Fun
Upcoming Running Races Charity events April- Selected by Kenneth Vercammen
If
you are attending any of these charity races, please call or email Ken V. at Kenv@njaws.com
Often we car pool or meet at these
events. I update this list at http://vercammensport.blogspot.com/
Apr 1
4/2
Cops & Robbers 5k Melbourne Wickham Park,
4/3/16 Indian Trails 15k & 3mile 9am Middletown [Ken V is past 5k winner] FB
4/9 Run w
Royals Long B
4/9 St.
barts 5k scotch plains
4/9 ARC
5k Asbury park
4/9
Institute Woods 6k Princeton
4/10/16
Lincoln Tunnel Challenge 8am Our favorite store Shoprite Wakefern is a
sponsor FB
4/16/16 Runapoloza Jersey Shore relay & The Asbury Park Half
Marathon FB
4/17
Unite 8k
4/23 JSRC 5k at Bar A FB
4/24
Franklin Food Bank 62 mile & 40-mile
bike 62 Mile Metric Century - 7:30 AM,
$45.00 40 Mile 6 Towns of Franklin
4/30 ___
5/1
Highland Park 5k 9am
5/1 Lawrenceville Big Red 5k 10:15
5/7
Soaring 5k Piscataway
5/7
Monmouth Beach 5k
5/7 Farmlands 62 mile bike- Central
Jersey Bike Club Middletown
5/8
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5/14 Key West 5k
5/14 Harvest of Hope 5k 9am North Brunswick Community
Park (2053 Route 130 South) Ken V is past male winner overall. http://www.2015harvestofhope5k.com
May
15 Inspire 5k 9am East Brunswick Community Arts
Center, 721 Cranbury Road
5/21 Como Commotion By The Ocean
Rumson Hash- Registration at The Windjammer. Seaside Park hash Run starts at 10:17, with free beer
prior, during and after. Return to the Windjammer in early afternoon 7:50
Dinner, more beer, band
5/22 Thorne 4m W. Long Branch
9am great JSRC http://www.thornescholarshiprun.org
5/22 Hair of Dog 5k Robbinsville
5/26
Legal Run Around Somerville 7pm
5/27
Friday LEGENDS OF BELMAR SKIPPED FOR 2016. KEN V daughter graduating college
the next day - “For 2017: Start of Summer
Happy Hour with the Legends of Belmar”
Join Ken V and friends the Friday night before Spring Lake 5 race for
"Legends Night" in Belmar at D’Jais 5:30 free food Ocean Ave. Belmar
, 7:30 Bar Anticipation 16th Ave not a race, just social event [same as U of Delaware graduation]
5/28/2016 Spring
Lake 5 mile 8:30 free food and reduced price drinks Bar A
after race benefiting Spring Lake Recreation
[same as U of Delaware graduation]
5/29 Navesink 1.2
mile swim
5/30 North Brunswick
5k
5/__ 50-mile bike
6/4 Runway 5k on the airport 9am Rio Grande, NJ near Wildwood
6/
4 Elk’s Flag Day Parade, Wildwood
6/ 4 RVRR Towpath Training run benefit Cancer
Institute & post run picnic
6/4 Avon 5k, 8:30 Avon, N.J.
6/5
Stomp the Monster 5K Marlboro, NJ. The USAT-certified 5K goes off at
10:30. The event includes a festival featuring beer, food and fun after
the race
6/11
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6/14
Tuesday night Raritan Valley Road
Runners RVRR 5k summer series Highland Park Donaldson Park 7pm
6/ 18
Asbury Park 1-mile swim & ½ mile 8am
6/18
St. Anselm 5k Ocean
6/19 Jersey Shore Tri Asbury Park
June 19 Fuce 5K 8:30 Metuchen HS no awards
but good cause
6/25 Union Beach 5k
6/26 Lager Run 5k Glen Ridge 5pm free beer
6__
Rumson Hash’s 10 mile, 10 bar- Long Branch to Belmar This is not a race. You
run, bike or walk 10 miles to between 10-13 bars. Cheap beer. They start at
10:17 at the Long Branch Train Station, then stop at Bars in Long Branch, Deal,
Loch Arbour, Asbury Park, Bradley Beach and Belmar. Finish at Bar A
6/__ Frog Hollow 5k South Amboy
6/28 Tuesday night Raritan Valley Road Runners
RVRR 5k summer series Highland Park Donaldson Park 7pm
6/30
Bloomfield 5 mile
7/
__ Stroudsburg 5k Ken V is past winner
7/ ___ Wilkes BERNIE'S MEMORIAL 3-MILE
RUN/
7/__
8:30 AM
JIM THORPE Carbon RACE
STREET RUN Jim Thorpe, PA
7/
__ Bradley Beach 1 mile swim 9:30
7/
6 Woodbridge 4-mile 7pm
free pizza, music
July 9
Belmar Five Mile Run 5 mile, 8:30am Belmar NJ Ken V is again setting up 5 teams to run. We
need 20 runners who can break 50 minutes for 5 mile. Free food at Bar A after
race and reduced price beer. Contact Ken to join our teams- “Legends of Belmar,
