Fun Run
Our next Fun Run will be Sunday, June 1, 2014! Please join us for a Fun (or serious) 2K, 5K, or 10K walk or run, and then enjoy great music and pancakes afterward! We give out awards to the speediest of runners, and to participants in fun costumes! It's a great time to exercise, celebrate the end of the school year, and support our Hillsborough public schools.
THANK YOU to our 2013 Fun Run participants...
THANK YOU...to our Fun Run Co-Chairs, ALL of the Fun Run volunteers, HSF
Staff, event sponsors and in-kind donors, and WALKERS and RUNNERS! See the results.
Schedule and Fees
7:00 am Race day registration and bib pick-up
7:30 Stretch/Warm-up
8:00 2K, 5K, 10K start on Eucalyptus Avenue
8:30 Pancake breakfast
9:30 Awards ceremony
$30 - Early Bird Registration*
$35 - Race Day Registration* - cash, credit cards, and checks accepted
* registration fee includes T-shirt and breakfast
* participants using jogging strollers/wheelchairs may register as a single runner,
and will be entitled to receive one bib, one T-shirt, and one breakfast.
$5 - Pancake breakfast for those not racing (pancakes, fruit, Hobee's coffeecake)
Location: North Hillsborough School
Awards and Results
The race is professionally timed by On Your Mark Events. All 2K runners will receive ribbons. For the 5K and 10K races, medals will be given to the top three male and female finishers in each age division.
- Age Divisions - 8 & under, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+
- The James H. Whittam Award will be presented to the 10K first place boy and girl finisher; only students or graduates of Hillsborough public schools are eligible.
- Prizes - Prizes for most spirited team, and best costume. Be creative - grab your friends and show your spirit!
Course Location/Parking/Overview
The race begins at 545 Eucalyptus Avenue in front of North Hillsborough School map. Please park on the blacktop at Crocker Middle School at 2600 Ralston Avenue map. (Eucalyptus Avenue will be closed between New Place Road and Barroilhet Avenue.) Carpooling is encouraged.
At North Hillsborough School, runners may register on race day, get their race bibs, T-shirts, etc. All races start on Eucalyptus Avenue (in front of the school): 5K and 10K begin at 8am, 2K runners begin immediately afterward. Fun Run volunteers will be present on the routes to guide runners, help quench their thirst (water provided), cheer them on, and make them laugh. A First-Aid Station will be located near the Finish Line.
Sorry - NO Skateboards, Bikes, Roller Skates, or Pets Allowed on the Fields, Tennis Courts, or Fun Run Courses. Jogging strollers and wheelchairs are welcome on all courses!
2K Course (Run/Walk) This course encourages our youngest community members to participate! Young children must be accompanied by an adult. Warm-up will be held on the North School field at 7:30am. The run will finish at the Bridge School parking lot on New Place Road.
5K Course (Run/Walk) This course winds its way through the beautiful tree-lined streets of North Hillsborough, and finishes at the North School playground.
10K Challenge Course (Run) This course offers a more challenging race. It begins along the 5K Course, but breaks away at the 3 mile marker for a partial loop, before ascending up New Place Road at the 5 mile marker. Once runners have reached the top, they have a fast descent down to the finish line at the North School playground.
Course Maps
Click on the maps below to get an interactive look at the routes...
2K Course (Out and Back)
5K (Loop)
Volunteer Opportunities
Please join us! To keep the Fun Run successful and FUN, parents, students, and community members are needed to help with registration, to monitor the race course, serve breakfast, and cheer for the race participants, etc. No experience is necessary!
Please click here to volunteer!
For information or questions contact:
The Fun Run Co-Chairs at funrun@hsf.org.
Hillsborough Schools Foundation
300 El Cerrito Avenue
Hillsborough, CA 94010
Phone: (650) 344-6685
Fax: (650) 344-5790
Email: info@hsf.org