3/19/23 St. Paddy’s 5 mile Freehold great FARC even

3/19/23 St. Paddy’s 5 mile 10:30 Freehold great FARC event Dress warm FARC is a 501(c) 3 not for profit organization. which typically donate over $25,000 each year to local charities. farcnj.com

Award winners

Kilt Run/Walk in Lake Como, Belmar

 Wakefern Run/Walk club has been participating in the Kilt Run/Walk in Lake Como, Belmar for several years. It's one of the club's favorite events. You get to see hundreds of participants neatly dressed celebrating the weekend Irish festivities. Ther were over 1.700  participants with 30 club members.

The event is to raise funds for and help the local Food Bank and essential town services: Fire department, First Aid Squad.

Upcoming Running Races for Charity often participated by Kenneth Vercammen 2023

Upcoming Running Races for Charity often participated by Kenneth Vercammen 2023      If you are attending any of these charity races, please call or email Ken V. at Kenv@njaws.com Often we car pool from East Brunswick /Edison or meet at these events. I update this list at http://vercammensport.blogspot.com I share these events so that even non-runners can walk or volunteer. All events help an area charity or non-profit. We encourage Americans to get off the couch and exercise .

Bar A Kilt 2 Mile Run/Walk March 18th, 2023 10am

Sat March 18, 2023

https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/LakeComo/BarAKiltRunWalkParty?rsus=100-200-a54891f7-ee0c-4330-aa92-77ce2eacf7ff

 

 

3/19/23 St. Paddy’s 5 mile    10:30 Freehold     great FARC event Dress warm FARC is a 501(c) 3 not for profit organization. which typically donate over $25,000 each year to local charities.  farcnj.com

 

4/1 Runapoloza  5k Asbury Park 8:30 am on Ocean Avenue in front of Convention Hall in Asbury Park.

 

4/29/23       Lake Como 5k          Sat 10am   Start Bar A   

https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/LakeComo/JSRCLakeComo5K

 

4/30  Tour de Franklin, Franklin Food Bank  62 mile & 40-mile bike 62 Mile Metric Century or      40 Mile    Starts at Franklin High School http://www.franklinfoodbank.org/events

 

 

5/7 Myrtle beach 5k

 

5/13  Our House 4 Miler USATF $25.00

Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 US

https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/BerkeleyHeights/OurHouse

 

May 13   Monmouth Beach 5k 9:00AM

https://www.raceforum.com/mbpto

 

 

5/14/23 Runthehook 5k/10k

https://www.runthehooknj.com

 

5/20  NJ Sharing Network 5k Long Branch 8:30 

http://events.njsharingnetwork.org/site/TR?fr_id=1170&pg=entry&_ga=2.71758486.447024089.1646947804-337008286.1646947804

5/20 Como Commotion By The Ocean Rumson Hash- at The Windjammer. Seaside Park   hash Run starts at 10:17   

 

May 28  Spring Lake Five Mile  Run    Saturday    8:30am then free food at Bar A.  

 

May 29  Navesink 1.2-mile swim   8:15 AM

https://raceforum.com/navesink

 

5/30/23   North Brunswick Memorial Day 5k  8:30am North Brunswick Community Park Route 130 South

https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/NorthBrunswick/NB5K

 

More Central Jersey & Shore charity races at:

Raritan Valley Road Runners www.rvrr.org

Jersey Shore Running Club http://www.jsrc.org/webpages/races.htm

Freehold Area Running Club www.farcnj.com

Metro Race Forum www.raceforum.com

https://newjersey.usatf.org/disciplines/long-distance-running/long-distance-running-calendar

 

www.compuscore.com

https://www.linmarksports.com/events

http://www.bestrace.com/2021schedule.html

Swims  https://raysnotebook.info/ows/schedules/Jersey%20Shore%20&%20Philadelphia%20Vicinity.html

 

RVRR Summer series  

6/13, 6/27,

7/11,

7/26

Tuesday night Raritan Valley Road Runners RVRR 5k summer series Highland Park Donaldson Park  7pm  https://www.rvrr.org/races/summer-series

 

6/3/23   Elk’s Flag Day Parade, Wildwood

https://runningintheusa.com/race/list/within-25-miles-of-wildwood-nj/june

 

June 11/23   Lager 5k Sun 5:30 Sunday USATF

https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/GlenRidge/FitzgeraldsLagerRun

 

 

6/15/23  Flag Day 5K in support of our Hope for Veterans® Transitional Housing Program at 7 P.M. at the Lyons VA Campus, 151 Knollcroft Road, Lyons (Bernards Township), NJ.   https://www.communityhope-nj.org/events/flag-day/

June 17/23 Red bank 5k

https://redbankclassic.com

 

