

We have been overwhelmed by the generosity of our community for the Ronald McDonald House Women’s 5k. We will be offering prizes, not just for the fastest runners, but we have over 70 great prizes available in our raffle. Prizes include $300 Cardi's gift certificates, $200 Providence Place Mall gift card, 15" HDTV/DVD player combo, and much more. See a list of just some of the prizes below.

At the end of the race, be sure to stop by the award ceremony booth and look for your number on the prize raffle board. All participants, runners, walkers and volunteers are eligible for some of the great prizes.

For the competitive runners, we are offering one of the best prize purses in New England. See our raffle page for more info. Open and age-group winners are eligible for both cash and merchandise prizes. Note that due to USATF rules, cash awards will be mailed after ratification by the USATF of the race (estimated to be one week), but winners can collect their merchandise prize the day of the race.

Some of the available prizes:

• Adler's Design Center & Hardware 2 gallons paint & 1 hour design consultation (total value $150)
• AMC Theater – 2 Movie Tickets with Popcorn
• Bath & Body Works $25 gift card
• Borders $25 Gift Certificate
• Burns Tools (Fall River, MA) $50 gift card
• CapuCine $50 Gift Certificate (this is written out to the RMH - is that ok?)
• Coldstone Creamery small round cake
• Garden Grille $20 Gift Card
• Green River Silver Co. $25 gift card
• It’s a Jungle Out There Basket -Books/Beanie Babies
• Julian's (restaurant) $25 gift card
• Kabob & Curry $20 Gift Certificate
• Lady Foot Locker $25 gift card
• Method Fitness 2 Personal Training Sessions
• Method Fitness 30 Day Pass to Fitness Boot Camp
• NE Runner Magazine 1 Year Subscription
• Olga's Cup & Saucer $20 gift card
• Pizza Gourmet $50 Gift Certificate
• Providence Place Mall - $200 gift card
• Puppy Love Basket (Books/Beanie Babies)
• Rasoi - $25 Gift Certificate
• Roger Williams Park Zoo, 2 admission passes
• Salon Wish $25 gift card
• Second Time Around $50 Gift Card
• Snookers $50 gift certificate
• Starbucks $25 gift card
• The Cutting Gallery $25 gift certificate
• Trader Joes Gift Bag (assorted snacks/drinks in a bag)
• White Electric Coffee $20 Gift Card
• Williams Sonoma $75 Gift Certificate
• 4 Espresso Cups/Saucers

Providence's own Molly Huddle wins USATF 5k National Championship in CVS/Caremark Downtown 5k

Congratulations to Molly Huddle on her win at the CVS/Caremark Downtown 5k which again this year served as the USATF National Championship race. Molly led from the gun and was able to hold off a late surge by Sara Hall. Her winning time was 15:48.

More about the race and an interview with Molly on Runnerspace

Women's Classic Part of the 2010 USATF New England Grand Prix

The Women's Classic has been selected as part of the Grand Prix circuit of road races by the committee and membership of the New England chapter of the USA Track & Field Association. Thank you to the USATF NE Committee and members for your support. We are excited to be able to bring some of the top women runners in New England to our race and we will do our best to make this an exceptional event for everyone who participates.

From the USATF NE website:

The 2010 USATF-NE Grand Prix Series has been selected by an online vote of the membership. A total of 440 votes were cast during the one-week period from November 11 through 18. The results of the vote have been verified by the LDR Chairs and the winning schedule is Slate "C", as follows:

Jones Group Realtors 10 Mile, 10M, Amherst MA, Sun, Feb. 28

New Bedford Half Marathon, 13.1M, New Bedford MA, Sun., Mar 21

Bedford Rotary Memorial 12K,12K , Bedford NH, Sat., May 22

Rhody 5K (MEN ONLY) ,5K ,Lincoln RI , Sun., June 6

Stowe 8 Miler, 8M, Stowe VT, Sun., July 18

Bridge of Flowers 10K , 10K , Shelburne Falls MA, Sat., August 14

Providence Ronald McDonald House Women's Classic (WOMEN ONLY) 5K, Providence, Sun, Oct. 3

Classic Bids on USATF - New England 2010 Grand Prix

At Brandeis University in Waltham MA Monday night, Sue Donahue, Bob Rothenburg and Nich Haber of the PRMH Women's Classic Race Committee submitted the Women's Classic's bid to become the official Women's 5k of the 2010 USATF New England Grand Prix Monday.

The bid was well received by the committee and by attending USATF members. If the Classic's bid is selected, the race will attract the top runners and running clubs in New England.

More information on the process is at www.usatfne.org. The USATF Committee will select three slates of races for 2010 and release them online at their web site on Nov 9th. USATF members will get a chance to vote on the slates from Nov 9th until the 16th and the final tally will be announced on Nov. 17th.

If you are a USATF member, please check back on the 9th and vote for the Classic Slate!