The Angry Chicken Race Series – Lowell, MA 2026

It's not summer without the Angry Chicken Race Series! Race distance is 2.62 miles – a tenth of a marathon! – with runners going counter-clockwise (against traffic) on the loop portion of the course. The races are run each Tuesday evening starting at 7PM (early start at 6:50), from June 9th to August 11th (eight races). Scoring will give 1000 points to the race winner, and everyone else a percentage of that based on their finish time. All eight races will be scored, with prizes to the winners given out after Race 8 on August 11th. A minimum of three races must be run to win. Sign up for all 8 races before June 1st to receive a free race t-shirt!! Each race will have a theme. with a small prize for the best costume! To help choose the themes, join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18Y89kXYGL/ . We'll be voting in May. Note: there will be no race June 30th or July 28th. The races begin and end at the S-curve at the entrance to the Riverwalk (at the end of River Place