The annual Colin’s Joy Project 5K returns to the neighborhood on Saturday, September 26th for a morning of running, walking, and community fun!

The day kicks off with two youth races — a 100-meter dash for ages 9 and under at 8:15am and a half-mile race for ages 14 and under at 8:30am. The 5K begins at 9am and takes runners and walkers along South Boston’s scenic beaches.

After the race, stick around for light refreshments, entertainment, awards, and a chance to pick up some Colin’s Joy Project merch. The first 250 registered 5K participants will also receive a race shirt.

Registration is $30 for the 5K and $15 for the youth races

You can register here! 

Helpful information:

Course
Fast and flat 5 km along scenic Castle Island and beaches of Day BoulevardNumber Pick-Up
There will be early bib pickup and merch pop-up on Friday September 25th from 5:30-7.
Registration will be open at 7:30 am on race day for pick-up and same day sign ups

Parking
Parking is available along the adjacent streets and beach area. Resident parking is NOT in effect on Saturdays.

T-shirts
To the first 250 registered runners or walkers (but will be available for purchase day of)

Refunds
We appreciate and understand that unexpected circumstances present themselves constantly. However, if you have registered for the race and are unable to attend, we kindly request that your race fee be considered a donation to Colin’s Joy Project. If this is not acceptable, please email [email protected] to arrange for a refund.

About Colin’s Joy Project:
Colin McGrath was killed in 2018 after being struck by a car on his way home from a wonderful day in the park. His life was full of love, laughter, curiosity. Colin lived every minute of his life to the fullest. His laughing eyes, beautiful curls, hilarious voice, and sense of adventure will never be forgotten. His smile made everyone’s heart happy.

Since Colin’s death, the McGrath family started a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization called Colin’s Joy Project. The mission of Colin’s Joy Project is to enhance play spaces and sponsor children and family programming in the South Boston and surrounding communities.

Colin’s Joy Project has several active play space projects in development in South Boston inspired by Colin’s Creativity Squad, an initiative that engages children in the community to design their own exciting, creative play spaces. Colin’s Joy Project has also formed multiple community partnerships to which they have donated over $1.6M in the last 8 years! Through these partnerships, Colin’s Joy Project fulfills their mission to bring joy to families the way Colin brought joy to all who knew him.

A donation to Team Colin will support these long-lasting partnerships and future projects. Learn more about our work on our website www.colinsjoyproject.org, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram (@colinsjoyproject) for updates!