Code 5k: Answering the Call

Join us for the 4th Annual Kean University Founders 5K to celebrate Kean University's inception in 1855!

Sunday, April 12th, 2026

Check in: 7:30am

Race Start: 9:00am

Location: Campus Course, North Avenue Entrance

1000 Morris Ave, Union, NJ 07083

Course Description: Flat & paved 2 loop course

Packet Pickup:

Skip the check in line on Sunday morning! All runners and walkers can pick up their race shirt and bib on Saturday 4/11 from 10:00am-2:00pm in Kean's North Avenue Academic Building Lobby (Google Maps)!

USATF Certified: 26-07-161984

Age Groups:

14 and Under

15 to 19

20 to 24

25 to 29

30 to 34

35 to 39

40 to 44

45 to 49

50 to 54

55 to 59

60 to 64

65 to 69

70 to 74

75 to 79

80 and Over

On Saturday, April 18, 2026 St. Joseph will celebrate our 40th Anniversary and the 40th consecutive year of our Soup Kitchen program with a community walk from The Parish Community of St. Helen in Westfield, NJ to St. Joseph Social Service Center in Elizabeth, NJ. The Camino de St. Joseph is modeled after the European pilgrimage Camino de Santiago and there are several ways to participate in the event.

Ways to Participate

Pray with Us

Join us for Mass at The Parish Community of St. Helen, 1600 Rahway Ave, Westfield, NJ 07090

Time: 9:00 A.M.

Walk with Us

There are 3 options to join the walk:

• 9-mile walk: This option is the full walk and begins at The Parish Community of St. Helen in Westfield. This option may take approximately 3.5 - 4 hours with stops at St. John the Apostle in Clark and Warinano Sports Center in Roselle. Check-in for the 9-mile walk begins at 9:15AM. *If you will be joining Mass and joining the 9-mile walk, please feel free to check-in for the walk at 8:30AM.

• 6-mile walk: This option allows participants to join the walk at St. John's and it may take 2.5 hours. Check-in for the 6-mile begins at 10:30AM.

• 3-mile walk: This option allows participants to join the walk at Warinanco Sports Center which will take approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. Check-in for the 3-mile walk begins at 11:15AM.

Break Bread with Us

Location: St. Joseph Social Service Center, 118 Division St. Elizabeth

Time: approximately 2:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.

Donate Food

Each starting point will also serve as a food donation site if you are interested in donating non-perishable food items. Currently, our urgent needs include 1 lb bags of rice, boxed pasta, plastic jars of pasta sauce, assorted boxed cereal, canned and dry black beans, and shelf-stable milk.

Donate Funds

Please consider making a monetary donation to support our work. You can donate via RunSignUp at the top right of this page, visit our website at https://www.sjeliz.org/donate-online.html, or mail a check to St. Joseph Social Service Center 118 Division St. Elizabeth NJ 07201.

The Camino de St. Joseph represents more than a path. It represents a journey of hope, stability, and community. When you give, you walk with families facing hardship. You help place food on tables, provide warm clothing, assist with life-saving medications, and connect individuals to vital social services. Every gift, at every level, strengthens this path. Thank you for always supporting St. Joseph Social Service Center's mission.

The Strides For Scholars point-to-point, downhill course is the fastest 5K in Connecticut. Set a new PR!

Registration and Packet Pickup starts at 7:30 AM and takes place at the Union Elementary School,18 Kinney Hollow RD, Union, CT. This year, the 5K Run or Walk will also take place at Union School, going off at 9:00 AM. There is plenty of parking on site.

The race will start at the school and proceed down Kinney Hollow Rd for 3.1 miles through the scenic Yale Forest. There will be a shuttle bus at the finish line to transport runners back to the school. This a among the fastest 5K courses in the state, perfect for a PB.

T-shirts for the first 100 runners/walkers registered by April 1st, 2026.

Proceeds from this race go to the Union School Association Scholarship Foundation. Since the first scholarship was awarded in 1995, scholarships have been awarded annually to graduating high school seniors. Donations to the USASF can be made directly to the scholarship fund via RunSignUp.

Who We Are: Healthy Kids Running Series is a five (5) week running program in the spring and fall for kids Pre-K through 8th grade. Each HKRS Series takes place once a week and offers age-appropriate running events including the 50 & 75 yard dashes, the 1/4 mile, the 1/2 mile and the 1 mile run. Kids will earn points for each race they complete based on their finish.

Pricing: The registration fee covers the entire five (5) weeks of the Series which includes race bibs for each week, a runner shirt, a finisher medal and any sponsor giveaways. Registration is non-refundable and non-transferable. Online Early Bird registration increases three weeks prior to the first race event.

Challenger: This Series offers a Challenger Division which is an adaptive 75 yard race for children with disabilities and/or special needs. This allows for parents, siblings, and friends to be on the course with runners to provide support as well as bringing their own supportive devices such as crutches, braces, wheelchairs, etc. to be used by runners.

Single Day Racing: Single day race registration opens one hour prior to the start of each race. The registration fee covers one single race to be run on the day of registration. ALL single day registrations should be completed onsite at the race location. Single day racers will have the option to upgrade to the full series (see tab on the left side of the page for instructions). There is a strict no-refund and no-transfer policy.

Awards: All participants receive a medal on Week 5! Trophies will be awarded to the overall top finishers in each of the divisions listed below (broken out by boys and girls respectively):

Pre-K 50 Yard Dash

Pre-K 75 Yard Dash

Kindergarten & 1st Grade

2nd & 3rd Grade

4th & 5th Grade

6th to 8th Grade

Challenger

Share your running photos with our community! Find us on Facebook @HealthyKidsRunning or Instagram @healthykidsrs!

#GetUpandGo

Spring is coming! So that means it's time for the 4th Annual Run For Casey 5k! This 5k Run/Walk benefiting The Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood Foundation will take place at Nomahegan Park, in Cranford New Jersey, on Saturday, May 2nd. The Nomahegan Park 5K route is a scenic, flat loop, with a water station around the halfway point. Perfect for Runners and Walkers of all levels. We are in the process of becoming USTAF certified!

The race will be chip timed, with medals and prizes for the top 3 Male and Female finishers in all age categories.

There will also be a kids 1 Mile Fun Run and kids corner with face painting, crafts, and raffles.

The Kids Fun run will start at 9:15. 5K start time is 10:00 am.

Bib pickup starts at 8:30 am on May 2nd.

5k Early Bird Pricing: $35 through March, 31st, $40 April 1st until race day.

Race T-shirts guaranteed for everyone that registers before April 15th.

This race is being hosted by Ellen and Jonathan Young, in memory of their daughter Casey. Please visit our website, Remembering Casey, created to honor Casey's memory.

All proceeds raised from the run will directly support the SUDC Foundation's mission to promote awareness, fund research, and serve those affected by SUDC. SUDC is the fifth leading category of death in children ages one to four, yet SUDC receives no public funding. The SUDC Foundation provides all services at no cost to families.

Parking is available on site, and overflow parking is available at Union County College, across the street from Nomahegan Park.