Overview The Unique Abilities 5K is hosted by Preston’s Path Foundation and takes place at Cooper’s Beach in Southampton — one of the Hamptons’ best-known beaches and a genuinely scenic spot for a race. The foundation supports individuals with unique abilities (including autism and other developmental differences), and the event has a welcoming, community-first feel…
Overview Run for the Petals is a 5K tied to Greenport’s Cherry Blossom Festival, which makes it one of the more charming race-day backdrops on Long Island. Greenport is a waterfront village at the eastern end of the North Fork, and this event leans into the season: spring morning, cherry blossoms, small-town energy. The fundraising…
The Run for Hope is a celebration of the life of Hope Reichbach, a Brooklyn-born activist and civic leader who passed away in 2011 after working tirelessly for her community. Before she died, she worked on the campaign and in the office of Council Member Stephen Levin, pushing hard to make Brooklyn a better place…
Overview The Farmingdale Ram Run is organized by Farmingdale State College’s Health, Wellness, and Nutrition Club and benefits the FSC Alumni Association. It’s a campus race with a genuine community feel — students, alumni, faculty, staff, and local runners all mix together on a USATF certified course that winds around the FSC campus. The event…
Overview T-Mac’s Run is a memorial 5K and walk at Baldwin Harbor Park organized in honor of Tyler McKenzie, who passed away in 2022 at 28 after a years-long battle with translocation renal cell carcinoma, a rare form of kidney cancer. Tyler grew up on Long Island, attended Syracuse University, and worked for the Brooklyn…
Overview The Easter Bunny 5K is one of the Long Island Road Runners Club’s annual holiday races, and it’s got the relaxed, community feel that all LIRRC events tend to have. It runs Easter Sunday morning at Eisenhower Park, which makes it a nice way to start the holiday before whatever family commitments come later…