Boston MA

 

__ Monroe Central VFW Post 262 -5K Sun    9:00AM

https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/MonroeTownship/MonroeCentralVFW2625KRunWalk   

 

6/26/23 Union Beach 5K   9:00am

https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/UnionBeach/UnionBeach5K

 

6/27/23 President Cup 5k Millburn 8pm

https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/Millburn/InvestorsBankPresidentsCupNightRace

Presidents Cup 5k        Coed Team/Champ/Wildcard USATF

 

Jun 29 2023   Sunset Classic Thu, 7:30

https://runsignup.com/Race/Events/NJ/Bloomfield/TheVirtualTomFlemingSunsetClassic

Brookdale Shop Rite Tom Fleming Sunset Classic

 

7/1/23 Bradley Beach Jack Wright Swim

https://www.bradleybeachnj.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2023-MILE-SWIM-REGISTRATION-1.pdf

 

7/4/23  HAZLETON, Luzerne   Independence Day Charity Event   LOCATION:  Louis Schiavo City View Park, 700 S Poplar St. Hazleton, PA 18201    EVENTS:  5k Run/Walk, 10k Run, Dog Jog 5k,  https://runsignup.com/Race/Donate/PA/Hazleton/IndependenceDayCharityEvent

http://neparunner.com/calen/calen07.html

 

__ Bernie's Memorial 3 Mile Run 8:30

http://neparunner.com/calen/calen07.html

 

__ Spring Lake Ocean Mile Swim Saturday 8:00AM           https://www.raceforum.com/slswim

 

 __ Sea Bright Andy Rooney Ocean Mile Swim 7:30AM   Saturday

https://raceforum.com/sbswim

 

__ Five Mile five bar Rumson new pub run Belmar Train Station

10:17

 07/16/23  Manasquan Ocean Mile Swim        8:00AM      Sunday       Sun  Manasquan Ocean Mile Swim AND 1/2 Mile swim   Manasquan, New Jersey        Open water swim - Open Water Swim     

https://www.raceforum.com/squanswim

 

July 23, 2023 East Brunswick 5K Run/Walk Supporting Veterans and Their Needs BY the VFW 9am Sun

https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/EastBrunswick/Benefit5KRunWalk

 

 

July 30, 2023 

 JFK Medical Center Miles For Minds 5K 9am Sun 

https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/Edison/JFKMedicalCenterMilesForMinds5K

 

7/31  Running with Balloons 5k  

https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/WhitehouseStation/RunningwiththeBalloons5K

 

  

Freehold FARC summer RACE DATES: Every Wednesday night June -July

Monmouth Battlefield

 

LAKE TAKANASSEE SUMMER SERIES 
Event Dates: Monday Nights, July 3, 17, 24, August 7 and 21, 2023
Event Location: Lake Takanassee – 800 Ocean Avenue, Long Branch, N.J. – Parking behind St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church

https://www.shoreac.org/schedule-of-events.html#/

 

__ Woodbridge Pizza 4 miler: Wednesday  https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/Sewaren/DowntownWoodbridge4MilePizzaExtravaganza  

 

__ RVRR pub crawl

 

8/5/23 Sea Girt 5K – Saturday http://seagirt5k.com   

 

______  Sea girt swim 8am

 

____   Belmar Ocean Mile Swim 8am

 

8/13/23  Asbury Park Sheehan Classic 5k – Saturday   SAC

https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/AsburyPark/AsburyPark5K

 

__ Long Branch 1 Mile Ocean Swim

https://www.facebook.com/LongBranchMile

 

   Staten Island Triathlon Staten Island, NY US 10314

https://nytri.org/events/staten-island-tri-duathlon/

 

__  Bradley Beach 5k            Sat 8:30am https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/BradleyBeach/BradleyBeach5K

 

August 27 5K TO BENEFIT THE LUNCH WITH LYNCH FOUNDATION

 

9/2/23 Belmar Five Mile Run 

https://www.belmar5.com/Race/NJ/Belmar/BelmarFiveMileRun

 

or 9/3  Scranton Capt. Minicozzi 5k 10am https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/Scranton/Minicozzi5k

Scranton 5k  Purcell Memorial 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk9AM Lackawanna River Heritage Trail at Olive Street fb://event/?id=1578330909188236

9/10  Fallen Heroes Memorial Run Bar Anticipation, Lake Como 5k 9:00

Fallen Heroes 5k: https://raceroster.com/events/2021/49089/2021-fallen-heroes-5k 

 

September 11, 9/11 Remembrance Run JSRC ,  Belmar, NJ – JSRC Club Event boardwalk 3 mile not a race free https://www.jsrc.org/9-11-memorial-run

