Our spring road race is an ideal family friendly, flat race for beginner runners and experienced runners alike with a 3k for students, 5k for families and adults and a 600m dash for under 6. Proceeds from fundraising help local children's charities in the Waterloo Region.
Flat road and packed scenic trail make this course an amazing run through Waterloo. Dozens of schools and families join us for a morning of athletic fun followed by a feast!
Proceeds from this race series benefit a wide variety of local children's charities in the Waterloo Region helping our next generation of citizens.
With warm up from Anytime Fitness and great post-race food, this run that starts at the Columbia Lake Ice Fields is a great morning for runners of all ages. Get the whole family signed up!
This premium family event that helps raise money for our community Through this race we promote active and healthy lifestyles and our race embodies a positive, friendly environment with the best volunteers, healthy fresh post race food, a great shirt and a finishing medal for every entrant.
Whether this is your first race, or you're an elite going for a PB, this race has something for everybody. Run as a family or team to make it an even more amazing morning out in the fresh air.
All proceeds support local children's charities through the charities benefiting from the Rotary Club of Kitchener Grand River.
On Sunday, May 5, 2019 our race starts will be as follows. Please arrive at least 30 minutes in advance of your run time to ensure time to get from University Of Waterloo parking lot.
9:00 a.m. 600 m race
9:20 a.m. 3k race for students starts
10:20 a.m. 5k open race for adults, families, children
Parking will be in University of Waterloo parking lots East of Hagey Blvd, just off Columbia
Race Start will be on Frank Tompa Drive across from Open Text
Course Map can be viewed here >
Catch up on the latest info about the annual Mudpuppy Chase Road Race held in Waterloo, Ontario
Catch up on the latest info about the annual Mudpuppy Chase Road Race held in Waterloo, Ontario
Hello experienced and new runners and welcome back to another year of the Mudpuppy Chase Road Race! After having overwhelmingly good feedback about our new home at the David Johnson Research and Technology Park last year, we're excited to let you know that we'll be back there again for 2018. Our track is scenic as you head out to the University path that travels beside a babbling stream and our finish line area makes for great photo ops! On top of that our parking is just a hundred meters from the entire race campus making it easy to get to our start line and our warm-up tent. Thanks to all those who have joined us year after year. We look forward to having yet another amazing day on May 6th with 1,500 of our favourite Waterloo Region runners!
- Head Mudpuppy, Justin Nesbitt