US Olympic Development, RVRR Beer Mile Champs, etc - benefiting Goodwill Hose
Volunteer Fire Co
7/10 War at Shore
Long Branch Triathlon Sunday www.splitsecondracing.net/
7/12 Tuesday
night Raritan Valley Road Runners RVRR 5k summer Highland Park Donaldson Park
7pm
July 15, 2016 Friday Vercammen
Summer Blast Happy Hour
Free Food 5-7 Hot & Cold Buffet
$1.00 Drafts 6-7 [need special wrist band from Ken V]
Bar Anticipation, where the summer never ends
Games & prizes
This is open to your
friends. Please if attending also email Ken's Law Office at
VercammenLaw@NJLaws.com so we can put your name on the list for wristbands
7/16 Ocean Grove Biathlon 2M run, 300 yd swim
Ocean Grove fast short event. 8am
7/16
Undy 5k Long Branch
7/19
for profit Corporate fun run Raceway Park-Englishtown New Jersey $40
7/23
NJ State Triathlon Sprint Mercer County Park $
7/24 5k Run/Walk VFW Post #133
East Brunswick, NJ 9:00 AM free
burgers, beer food [park near
transmission place]
7/__ Eden Autism 5K Princeton, 9am
7/
__ RVRR Summer Pub Crawl
7/27
Downtown Westfield 5K Westfield Pizza Extravaganza 7pm
7/__
Parker House / Parkway Toyota Fun Run & Beer
Party! in Sea Girt, New Jersey
9:47 [no more beer]
7/__
RVRR day at beach Belmar
7/26
Tuesday night Raritan Valley Road Runners RVRR 5k summer series Highland Park
Donaldson Park 7pm
7/__
Sea Girt 1 mile swim 8am
8/1 Belmar 1-mile swim 8:00 AM
August 6 Asbury Park 5K, Asbury Park, N.J. 8:30am Wakefern co-sponsor - benefiting Boys & Girls
Clubs of Mon. Cty.
8/7 Belmar Tri 7am $$
8/13
Highlands 5k
8/14
Browns Mills tri
8/___ Hightstown Triathlon
8/___ Casey's 5K Run
Oceanport
8/___
Lake Arrowhead Pa 5k [Ken V is two time
winner]
8/__
Seaside Boyd One-mile open ocean swim.
There was a beach barbecue with the awards ceremony after the swim
featuring. Includes, beer, soda, water, hot dogs, hamburgers, and salads
8/__
Sea Girt 5k 8:30 am
8/21
Jersey City tri
8/21
Medoford tri
8/__ Bradley Beach 5k co-Sponsor Wakefern 8:30
8/__
Rumson Hash Monmouth Park Trail run 10:17am
[Do the Triple & go to all three events]
8/__
Ray Licata Long Branch Ocean Mile Swim
1 mile 8am
8/20/16 Belmar Chase 5k 8:30
8/21/16
NJ Sharing Network 5k Brookdale CC no awards
8/__ JSRC meeting & BBQ Deal firehouse
6:15 [swim in Ocean at 5pm sharp prior
to BBQ]
9/
__ Scranton Capt. Minicozzi 5k 10am
9/5 Monday Pier House 5K, Long Branch 8:30 - benefiting Valerie Center of
Monmouth Medical
9/__
Fallen Heroes Memorial Run Bar Anticipation, Lake Como 5k 9:30 Co-Sponsor Wakefern Shoprite
9/11
Highsttown tri
9/11
every year 911 Memorial run Belmar
boardwalk to Spring Lake 6pm [not a race]
9/__
Ocean Grove Run for Arts 5k 9am
Co-Sponsor Wakefern Shoprite
9/__
Asbury Park One More Tri 7:30
9/__ JSRC Picnic at Monmouth Park Racetrack
10/23 Race Against Hunger 5k Roosevelt Park
9/__ Seaside Park Tri 7:30
9/__
Metuchen Y Garbolino 5k Roosevelt Park
9/__ Monroe 5k 9am
9/26
Seaside Tri
10/__ Rat Race Saturday, 10:17am
A hash style of running or walking 1 - 4 miles over woodland
trails/swamp & stream followed by a fantastic party of beer, buns, burgers,
pizza pie, music and games for prizes.
10/2 Treasure Island Sprint Triathlon 600 meter
swim, 10.5-mile bike, 3 mile run, Pt. Pleasant NJ 8:45
10/1
Metuchen Fair [not a race]
10/__
Jersey Shore Half Marathon & Lighthouse 5k
Sandy Hook 9:05 , then nice view from On the Deck Restaurant in Atlantic Highlands
10/__
Sayreville Hit the Bricks 5k 9:30
10/11 East Brunswick 5k & 10k 1pm RVRR new start EB Community Arts
Center 721 Cranbury Rd. in East Brunswick)well
run event Road closed to traffic
www.ebrr.org, post race we go to Lori’s Lakeside on Farrington Lake,
North Brunswick
10/15
Cranford 5k CPL Breakfast Run 5k co-sponsor
by Wakefern Shoprite
10/__
Shrewsbury 5k 9am
10/__
Pt. Pleasant Monster 5k
10/
__ Univ of Delaware 5k
10/23 Trick or Trot 5k 11am now at Deal Casino
10/__ RVRR Halloween pub-crawl New Brunswick
10/__
Fall into Winter 5K, 8:00 AM, Cocoa Beach, 2 Minuteman Cswy on the beach. Ken V is past
winner!