 

9/17 Myrtle beach 5k 

Or Edison VFW 3117 5k Sat September 17, 9am Edison, NJ 08817  https://runsignup.com/Race/Info/NJ/Edison/EdisonVFW31175k

 

9/17/23  By Hook or By Crook 12K All Divisions/ USATF Masters 12K Championships*

 

___  KeyportFest 5K   Saturday

https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/Keyport/KeyportFest5K?rsus=100-200-5af19613-c794-47ac-be6a-2082822282ec

or

 

______  Neptune 5k  Pound the Pavement for Purple 5K https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/Neptune/PoundthePavementforPurple

 

9/25 Y Garbolino 5k

https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/RooseveltParkEdison/YMCAofMEWSA5k

 

__ - Saturday 9:00am - Taking Strides for Wellness 5k in Bridgewater - https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/Bridgewater/FamilyServicesDontFallLetsRun5k

Duke Island Park
191 Old York Road

  

__   Neptune Warrior 5k https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/Neptune/RunWalkforK9sforWarriors?aflt_token=kqs8TKII2JfeBLPTXiznQWCa2qWsMRFW

 

 10/22/23  East Brunswick 5k  8:45 am  12k 10:00am  RVRR start EB Community Arts Center 721 Cranbury Rd. East Brunswick  a well-run RVRR event post-race we sometimes go to Lori’s Lakeside on Farrington Lake, North Brunswick  USATF East Brunswick 12K Coed Team Championship/Wildcard Event

__   Shore AC FALL cross-country SERIES Thompson park 9am (Longbridge Road entrance) https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/Holmdel/AdultCrossCountrySeries

__  Cocoa Beach 5k 9 Ghostly Gecko 5K, Melbourne, 6:00 PM, Eau Gallie Civic Center.

__  Deal Trick or Trot 10am

 

__  Red Ribbon Stomp 5K, Grant-Valkaria, 8:00 AM, 4580 1st St.

 

__  watch NYC Marathon  [Ken competed in NY marathon twice]

__  River Rock 'N Run Relay https://www.raceforum.com/riverrock

  1600 Rt 70, Brick, NJ 08724 Information: Adam Nalven

__  Sunday 9:30am - 5k for Veteran Housing in Sayreville

https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/Sayreville/5KRunForVets

 

__  Hashathon 6 Mile Treacherous Trail Run, 11am

https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/Matawan/Hashathon

 

__  Manasquan Turkey Run  5-mile Sat 11am party at Leggett’s after race discount beer co-sponsor Wakefern Shoprite jsrc.org Manasquan Little League Field, Manasquan New Jersey https://runsignup.com/manasquanturkeyrun

 

__  Born to Run 5 mile Freehold 11am Friday after Thanksgiving great Freehold FARC event. A free beverage after the race. https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/Freehold/BorntoRun5Mile

  Crazy Eddie Memorial Hash run- not a race, trail hash with beverage stops Saturday Rumson Hasher HHH  Saturday 10:17

__  Navesink Challenge 15k & 5k  10am  10:10 for 5k Post race at Red Bank elks [Ken V runs 5k] https://runsignup.com/Race/Register?raceId=38943

 

__  Jingle Bell 5k (Holmdel)

https://www.unation.com/event/11534264

 

__  mark mystery trail Edison 11am  then stop at Elks  for one cold one after 

 

__  Toys for Tots 5K  10am Freehold NJ Tighe Park  

 

Sunday then mark Mystery Trail South B

 

__  Hoboken Jingle Bell 5K Sat  

https://www.skisignup.com/Race/Donate/NJ/Hoboken/HobokenJingleBell5K

 

______  Raritan Valley and sing Christmas songs in Highland Park. Song sheets to be provided. Wear Santa hats.

 

1/6/24   Secret Mystery Winter Trail Run 2.5 mile & 5 Mile Group Run 10:17am  Start Location: Secret Mystery wooded area North Brunswick to be emailed to pre-registered. Only $20.00 via https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/NorthBrunswick/SecretMysteryRun

FARC Freehold Winter 5k first five Sunday 10:00am   www.farcnj.com

 

__  Bucks County Road Runners  BCRR Winter Series Sunday to Feb 26

@ 9:00 am

https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/Newtown/BCRRWinterSeries

 

__  Manasquan Mid-Winter 2-mile Beach Run/Walk 11:00 Race starts on Ocean Ave, Boardwalk and you run l 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   https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/Manasquan/ManasquanMidWinterBeachRunWalkParty [na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com]

__ Saturday Mt Holly St Patrick’s Parade 5K run 11am  

 

