Fitness 5K part of River Festival 

    GUILFORD — On Saturday, July 26 a Kid’s Fun Run and Fitness 5K will be held in conjunction with the Piscataquis River Festival.

    The free fun run will begin at 8 a.m., and registration begins at 7:30 at the Memorial Riverwalk end toward the ball field downtown. The first 24 entrants will receive T-shirts and all participants will get ribbons with other awards being presented to the winners.
    The Fitness 5K starts at 8:45 a.m., with registration beginning at 8:15. The course starts at the recreational fields, goes down the Memorial Riverwalk, takes a right onto Route 23 by the bridge, goes up hill, takes the second right onto School Street and then bears left, turns right onto Pleasant Avenue which turns to Hudson Avenue in Guilford, goes into town and across the bridge and then bears right to return to the recreational fields.
    Entrants are strongly encouraged to bring in non-perishable food items for the Partnership Food Pantry as part of the entrance fee and/or to collect pledges for running. For more information, please call 876-4813 or go to www.comfitme.com.