The 23rd annual Waterford Fall Foliage Road Race, 5K Fitness Walk and One Mile Fun Run is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 9, on the Waterford Common at 37 ME-35, across from Keoka Lake.
The 1-mile fun run for ages 12 and younger will start at 11:30 a.m. and is free for all children.
The 5K will start at noon. The race is a challenging, scenic, out-and-back course along 37 ME-35, alongside Keoka Lake, to Sweden Road and back to the Common.
Funds raised will benefit the Tony Waldeier Scholarship Fund. Scholarships are awarded to high school seniors attending Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, according to a news release from Waterford Community coordinator Kelley Halter Schaeffer.
The race fee is $20 in advance, or $25 on race day.
Registration information is available online at waterfordfall5K.com or Facebook.com/Fall5K.
For more information, call Roxanne Ames at 207-583-2603.
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