Volunteers needed for Jan. 7, 2023 Freezing Cold Hash Run FCH Edison

 Volunteers needed for Jan. 7, 2023 Freezing Cold Hash Run FCH Edison

Jan. 7, 2023 5 Mile Eagle Trail Run and 2 mile Turkey Group Run Sat. 10:17am

 

Jan 1  Sunday   2:30-5pm   help Organize Hash items at 2053 Woodbridge Ave, Edison basement

 

Jan 2      Monday 5:30-7:45  Organize Hash items at 2053 Woodbridge Ave, Edison basement

 

Jan 6 Friday   6pm bring up boxes needed for registration and set up

 

Sat Jan 7  7:30am prepare for guests

2053 Woodbridge Ave Edison NJ 08817 Need volunteers at 8am to set up and register persons. Saturday Volunteers needed day of event near -Must be at Start by 8am

 

All Volunteers/ helpers receive free registration.

         To reduce cost, aggravation and amount of work, this is a no frills event with no T- shirts. If someone really wants a Yellow Ken Vercammen Fights to win T- shirt, then can pick up a yellow shirt from the Edison law office reception area.

Free beer for volunteers at post run party Italian American Club-Edison  

 1997 Woodbridge Ave, 

Edison, NJ 08817

Volunteers needed! Call Ken V 732-261-4005 cell or email kenv@njlaws.com.   

For volunteers, my office will prepare a prepare Power of Attorney and Living Will/ Advance Directive. Value $300. Email Ken V if interested.

 

     For runners who don’t want to volunteer register online for Jan 7 run at https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/NorthBrunswick/SecretMysteryRun

 

 

2022 main volunteers: 

Dan Fabrizio- Registration and mobile refreshment truck chair

Chris Knigge- Registration of fun women

Mike Washakowski - Asst. Event Coordinator 

Brian Borden- set trail and helped set up event day put up the signs and banners

Dave DeMonico- Trumpet for Star Spangled Banner [Evil Jesus]

Dancin Fool the hasher who recycled all the bottles and cardboard and cleaned the party area outside. 

GO4HOLE  Lance-  Photographer  [hasher groups have hasher names]

Joe Dubas- set trail in the snow and run day

Mark Strawn- set trail in the cold

Jersey Runner Neel- Set trail and refreshments 2

Wrangler- Sweeper to make sure no one died or froze on course

Trigirl – cupcakes 

  We thank several other fun persons who helped, but the volunteer helper lists get lost in the bar during the excitement.

Fun event: Freezing Cold Hash FCH is back to Edison! Jan. 7, 2023

 Fun event: Freezing Cold Hash FCH is back to Edison!

Jan. 7, 2023  5 Mile Eagle Trail Run and 2 mile Turkey Group Run Sat. Jan. 7, 2023  10:17am

Location:  Back to Edison, NJ!

 After you register, an email will be sent with secret start location.

         POTENTIAL EXCITING DANGERS / CHALLENGES

- Get bitten by starving animals               - Touch 29,000 Volts of Electricity 

- Cut your leg on sharp branches              - Slip on ice & break bones

- Slip on snow and break arm                     

- Run into tree branches, poke eye out  - Angry deer with huge antlers

- Fall into marsh                                      - Exploding gas pipelines

- Giant Sticker bushes                            - Slide off mud cliffs

- Get hit in head with cement              - Bad drivers from New York

- Crawl under barbed wire                             who don’t speak English

Plus super pissed off hunters angry that the hashers are on their land and scared away the deer.                           [Possible nudity]

      Only $20.23      Register online at

https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/NorthBrunswick/SecretMysteryRun

  

$30.00 DAY OF EVENT.  Volunteer receive free beer and goodies. 

Fun info at https://www.facebook.com/groups/209947749037775

Please bring a can food donation for St. Matthews Edison Food Bank

       Post Run Party held at secret location to be emailed to pre-registered. A fun time is guaranteed! You must be over 21 years old to participate.  No times are recorded.  A sense a humor is a must. Prizes & giveaways at the post race social. You don’t even need to run to participate.

       If you are unable to run you can volunteer. Volunteers receive free beer,  Pirate sling bag and skull bandanna. If you wish to volunteer call Kenneth Vercammen Esq. at 732-261-4005 or email Kenvnjlaw@yahoo.com  

http://www.njlaws.com/FREEZING_COLD_HASH_RUN.html

  Trail set by “hare” The Senator Ken Vercammen (The runner in the red, white & blue flag shorts Captain America)   Look for the Hash skull banner at the start. Sponsored by the Rumson Hash House Harriers, founders of the Cheesequake Hashathon 

 

 

Waiver of Injury:  I hash for fun and admit if I get hurt it’s my own fault.  I recognize that no one has insurance and agree not to file any type of claim or lawsuit ever.