The PTC Summer Fun Run Series is a set of unique, low-key races held on Tuesday evenings in August. Entry fee for each event is can of people food or a can of pet food. The order of the three events is the same as last year. First up on Tuesday, August 4 is the Lake Matoaka 4.3-Mile Trail Challenge, the oldest continually held race on the Peninsula, which starts and finishes at Zable Stadium on the campus of William & Mary. The restrooms of Zable Stadium will be available and there will be tours of the newly renovated locker rooms., Post-race social at the nearby Brickhouse Tavern.

The second Summer Fun Run is the Tom Ray Memorial Predict Your Time 5-Miler on Tuesday, August 11. NO WATCHES: predict your time to run 5 miles of the Newport News Park Bikeway on the campground side of Newport News Park. runner closest to their predicted time wins. Informal post race social at 3 Amigos at Nelson’s Grant of Route 17.

The series concludes on Tuesday, August 18 with the Swamp Bridge 5K on the White Oak Trail in Newport News Park. Start/finish on Constitution Way near Picnic Area #3 (Shelters 13-18). Post-race shocial at 3 Amigos at Nelson’s Grant of Route 17.

Start time for each Summer Fun Run is at 6:30 PM. No early registration, signup is on the day of the event. And don’t forget to bring your canned food conations as your entry fee.