Registration for the race costs $15 for adults, $10 for children 12 and under, and can be done at www.humanerace.org. Day-of registration starts at 8 a.m. at 16 Water St., but costs an extra $5. All dogs are free and there will be commemorative T-shirts to the first 150 people to register.

 

Anyone who raises $500 in pledges will be eligble to win a photo session with Amanda Jones. 

 

The race kicks off at 10 a.m. with finish line festivities ending at noon. There will be food, music and prizes, plus the wading pools for overheated pooches and lots of treats.

 

This year, Humane Race founders Alix and Brian Cabral are stepping down as directors and handing if off to new race directors, Christa Abel and Dawn Catelotti, the proprietors of Bark N’Cat in North Adams.

 

"After 10 years of putting our hearts and souls into creating a great event that raises much needed funds for the Berkshire Humane Society, $120,000 and counting, it is time to hand over the reins," said Cabral. "We’d like to thank all of our supporters throughout the years, from the 60 people who came to the first race in 2003 to the almost 400 who showed up last year. We had a blast!"

 

The race is presented by Greylock Animal Hospital and Donovan & O'Connor.