11/1/16 RUN
with the VIKINGS 5K 10:00 AM South Brunswick High School, Bob Tona's event [Ken
V can’t attend , but it’s a good race]
11/6 Space
Coast Classic 2 mile 7:15 AM, Melbourne Beach, 15K, Ryckman
Park. Ken V is two-time winner and was
winning in 2014 then out kicked by 13 year old
11/13 Hashathon 6.6 Mile Cheesequake challenging, dangerous trails,
free beer, best post race party with band, 732-542-6090 11am
11/__Saturday
SOMERSET TURKEY TROT Run for the
Turkeys! 5K-road race @9:30am
Sunday, November __, 2,4, or 6 miles, Gobbler Express Train Run, Asbury Park, New
Jersey not a race rain Run - Johnny
Mac’s Located at 208 Main Street in Asbury Park – Across from Train Station
11/__
Manasquan Turkey Run 5-mile 11am party
at taverns after race discount beer
11/__ Thanksgiving Day Princeton Trinity Church 5k 8am
11/__ CEA/Johanna Foods Turkey
Trot
Thanksgiving
11/__ Born
to Run 5 mile Freehold 11am
11/__ Crazy Eddie Memorial Hash run- not a race, trail
hash with beverage stops
11/__ Navesink Challenge 15k & 5k 10am
Post race at Red Bank Elks
12/__ Big Chill 5k Rutgers New Bruns 9:05 http://recreation.rutgers.edu/big-chill/
12/__ Jingle Bell Run for
Arthritis 5k run/walk, 9:45 Metuchen NJ
12/__ RVRR Elections - Reformed Church after 6pm group run
12/__Toys for Tots 5K 10am
Freehold NJ Tighe Park FARC
12/__ Raritan Valley Pub crawl New Brunswick, NJ
Saturday Dec.
__at 10:00am The Super Santa 5K in Morris
12/__ RVRR Christmas party private
12/27 Polar Bear 5k Asbury
More Central Jersey
charity races at:
Raritan
Valley Road Runners www.rvrr.org
Jersey
Shore Running Club http://www.jsrc.org/webpages/races.htm
Central
Jersey Road Runners www.cjrrc.org
Freehold
Area Running Club www.farcnj.com
Metro
Race Forum www.raceforum.com
Jan 9 2016 Frozen
Winter Trail Run
3 & 5 MILE GROUP RUN
Sat. Jan. 9, 2016 10:17am
New Start Location: Secret Mystery wooded area North Brunswick
1/16 Hollywood FL 5k
Jan / 17 Sunday Bay Harbor Islands 5K & 10K Run/Walk 1/17/2016 Bay Harbor Islands Town Hall • 9665 Bay
Harbor Terrace Bay Harbor Islands, FL 33154
Race Distance Start Time 08:00 am
- See more at: http://www.multirace.us/events/83#sthash.F5Uzbazy.dpuf http://www.multirace.us/events/83
1/24
Freehold Winter 5k 10:00am
1/31
Freehold Winter 5k 10:00am
2/7 RVRR Annual dinner New Brunswick
Elks
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Sunday, February 7, 2016
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ORC Winter Series Week 3
Ocean County Park, Lakewood
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February 14, 2016
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ORC Winter Series Week 4
Ocean County Park, Lakewood
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Manasquan
Mid-Winter 2 mile Beach Run/Walk
Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 11:00
Race
starts on Ocean Ave, Boardwalk and last 1/4 mile on the Beach,
ending at Leggett's restaurant
Post race party at Leggett's, plenty refreshments and food. Wakefern Shoprite
co-sponsor FB
February 22 Sunday, run 2, 4, 0r 6 Miles,
10:58 a.m. Train Run Snowball Express, Asbury Park,
New Jersey FB
Great event by JerseyRunner.com & Gio Dr. T-shirt 800-435-0066
3/___
HIPHOP 5k Piscataway 10am
3/___
Lacey Elks Run for the Heroes 5K, 10:30 AM; Forked
River, NJ
3/___
Duke Farms 5k 8:30 [required to park miles away and take a
shuttle bus]
3/___ Chimney Rock 5 mile
3/___ D & R Canal 5k Washington Crossing State
Park
March 6 join JSRC at Belmar St
Patrick’s Day Parade [not a race] starts at 12:30 FB
3/13
St. Paddy’s 8k now [approx 5 miles]
9:30 Freehold Keg of beer and
some food great FARC event keg is
outside. Dress warm FARC is a 501(c) 3 not for profit organization. which
typically donate over $25,000 each year to local charities. FB
3/20/16 Miles for Music 20K Race Johnson Park,
Piscataway 9am and 5k is at 12:30 FB
