Community Sports Briefs

Sports briefs run as space permits throughout the week in The Record. To submit an item, e-mail sports@troyrecord.com.

Durkin Tours of National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame:

Retired racecaller Tom Durkin will lead personalized tours of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame throughout the Saratoga Race Course meeting this summer from July 21 through Sept. 4. Tours will be from 11 a.m. to noon most race days with a cost of $20 for Museum members and $25 for non-members (includes Museum admission). Tours will be limited to 15 people and reservations are required.

Firecracker4 Road Race:

Saratoga Springs will launch its All-American celebration with a bang Tuesday, July 4 when more than 4,000 runners take part in the city’s 11th annual

Firecracker 4 road race.

Starting and ending at the Saratoga Springs City Center, the event gets underway at 9 a.m. with the main attraction, the four-mile road race, which will be bib-tag timed with gun and net times. More than 3,500 runners are expected to follow a friendly course that takes them south on Broadway to Circular Street, east through the historic residential district and then returns to the City Center. There are multiple bands along the course to keep runners moving. The first 3,700 registrants to sign up at firecracker4.com will receive an ASICS gender-specific tech shirt, goodie bag and finisher’s certificate. Registrations are being accepted through July 3 at midnight at firecracker4.com. The fee is $30. Participants can also sign up in person for $35 at Registration/Packet Pick Up held July 3 from 3-7 p.m. and July 4 from 7-8:45 a.m. at the