Pounding the Pavement for Pink Races

Join us for our annual 5k Road Race through the streets of Seymour, Connecticut as we Pound the Pavement to fight breast cancer.

In 2012, Seymour Tradition, a nonprofit organization in our town whose focus is on teaching young girls the values of sportsmanship, teamwork and discipline, asked Seymour Pink, Inc. if we would co-host a 5K race. Seymour Pink was so excited about the offer to partner up with this fine organization. We held a naming contest in town and the 5K race Pounding the Pavement for Pink was born! In our first year, both of these non-profit organizations realized a total of $24,000. These monies have helped both Seymour Pink and Seymour Tradition advance our missions.

Now, we enter our 15th running of the Pounding the Pavement for Pink 5k.  This event alone has contributed over $1.5M towards Seymour Pink's mission.  

Join us in Seymour

We take the streets, lined with pink lines, spectators and decorations the first Saturday in October each year. Runners and walkers welcome. 

Or from virtually anywhere!

In 2020 we introduced virtual racing to the Seymour Pink community and had over 1,600 participants across 30 states that year.  After seeing pink across the country, we decided to continue offering this virtual option so that our supporters can partake no matter where they are. 

If you'd like to participate virtually with us you can walk or run your miles anytime and anywhere during the 3-day virtual period of the first Friday in October through Sunday evening. 

Kids Fun Run

We offer a ~ half mile Kids Run to kick off our race morning events!  Children ages 8 and under can partake in this fun run in Seymour on the first Saturday in October or virtually from anywhere! 

Join us this October and experience the sense of hope, courage, strength & community at this year’s event!

Thank you to our WONDERFUL volunteer photographers that capture the spirit of our annual 5k year after year. Here are past albums from our events:

• 2012 5k
• 2013 5k
• 2014 5k
• 2015 5k
• 2016 5k
• 2017 5k
• 2018 5k
• 2019 5k
• 2020 5k (Virtual)
• 2021 5k
• 2022 5k
• 2023 5k
• 2024 5k
• 2025 5k

Please note there may be sub-folders within the albums - please view those too!

Seymour Pink is an active grass roots organization 501(c)(3) nonprofit with many exciting community minded fundraising events ranging from an annual golf tournament at Woodhaven Country Club in Bethany, CT, charity participation in the Marine Corps Marathon races, an annual gala at the The Waterview in Monroe, CT, to our original roots with a pasta dinner fundraiser at Brookside Inn Oxford, CT.  But of course, our hallmark event is the day that started it all, a day in October we proclaim as "Seymour Pink Day" where we "SEE MORE PINK" to raise awareness about this life altering disease. Seymour Pink Day occurs the third Wednesday in October each year. These amazing events are not only successful in raising funds to FIGHT breast cancer, but in bringing a community together in the FIGHT. The support for those victimized by this diagnosis is overwhelming.

Each event is an opportunity to lend support to those who battle this disease. Each event hosted by PINK or by individuals in the community, brings us closer to conquering this disease and putting cancer where it belongs: in our history books!

Please visit our website http://seymourpink.com and keep up with us on Facebook & Instagram for more updates. 

Contact us today to join in this community's FIGHT against breast cancer as we "SEE MORE PINK" and raise awareness one event at a time.

Are you a serious runner? In addition to trophies for the overall Male and Female finishers for our 5k in person race  there will be awards for the following:

Individual Awards:

• Top overall male and female (Live 5k participants only)
• Top THREE males and females in each age bracket (excluding overall winner above) (Live 5k participants only)
• Pink Pink Pink Award (in honor of James Mihalovic)
• Pinkest Outfit Awards (Adult & Child)
• Most Monies Raised (as of September 5th)
• Unsung Hero Award
• Community Spirit Awards
• Individual Spirit Awards
• Fight & Win Awards for Survivors 
• Top 10 Breast Cancer Survivor finishers recognized  (Live 5k participants only)

Team Awards:

• Most Members (as of September 5th)
• Most Monies Raised (as of September 5th)
• Most Team Spirit

When you raise $500 in donations for Seymour Pink - choose a $50 gift card to one of these 7 restaurants/businesses listed::

• Rose's Family Restaurant in Oxford, CT
• Hot Tamale's in Seymour, CT
• Brookside Inn  in Oxford, CT
• Market 32
• Stop & Shop 
• Jimmie's Place in Seymour, CT
• Visa Gift Card 

*When you raise $1000 in donations or more for Seymour Pink - choose a $100 gift card to one of the 7 restaurants/businesses listed above.

