The 23rd annual NAACP George V. Tankard Jr. memorial 5K road race and walk takes place Saturday, Sept. 20 with a rain date scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 21.
The 26.2-miler kicks off at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at the YMCA.
The second annual Chappaquiddick Point to Point race is set for this Sunday, August 30.
The Chappy Point-to-Point is on, after Edgartown selectmen approved a five-mile road race from Wasque to Chappaquiddick Point at their meeting on Monday.
Katrina Delgadillo, Marylee Schroeder and Chantal Desgagne have been training together all winter and will compete in the Boston Marathon Monday.
After 20 cold, grueling miles through four Island towns, this year’s Martha’s Vineyard 20 Miler ended with a distinctively local twist, when a native Vineyarder crossed the finish line first.