Bridge of Flowers Race

Aquene! Miyari!

Time to start training!🤩

We at Ohketeau Cultural Center and at the Natives Run Advisory Committee are excited that you are interested in running in the 2027 Boston Marathon.

For the third year we have the honor of distributing 4 bibs to Indigenous community members who are enrolled members of Tribal communities in New England.

It is important that those who are interested in running have already started training or will start training immediately and before the end of November.

The Boston Marathon is 26.2 mile run and for our community members health and safety it is important that the proper training has commenced so that the individuals chosen can have the best chance at successfully and safely completing the run.

To ensure that all bibs are used we will have standbys for each bib in the case that someone is unable to complete the training necessary to prepare or in the case that there is a reason that the chosen runner has to back out at the last minute.

We have committee members willing to support with best practices and sharing of useful training routines.

The runners will be chosen in October and will be based on commitment to training leading up to the Boston Marathon. Standby runners will also be chosen at this time. The race is on Monday April 19th, 2027. Upon completion of this form, you will be sent an email with next steps.

Guidelines:
- Must be an enrolled member of a state or federally recognized Tribe with homelands in New England (if there are not enough applicants from Tribes in New England, Tribal citizens from Tribes outside New England will be considered.)
- Must be already in training or start training immediately upon submission of this form. This means that running is already a regular daily or weekly practice for you or that you will have the time commitment to make it so starting immediately.
- Must commit to running 30-50 miles per week leading up to the marathon. If you are starting out, you can work up to this but be successful in doing this by the beginning of January.
- Must be 18yrs old to participate (Boston Marathon qualification)
- Join the Natives Run Strava group and stay in communication with chosen Natives Run committee member on progress and for support.
- Be responsive to communications from designated Natives Run representative.
- Answer all question on this form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUv5qjAz8YM4UcFE1kHT44D6tnV_kaz70Jmo4nOuhGt9KxHA/viewform

360 Panorama of the Glacial Potholes - Shelburne Falls

Happy World Chocolate Day! You know who has great chocolate options? Our Ice Cream Sponsor Mo's Fudge Factor ! We love Mo's Fudge Factor for donating ice cream to all our runners, and for having a great selection of chocolates to buy and enjoy too!

🙌 Thank you to our Volunteer Sponsor, ! 🙌
We’re so grateful for your support in helping us take care of our amazing race day volunteers! 💙

🎉 Want to be part of the fun? We’re still looking for volunteers!
There are lots of ways to get involved:

🏃🏿‍♂️ Packet Pick-Up (Thurs & Fri @ Marathon Sports)
🚗 Parking Attendant
♻️ Trash & Recycling Attendant
🌟 Start line
🏁 Finish Line
📣 Course Monitor
💧 Water Stop
🎶 Musicians
🎉 Post-Race Party
🧹 Post-Race Clean Up

👉 Sign up to volunteer here: https://forms.gle/e46QhQTzw8cXx9WF8

Grab a spot, bring your energy, and help us make this event awesome!

We’re super grateful to have Greenfield Savings Bank as our returning Event Lead Sponsor for this year’s Bridge of Flowers Race! 🌸🏃‍♂️

Their support helps bring the whole event together — and we couldn’t do it without them. Thanks for being such a great part of our community, GSB! 💙

Register to Run- https://www.runreg.com/bridgeofflowersrace

Last day for discounted registration! https://www.runreg.com/bridgeofflowersrace

Register by June 30th to take advantage of the last discounted rates. https://www.runreg.com/bridgeofflowersrace

Online registration closes Wednesday, August 5th at 5PM EST

Overview of Race Fees:
8K, Ages 18-69

$45 through June 30th

$50 through August 5th

$30 for 17 and under

70+ FREE

3K, Ages 18-69

$35 through June 30th

$40 through August 5th

$20 for 17 and under

46th Annual Bridge of Flowers Classic & 3k Race Online Registration RunReg - online running event registration

Not able, or interested, in running the race but still want to be in the action? We love our race volunteers. Course monitors, packet pickup and welcome team, parking helpers, cleanup crew, start finish/line support we have a place for you to be part of the fun. Sign up to volunteer at

2026 Bridge of Flowers Volunteers Thank you for your interest in volunteering to help make the Bridge of Flowers Race a success. The race this year will be held on the morning of August 8th. As you can imagine it takes many passionate minds and bodies at work, for this event to run smoothly. We’d love to have a record number of vo...

So many fun things to do in the Shelburne Falls area this weekend!✨ You can find full event details at shelburnefalls.com!

Shelburne Falls Events June 19-21

JUNE 19
8:00AM-4:00PM Flea Market Catamount Traders (+ Sat & Sun)
9:00-10:00AM Gentle Kripalu Yoga, Shelburne Falls Yoga
2:00-6:00PM Shelburne Falls Farmer's Market, Corner of Main and Water Streets
3:30-4:30PM Friday After School Playgroup! Every Friday Griswold Memorial Library Colrain
5:30PM West County Community Meals, Trinity Church
6:30-8:30PM Meat Raffle, Eagles Shelburne Falls
7:00PM Erik Koskinen Band, Floodwater Brewing Co.

JUNE 20
9:00AM Vinyasa Flow Yoga, Shelburne Falls Yoga
10:00-11:00AM Yoga with Horses, Western Mass Equine Therapy
11:00AM-1:00PM Tech Support, Griswold Memorial Library Colrain
11:00AM-5:00PM Learn and Ride on SF&C #10, Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum (+ Sun)
2:00-9:00PM Tamburitza Orchestra Play Along, Fabric of Life
7:30PM Sunny D and the Tangy Originals, Floodwater Brewing Co.

JUNE 21
11:00AM-5:00PM Father's Day, Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum
4:00PM Morgan Kelsey aka MORGAN THE CAT MOM, Floodwater Brewing Co.
5:00-7:00PM Hilltown Gardeners June Potluck