There is still plenty of time to get in shape to participate in Middlesex Community College’s 5th annual Fitness Challenge.

Below are the details, taken directly from the MCC Blog.

Middlesex Community College’s third annual Fitness Trail 5K Challenge, a family friendly race/walk, will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 6, on the Bedford campus, 591 Springs Road. The benefit road race/walk supports the Middlesex Community College Foundation.

Open to runners and walkers of all ages, the course will traverse a scenic route on and around MCC’s 200-acre Bedford campus, incorporating MCC’s Fitness Trail. The race is USA Track & Field certified.

Advance registration is $25 (for participants ages 11 and older); race-day registration is $30. MCC student registration is $10; kids ages 10 and under are free. All proceeds benefit the MCC Foundation.

Everyone who pre-registers by Thursday, Sept. 27, will receive a FREE MCC 5K Challenge T-shirt.

Race-day registration will be held from 8 to 9:30 a.m., in the Bedford Campus Center (Building 6). The 5K Challenge starts promptly at 10 a.m. rain or shine. (No dogs or strollers, please.)

MCC is one of the largest, most comprehensive community colleges in the state. We offer more than 75 degree and certificate programs, plus hundreds of noncredit courses, during the day, evening and weekend, on our Bedford and Lowell campuses, and online. Middlesex – a great place to begin your future!

To register for the third annual MCC Fitness Trail 5K Challenge, visit https://www.middlesex.mass.edu/featuredevents/5K/ or call 781-280-3785.