Registration is open for the second annual Gay Head 10K road race, A Race Against Time, held Sunday, Oct. 5, at 10 a.m. The race serves as a fundraiser for the ongoing effort to restore and relocate the historic lighthouse.

The 10K will start under the beam of the Gay Head Light, then proceed down the hill past the Aquinnah Cultural Center onto State Road, and onto Moshup Trail, which leads back to the loop at the Cliffs.

The course promises to be challenging, historic and picturesque, according to Martha Vanderhoop, member of the Save the Gay Head Lighthouse Committee and race director. “We are also working on having the race certified by USA Track and Field this year which would, hopefully, make the Gay Head 10K a destination race appealing to elite runners.”  

For more information and to register for the race, visit gayheadlight.org. There is an entry fee of $30 and the field will be limited to 500 runners. The committee also welcomes donors through various levels of sponsorship. For more information on sponsorships, contact Beverly Wright, chairman of the Save the Gay Head Lighthouse Committee, at gayhead10k@gayheadlight.org.