91. Fishing The Cape
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (508) 432-1200
Description: Learn saltwater fly fishing from Orvis-trained guides. Two-day courses are offered May through Aug for $470 per person (including lunch, bait, and the use of equipment). Lessons include distance casting, saltwater fly selection, big-game knots, leader rigging, fish feeding habits, “reading the surf,” and safe wading practices. This outfit also employs 10 Orvis-endorsed fishing guides who lead flats-fishing, rip-fishing, and wading trips mostly in the Monomoy Flats area.
92. The Goose Hummock Shop
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (508) 255-0455
Description: For almost 60 years, Goose Hummock has been catering to the needs of Lower Cape anglers. This shop carries a full line of fishing equipment, including major brands of fly-fishing equipment, outdoor clothing, hunting and hiking gear, canoes, and kayaks. Goose Hummock is open year-round, offers fishing licenses, and has an extensive inventory in both sales and rentals. Goose Hummock fishing guides conduct trips of three hours and longer.
93. Senior Babe Ruth League
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Description: Other baseball events, such as the Senior Babe Ruth League featuring 16-through-19-year-olds, are also on tap Cape-wide. Games are played during June and July at many fields across the Cape with playoffs held in mid-July. Here’s a chance to perhaps see some future members of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Parks & Recreation
95. Annual Dennis Road Race
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (508) 760-6162
Description: Three hundred runners compete in this 5-mile road race. Held in late July or early Aug, it begins at Wixon Middle School on Route 134 and winds through Dennis, utilizing the bike path when possible. The entry fee is $15, but $20 on race day. Walkers and wheelchairs are welcome.
96. Cape Cod Marathon
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (508) 540-6959
Description: In late Oct, the Cape Cod Marathon attracts about 1,200 participants. It is a Boston Marathon–qualifying event and also includes a team relay event. It begins and ends at the Falmouth Village Green and is sponsored by the Falmouth Track Club. Part of the race traces the Falmouth Road Race course. The men’s and women’s winners each receive $1,500.
97. Centerville Old Home Week 5K Road Race And Walkathon
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (508) 771-0650
Description: This 3-mile race starts at the Centerville Elementary School and finishes at Covell Beach along Craigville Beach Road to the east of Craigville Beach. It usually takes place the second or third week of Aug. More than 150 contestants participate in age groups ranging from 13 and younger to 69. A kids’ race and a 3-mile walkathon are also encompassed in the event.
98. Falmouth Main Street Mile
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Description: Sponsored by the Falmouth Track Club, this 1-mile race always takes place on the Sunday after Labor Day. The emphasis here is more on fun than competition.
99. Hyannis Marathon, Half Marathon,10K, Relay
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (617) 625-2140
100. Johnny Kelley Road Race
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (617) 625-2140
Description: This late July race is for competitive and recreational runners. It’s named for the recently deceased legend who ran more Boston Marathons than anyone: Johnny Kelley, Runner’s World’s “Runner of the Century.” Choose the 5K course, or run the double loop for the 10K distance. Both are certified by the USATF. More than 100 awards are given, including those presented to the top three runners overall in male and female divisions in both distances and to the top three runners in the seven age divisions.
101. Paul E. White Memorial Road Race
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Description: Held annually in July since 1977, this 5K road race takes place in lovely North Falmouth. Wheelchairs are welcome, but no walkers, please.
102. Annual Brew Run
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (508) 896-6574
Description: The Brew Run is a great warm-up for the Falmouth Road Race, for both runners and spectators. The 5.2-mile race is sponsored by the Woodshed Bar/Brewster Chowder House to benefit the Brewster Fire and Rescue Department. The race is followed by an awards and raffle party at the Woodshed. To register send a SASE to the Woodshed, Box 967, Brewster, MA 02631. It is held the second Saturday in Aug.
103. Irish Pub Road Race
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (508) 432-8808
Description: Sponsored by the Irish Pub in West Harwich, this annual 5.25-mile road race, begun in 1976, takes place the first Saturday in Aug to raise money for the Harwich Ambulance Fund. It begins and ends at the Irish Pub on Route 28, West Harwich, where a post-race party is held with an awards ceremony and live entertainment. The entry fee is $15; $20 on race day.
104. Nett–Falmouth Sprint
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (508) 224-3601
Description: The annual Falmouth Sprint, staged alongside Vineyard Sound and run through Falmouth Heights, is a 33-mile swim, 9-mile bike, and 3.1-mile run. The first 4 miles of the bike stage hug the ocean, and the 3.1-mile run takes you along the prestigious Falmouth Road Race course. The event, part of the New England Triathlon Tour, takes place in late July. The entry fee is $50 for ages 17 and under and $75 for pros and those older than 18.
105. United States Coast Guard Air Station Duathlon
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (508) 434-0123
Description: Held at Camp Edwards Recreational Center, Massachusetts Military Reservation over Memorial Day weekend, this race features a 2-mile run, 12-mile bike race, and another 2-mile run.