Curveball Shares Details On “102nd Running Of The First Annual Runaway Jim Memorial 5k Road Race”

Back in February, Phish announced that their 11th festival, Curveball, would be headed to Watkins Glen International in New York from August 17th to 19th. At many of Phish’s past multi-day festivals, the band has hosted 5K races, and Curveball will be no different. Today, Curveball has announced “The 102nd Running of the First Annual Runaway Jim Memorial 5k Road Race,” which will fall on Saturday, August 18th, of the festival.

Pre-registration for the Runaway Jim Memorial 5k Road Race is open now and available on a first-come, first-registered basis here. As noted in the announcement,

Officially Registered runners receive a numbered race bib for official timing. Race entry is free to all ticket holders (with the option of buying a racing shirt during online registrations). We encourage runners to pre-register online as only limited registration may be available at Watkins Glen. Trophies will be awarded to the fastest Male and Female, and the 2nd and 3rd place finishers overall. Medals will be awarded to the top finisher in each age category: 18-29, 30- 39, 40-49, 50-59, 60 and above.

Perhaps most importantly, as noted in the festival’s announcement, “Drug testing will not take place before and after the race.” For more information and to register for Curveball’s The 102nd Running of the First Annual Runaway Jim Memorial 5k Road Race, head here. For more information on Curveball, which is scheduled for August 17th to 19th in Watkins Glen, NY, head to the festival’s website here.