1. Fallon Health Canal Diggers 5k Road Race
Run the streets of Worcester in celebration of the Irish Immigrants who dug the Blackstone Canal, connecting Worcester to Providence.
Saturday, September 9, 2017 at 11 a.m. Start at Worcester Hibernian Cultural Center, 19 Temple Street, Worcester.
2. Worcester Running Festival
The festival includes the National Grid Half Marathon, the Harvard Pilgrim 5k and the Bay State Savings Bank youth race.