On Your Mark! Upcoming 5K Race/Walks in May

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DISCOUNT AND GIVEAWAYS are available to those who register early for these local events.
MAY 2 – Sandy Hook Lighthouse 5K Run/Walk for the Blind at Fort Hancock, sign- in starting at 8 a.m. and race at 9:30 a.m. Sponsored by the Eatontown Lions and Jersey Shore Running Club. Benefits the NJ Blind Citizens Association/Camp Happiness. Special guests: the Seeing Eye Puppies. Entry fee: $25 by April 15, $30 afterwards. Kids Dash fee: $10. More information at JerseyRunner.com
MAY 2 –Let Your Color Run, sponsored by the Colts Neck PTO at Bucks Mill Park. At 8:30 a.m., Half-Mile Fun Run for kids age 8 and under (Fee: $15). At 9:30 a.m., 5K Run/Walk (Online fee: $40, 25 percent off additional registrants). Register by April 15 to guarantee t-shir t, dye pack and sunglasses. Late registration and packet pick-up at Bucks Mill Community Center on Friday, May 1, 4-8 p.m. and Sat., May 2, starting at 8 a.m. More information at ColtsNeckPTO.org.
MAY 9 – Monmouth Beach PTO Run/Walk at Monmouth Beach School. Registration at 8 a.m. at Griffin Street. 5K Run at 9 a.m.; Kid’s Race, 7:45 a.m.; Dolphin Mile for 12 and under, 10 a.m. Register by April 15 for Tech t-shir t.
MAY 16 – Spring Into Summer 5K Run/Walk at Mater Dei Prep to benefit The Monsignor Bulman Stadium Fund. One mile race kicks off at 8:10 a.m., the 5K at 8:30 a.m., and kids races at 10 a.m. Register by May 9 for T-shirts, goodie bags. Fees are 5K- $22; 1 mile-$22; Kids races-$12. After May 9, fees go up by $5. Post race barbecue for all r unners & their families.
MAY 17 – Michael W. Thorne Scholarship 4 Mile Run/Walk, sponsored by the West Long Branch Fire Company #2, at Franklin Lake. At 9 a.m., the 4 Mile Run/Walk; at 9:45 a.m., the Kids’ Races. Registration fee before May 12 is $25, or $12 for kids races. After May 12, fees go up to $30 and $15. All kids receive medals