Are you ready for the summer? Start it off at the 4th Annual Mendham Patriots Race on Saturday, June 23, at 9 a.m.
 
Online registration, without any additional fees, is open at www.PracticeHard.com. The online registration will close at midnight on Thursday, June 21. (Race-day registration jumps to $25, so take advantage of a discount and reserve a cool Patriots T-shirt for yourself.)
 
Patriots Race includes a 5K, 8K and a kids' fun run, which is only $5 to enter! Walkers are welcome! The race route is a scenic, out-and-back, through residential streets in the historic Brookside neighborhood. (Courses are both USATF-certified and 500-Grand Prix Points.) 
 
All kid fun runners get a T-shirt and can enjoy free cotton candy, DJ music and more. 
 
Everyone who registers is eligible for unbelievable door prizes that you won't find at other races, like gift certificates to Mendham Books, the Shoe & Sneaker Barn and Mendham Jewelers! There will also be a random door prize drawing for a weekend with a Porsche! 
 
This race benefits the Goryeb Children’s Hospital's "Kids4Kids Foundation" and local recreation, including a new 5K Cross Country Course at Mosle Park in Mendham. 
 
This race is brought to you by the Mendham Township Recreation Commission. For more information, go to www.mendhamtownship.org or call Commission Member, Amalia Duarte, 973-902-8390, or Town Recreation Director, Lori Dent, 973-543-4555 X122.