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RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Ras na hEireann USA 5K (Somerville), so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.
The Ras na hEireann USA 5K (Somerville) is described as flat.
The Ras na hEireann USA 5K (Somerville) route starts at Davis Square, Somerville, MA (start/finish area on Elm Street and Highland Avenue) and finishes at Davis Square, Somerville, MA, finishing on Highland Avenue. Underfoot, expect road. It passes Davis Square, Teele Square, Powderhouse Boulevard, Ball Square and Tufts University. Cash prizes are awarded at the finish line to the top five overall men and women ($300 / $200 / $100 / $75 / $50), with age-group awards spanning ten categories from 14 & under up to a Larry Cole 90+ division, plus Clydesdale (men by weight) and Filly (women) divisions and the Noel Robinson Sporting Paddy Gaelic Cup for the fastest Irish pub team.
The Campbell Highlanders, a traditional bagpipe and drum band, play at the start and finish line.