BL5K 2022 14th Annual Bill Landers Building Bridges

In Person Race-Saturday May 7  Glastonbury Hubbard Green   8:30 am start

The Bill Landers Building Bridges Memorial Hybrid 5K Run/Walk (or "BL5K") is an annual event held in Glastonbury, Connecticut.  The race is sanctioned, and serves as a qualifier for the Manchester Road Race.  The 14th annual event will have in-person and virtual options in 2022.  First, an in-person race will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at the Hubbard Green in Glastonbury.   Participants will start at 8:30 and run the traditional BL5K route, with bib chip timing. 

Pre-race Bib pick up will be at soundRUNNER at 63 Hebron Ave in Glastonbury on Thursday and Friday May 5th and 6th from 10:30 am until 5:30pm.

Race parking is at Glastonbury High School  at 330 Hubbard St in Glastonbury

Virtual Option

Second, participants also have the option to participate in the run/walk virtually, between April 26, 2022 and May 6, 2022.  Those who choose the virtual option may run, jog or walk a 5K (3.1 mile) race in locations of their choosing - indoors on a treadmill, along the traditional BL5K route, or along any other outdoor route.  Virtual bibs and finisher certificates will be provided to those who choose the virtual option.  Those who choose the virtual option must record their distances and times using a standard run-type application (e.g., Runkeeper, Nike Run Club, Strava, Adidas Running, Map My Run) and return to this site to enter their time, or to simply indicate that they finished the race. 

Please note that we currently anticipate that the in-person race and virtual race will proceed as scheduled and without restrictions.  We ask that all participants remain flexible, and monitor their E-mail accounts for updates or further guidance as the race approaches.

This event is sponsored by the Glastonbury Education Foundation, and enhances the Foundation's ability to fund programs, projects and initiatives that elevate the educational experience of Glastonbury residents.  Each year, the Glastonbury Education Foundation awards two Bill Landers Memorial Scholarships, in the amount of $1,000 each, to two graduates of Glastonbury High School who will attend a public four-year state university in Connecticut, as Bill did.  The presenting sponsor for the 2022 Bill Landers Memorial Hybrid 5K Run/Walk is Melocowsky & Melocowsky Law Firm of Glastonbury.