Overview The NSRF May the 4th Be With You 5K is a Never Stop Running Foundation Goodwill Series race, held at Cedar Creek Park in Wantagh on May 4 — the date, of course, is the whole point. NSRF’s Goodwill Series events are community 5Ks that direct race proceeds to a local charitable cause, and…
Overview The YMCA 5K in Memory of Marcie Mazzola is a Huntington community race that honors the memory of Marcie Mazzola through the annual YMCA 5K Series. It’s part of a multi-location series across YMCA branches, which gives it a little more infrastructure and organization than a typical standalone charity 5K. The race starts from…
Overview Run for Caumsett takes place inside Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve in Lloyd Harbor, one of the most scenic and undervisited parks on Long Island’s North Shore. The park sits on a protected stretch of the Lloyd Neck peninsula and covers over 1,520 acres of fields, forests, and coastline. Running here feels different from…
Overview Mind Over Matter is a community 5K staged at GEM Fitness in Oakdale, raising money for Alzheimer’s programs and research through Fit For Life. The name is fitting: it’s a race built around mental and physical wellbeing, timed to the spring and designed around participation rather than competition. The 1 Mile untimed option makes…
Overview Chasing the Rainbows Bursting Bubble 5K is held at Heckscher State Park in East Islip, organized by Chasing the Rainbows, a nonprofit supporting families grieving infertility, pregnancy loss, stillbirth, and infant loss. If you know anyone who has walked that road, you understand why an event like this exists. It’s a space to show…
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…
Overview Joe Lewinger spent nearly 20 years at The Mary Louis Academy in Jamaica, Queens, teaching Social Studies, running the Athletics Department, and eventually serving as Assistant Principal of Student Life. The man helped build one of the largest all-girls athletic programs in New York City. This race exists to honor that legacy and to…
Milo’s 5K for the Homeless is a community 5K at Belmont Lake State Park benefiting the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless. It’s a casual, welcoming event with a good cause behind it, and it’s one of the more dog-friendly races you’ll find on Long Island. If you’ve been looking for an excuse to bring…
This one is a community 5K through Brooklyn Bridge Park that benefits the Dock Street School’s ASD Horizon Program, which supports students with autism spectrum disorder. It’s a straightforward, no-frills event: show up, run the piers, support a good cause. The setting is hard to complain about. The course is an out-and-back along the Brooklyn…