**When you raise $2000 or more for Seymour Pink, choose a $200 gift card to one of the 7 restaurants/businesses listed above.

Thank you for supporting Seymour Pink!

***Gift cards will be mailed to you by the end of October. (Be sure we have your current mailing address is listed in your registration.)

There is no parking immediately around the Race Hub area.  

Race Morning:

Arrive Early. The 5k race starts at promptly at 9 AM.   Leave plenty of time before hand to park, meet up with your team or friends get and join in the pre-race festivities!

*If you are picking up your Bib on race morning because you missed the three swag pickup options, you should plan to arrive no later than 7:30 AM TO THE RACE HUB AREA. Board the first shuttles available to avoid crowds.  Bib pickup lines will CLOSE at 8:15 AM. 

Broad Street & River Streets will be closed starting at 5:30am on Saturday.  Other streets on or surrounding the course will close at varying times by the Seymour Police Department. 

Our Race Hub layout can be viewed here.

Parking & Shuttles:

Shuttle service is provided (at no charge) from Seymour High School, Chatfield-LoPresti Elementary School and Bungay Elementary School.

Click here for directions to Seymour High School.

Click here for directions to Bungay School.

Click here for directions to Chatfield-LoPresti.

The Seymour High School/Bungay School buses will drop off at the Seymour Historical Society at the corner of Church and West St.  All who board this bus will walk down the hill to the festivities from their point of drop-off.

Chatfield-LoPresti bus will drop off at the corner of Broad and South Main Streets (near Zois Pizza).

Shuttle service starts at 7 AM. The last shuttle to the race site leaves the school parking lots at 8:20 AM SHARP.

Buses will not return to the school parking lots until after the race is over.

After the race, the shuttle service returning to the school parking lots will begin at approximately 10:30 AM. You will pick up your shuttle where it dropped you off. The last shuttle leaving the race site returning to the school parking lots will be between 11:45 am and noon.

Handicap Parking:

The Parking Lot at the corner of Main and Broad Streets is a handicap parking lot for this event.… located just before the train trestle. You will use your “state registered” handicap sticker to enter this parking lot.  Click here for directions to this lot. 

If you choose to park in Downtown Seymour areas please make sure you are following posted signs and DO NOT park in any business lots as you will be towed.  Utilize street parking (within signage instructions) or municipal lots ONLY. 

Our Race Hub layout is shown below:

Our 5k course begins on River Road and travels through Downtown Seymour, up a few hills past the Historical Society and Library, and back around to finish on a long flat Derby Avenue.  The official mapped course is shown below. 

All 5k Participants who register on or before Labor Day, Monday, September 1st can earn a race t-shirt.   In an effort to be more sustainable, you will have the option to decline a shirt during registration. 

All live Kids Run Participants will earn a special Kids Run medal! Shirts are available for Kids Run participants who register before September 1st.

All virtual participants will be able to download & print their race bib. No paper bibs will be mailed to virtual participants. 

Swag Pickup

If you are on a TEAM that has 5+ members, your team captain is responsible to pick up your race packet, unless you elected shipping.  You will need to coordinate with your captain to obtain your race swag.

If you elected shipping OR are a virtual participant, your swag bag will be shipped out no later than Friday, September 26th via USPS.  Please check your mailbox for Swag Items coming in either a bubble mailer for t-shirts & bibs, or in an envelope for bibs only. 

As these items are mailed via USPS, we cannot provide updates or estimations for their arrival.  Please continue to check the mail and if by Friday, October 3rd you have not recieved your items, then send an email to poundingthepavementforpink@gmail.com with your Name, Race Type and issue.  If items are lost in the mail we will re-issue a new Bib at Late Pickup on 10/3 or on Race Morning at the 5k Info Booth. 

If you are a small team (4 members or less) / individual / team captain / anyone registering 9/5 or later: bib & swag pickup is at the Seymour Community Center, 20 Pine Street, on:

• Friday, September 26th - 9 AM - 6 PM
• Saturday, September 27th - 9 AM to 12 PM

**For anyone registering after the above dates, here is information on LATE BIB PICKUP:

• Friday, October 3rd - 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
• Race Morning - Saturday, October 4th - 7:30AM - 8:15 AM at the 5k Info Booth. 

ARRIVE EARLY! Take the first shuttle and come get your items EARLY to avoid any issues. In order to allow for time to receive your bib and get to the start line, bib pickup will CLOSE at 8:15 AM Race Morning. 

Any items not picked up by race start will be forfeited. 

Reminder: There is no 'Bag Check' at our race. Bring only what you can hold or plan to pass to spectating friends or family. 

