Event Details
Event Location: Set Up & Start Line at the Marina Boathouse Parking Lot
Mercer County Park, West Windsor NJ
Timeline: 7:00 am Volunteers Arrive
7:30 am Registration Begins
8:45 am Access Road is Closed to Outside Traffic
9:00 am 5K Run & 2 Mile Walk Start
9:45 am Kid’s Run Start
Post Event 5K Awards & Random Prize Drawings
Amenities: Enjoy Post Event Refreshments, Music, Kid’s Zone, Face Painter, Participant T-shirts, Sponsor Tables, Chair Massages, American Cancer Society Information Booth & Much More!
Registration: * All participants must check in to registration to receive t-shirts & bib #s. * The registration tent will be separated into 2 different sides:
1) Pre-registered (alphabetical by last name) & 2) Day of registering participants. Please see directional signs at the event.
* Kids Registration & Survivor Registration is at separate tents.
* T-shirts are available to day of registrants on a first come basis except for those who are pre registered.
Parking: Parking is available on first come basis. Parking available in the Marina Boat House Lot, Lot behind Ranger Station until filled. Please follow the direction of the parking attendants. We advise that you arrive early to secure parking and enough time to register and pick up your t-shirt.
The east entrance to the park (Old Trenton Road) will close at 8:45 am to allow for the race start. Any traffic after that time will be re-routed to Hughes Drive. Please plan accordingly.
Participant Notes:
* Participants should pin their bib # to the front of their clothing. Please be sure not to use pins on the bottom tear tag (this will be removed at the end of the event).
* Runners to the front of the start line
* Walkers should line up towards the back of stat line
* Event donations can be brought to registration where they will be collected by American Cancer Society Staff.
Registration Layout: View the Layout
REGISTRATION FEES
5K Run & Walk by June 6 - $18
USATF-NJ by June 6 - $16
After June 6 and on race day - $20
Kids Run For Dad - $10
COURSE
USATF certified park loop on roads and paved trails
Scenic route; wooded and lakeside views
Traffic-free
Two water stops
AWARDS
5K Run: 1st, 2nd, 3rd - Overall, male, and female
1st, 2nd, 3rd - Prostate cancer survivor
1st, 2nd, 3rd - In each age group
Walk & Kids' Run - Ribbon to all finishers
AGE GROUPS
14 & Under to 75 & Over
Register as a Run For Dad participant and get the official Run For Dad event t-shirt. Join us for a fun day of summer snacks, the Kids Fun Zone and prize drawings. For more information, contact Ashley Farrell 609-895-0867 x 210, or Ashley.Farrell@cancer.org