Strap on your running shoes and join us for the HOOMPA Nickel 5 Mile Road Race. The course flows along 5 miles of coastal beauty with long stretches of mild up hills and down hills scattered throughout the coastal outline of Nahant. The full race route can be viewed below.
There are however a couple of hills to challenge you including the HOOMPA Hill at mile two, a lactic acid-burning sea creature that turns most legs into jellyfish, and then the final uphill located on Ocean Street at Mile four which truly tests your endurance. The last mile, once you catch your breath is an ego-building body surfing downhill to the historic Nahant Life Saving Station finish line. This is truly a local classic!
This road race is proudly sponsored by the Nahant American Legion Post 215 & honorably dedicated to former HOOMPA Nickel Road Race Director, Bobbie-Jo Blair. Her love for her husband Brian and son Freddie, and the Town of Nahant was endless. Her passion for running and helping the Nahant American Legion to re-launch the HOOMPA Nickel Road Race was infectious. She brought happiness and laughter everywhere she went. She is deeply missed by her family and friends but she will be a part of our lives forever. The funds raised with this 2025 running of the HOOMPA Nickel Road Race effort will benefit the Nahant American Legion Welfare Committee, Memorial Day Expenses, as well as Freddy Blair’s Education Fund.