Reminder: No one can cross the start line without a Bib.  Please put your Bib near your sneakers so you do not forget it race morning. 

Join us to celebrate the kickoff to our Pounding the Pavement for Pink 5k and breast cancer awareness month. 

Sunday, September 28th

Invite Only Event - Survivors Luncheon at Rose Family Restaurant, 143 Oxford Rd, Oxford, CT

TBD Date

Invite Only Event - Volunteers Meeting - 7:00 PM

All volunteers will be trained for the Saturday race on their roles & responsibilities. 

Seymour Community Center

Thursday, October 2nd

Candlelight Vigil - 6:30 PM

Join us for a community candlelight vigil as we gather in support of those affected by breast cancer. Together, we will honor loved ones, celebrate survivors, and remember those we have lost.

Seymour Congregational Church, 25 Broad Street, Seymour

Friday, October 3rd

Late Pickup - 3 PM - 6 PM

Registrants can pick up their race bib to avoid the hassle race morning. Stop by the Community Center and follow signs for pick up.

Seymour Community Center, 20 Pine Street, Seymour

Saturday, October 4th

Race Day! Refer to our detailed schedule in participant emails.

Race Hub opens at 7 AM. The race steps off at 9 AM sharp. Closing ceremonies will be around 10:10 AM.

Late Bib Pickup - 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM at the 5k Info Booth

Invite Only Event - Survivor's Breakfast sponsored by Chrissy's Angels - 8 AM - 8:40 AM

On behalf of Seymour Pink, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, we invite you to partner with us as a sponsor or vendor for our 14th Annual Pounding the Pavement for Pink 5k Road Race on Saturday, October 4, 2025. This highly anticipated event brings together thousands of dedicated runners, walkers, and community members in Seymour, CT, all united by a crucial cause: the fight against breast cancer.

The Pounding the Pavement for Pink 5k is not just a race; it's a day of hope, solidarity, and active support for those battling breast cancer and their families. All proceeds directly benefit Seymour Pink's mission to provide assistance to breast cancer patients, educate the public, and fund research.  

We're anticipating another fantastic turnout this year, with at least 2,500 walkers & runners, and hundreds of spectators, offering your brand exceptional visibility among a passionate and engaged audience of fitness enthusiasts, families, and community supporters.

We have a variety of sponsorship opportunities designed to meet different objectives and budgets, as well as in kind sponsorship opportunities. Perks can include:

• Prominent Logo Placement: On race materials, t-shirts, our race site and social media.
• Race Day Presence: An exclusive vendor booth at our event to showcase your products/services directly to participants and spectators.
• Brand Recognition: Mentions in pre-race announcements and post-event communications.
• Digital Exposure: Links and features in our email blasts and on our social media channels.

Attached is our sponsorship package for 2025.  We’re also open to any other ideas you may have that align with your marketing plan and business goals. 

Thank you for considering this opportunity to support Seymour Pink's vital work. Together, we can make a significant difference in the fight against breast cancer.  Feel free to reach out to Mary Deming with any questions, using the Contact Us feature here on RunSignUp.

There will be 2-3 water stops along the 5k route! Please view the course map for an idea of where you'll be passing through. 

There will be 1 portalet on the course at the corner of Cedar & Rose Street which you will pass early in the race and at ~2 Miles.  

There will be plenty of spectators along the course!  Houses will be decorated, and perhaps you'll see a band or two!  We love how much our community gets into this race!  

You'll see some of the many banners hanging throughout the town during the month of October, honoring loved ones. 

Please note that no pets are allowed on the course or in our Race Hub & finish line spectator area. 

All participants MUST have a prominently displayed race bib on their front.  Help us prevent race bandits!  Every single walker and runner must have a bib. We do not provide replacement bibs if you forget yours race morning - set a reminder and bring your bib with you. 

Strollers:

No running strollers allowed for safety reasons.  Please do not plan to run with a stroller. 

Our walking participants may utilize strollers, however, all strollers must line up at the very back of the start line. Please pay attention to your surroundings and those in front or side of you while walking and pushing the stroller. 

Spectators:

If you are spectating anywhere along the course or at the Start or Finish Lines please stay off the roadways and stand on the sidewalks and grass areas. 

If you are spectating at the Finish line PLEASE STAY CLEAR OF THE RACE FINISH CHUTE! There will be bleachers on Derby Avenue you can view from in addition to standing BEYOND the race finish chute end or outside the finish line chute.  Please be respectful to our participants and our volunteers in the finish area and follow all guidance.