Westfield Serves Up Pizza Race Wednesday

This summer's extreme heat has not discouraged runners from signing up for the 11th annual Downtown Westfield 5K and Pizza Extravaganza, an event which combines a scenic run with pizza, beverages and live music.

More than 1,700 participants are registered to hit this streets of Westfield Wednesday, July 25 for one of New Jersey's largest and most successful races.

If you haven't registed yet, you have until midnight. Online registration is still available at PracticeHard.com. The cost is $30 per entrant and $28 for USATF members. New this year, the first 2,000 runners will receive a Tech Shirt.

Parking, both on-street and in municipal lots, will be free starting at 4:30 p.m. The race begins at 7 p.m. on E. Broad Street and N. Euclid Avenue. Click here to view the USATF-certified course map. T-shirt and D-tag pick-up starts at 5 p.m.Water stops will be available along the route.

Proceeds from the race will be used for downtown Westfield streetscape improvements such as new street lights, sidewalks, crosswalks, landscaping and similar projects. 

Don't feel like running but still want to be a part of the fun? It takes as many as 100 volunteers to make sure the event runs smoothly. If you are willing to help the Downtown Westfield Corporation, please contact Sherry Cronin or Beth Brenner at the DWC at 908-789-9444.