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Finish At 50 Road Race Returning To Patriot Place
The annual race that finishes at the 50-yard line of Gillette Stadium returns for the 11th time following last year's cancellation.
FOXBOROUGH, MA — Foxborough's biggest road race is coming back in 2021.
Patriot Place and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care said the Finish at the 50 Road Race will return to Gillette Stadium Sept. 3.
The popular annual race that finishes at the 50-yard line of Gillette Stadium returns for the 11th time after the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of last year's event. Interested participants should sign up for the Finish at the 50 newsletter to be notified when registration opens for this year's race.
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"We are thrilled to once again host the Harvard Pilgrim Finish at the 50 after last year’s cancellation,” said Brian Earley, the vice president of Patriot Place. "The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has made incredible progress through the reopening process, and we look forward to safely welcoming our runners back to this exciting annual event in 2021 and for years to come."
"We are excited to welcome runners back to Patriot Place for our annual Finish at the 50 Road Race,” added Rick O’Connor, the chief marketing officer at Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. "After the cancellation of road races and marathons over the past year, I cannot think of a better way to kick-off the Labor Day weekend."
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The Finish at the 50 is managed by DMSE Sports, a leader in sports event management that also helps to manage the Boston Marathon and assisted in COVID-19 vaccination efforts at Gillette Stadium this spring.
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