Overview The Total Empower 5K is a community wellness race at Cedar Creek Park in Seaford, presented by Total Physical Therapy, Total Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, and Total Wellness — three organizations whose whole business is helping people move better and recover stronger. The event reflects that philosophy: it’s explicitly inclusive, framed around personal progress…
Overview The Walk for Resilience 5K is a community mental health event at Prospect Park in Brooklyn, hosted by Carmel’s Depression and Anxiety Wellness Foundation (CDAWF). The whole event is built around normalizing conversations about mental health while getting people moving together. It’s designed to be inclusive and low-pressure — you can walk, jog, or…
Overview The It’s Our Only Earth Day 5K is an NSRF Goodwill Series race at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, timed to coincide with Earth Day and leaning into the occasion with purpose. The course runs through the tree-lined bike paths inside the park, which is a nicer backdrop than your average road 5K, and…
Overview Steps Toward Healing is a 5K run/walk at Eisenhower Park organized to benefit COPE Foundation, which provides free grief resources, workshops, and support groups for parents, siblings, and families who have lost a child. The tagline — no one should have to walk, or grieve, alone — says it plainly. This is a race…
Overview The Rachel Quinn Children’s Foundation Annual Fundraiser 5.4K is a community race at Sunken Meadow State Park in Kings Park, benefiting the Rachel Quinn Children’s Foundation, which serves Long Island children and families. It’s a family-friendly event with a meaningful cause and a distinctive distance — 5.4K instead of the usual 5K, which comes…
Overview The Run for the Rescue is a 5K trail race at Blydenburgh County Park in Smithtown, organized by the Never Stop Running Foundation as part of their Goodwill Series. The race benefits Last Chance Animal Rescue, a nonprofit that pulls animals from kill shelters and finds them homes. It’s the kind of cause that…
Overview The Mary Ruchalski Foundation 5K raises money for pediatric cancer research and supports families impacted by pediatric cancer. It’s a cause with deep personal roots — the foundation was started in memory of Mary Ruchalski, and the race has the kind of genuine community warmth that comes with that kind of history. It runs…
Overview The East Rockaway Education Foundation 5K is a community fundraiser for the East Rockaway Education Foundation, which supports local schools and educational programs. It runs at Hewlett Point Beach in East Rockaway — a waterfront park setting that’s a step up from your average road 5K backdrop. The race is straightforward and welcoming. First…
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…
Overview The Great Easter Basket is an NSRF race at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, and it’s one of those events that actually uses the park well. The course passes the Unisphere twice and circles the Fountain of the Planets, so you’re running through genuine New York City landmarks rather than just loops of…