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MSDA 5K Reindeer Run/Walk

Name: MSDA 5K Reindeer Run/Walk
Start: 2026-12-05
End: 2026-12-12
Location: Caldwell

Caldwell, New Jersey, United States

calendar_today 05 Dec, 2026 – 12 Dec, 2026

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About the Event

Join us for the 16th Annual MSDA 5K Reindeer Run/Walk
USATF Grand Prix, 500-point Event!

Saturday, December 5, 2026 - In Person

9:30AM Race Time | 11:00AM 5K Award Ceremony

Virtual Reindeer Run - December 5 to December 12

Early Bird Registration (until 10/31) - $30 per person
Registration (on and after 11/1) - $35 per person

PRE-RACE SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3rd
Packet pick-up at Fleet Feet, 603 Bloomfield Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042
3:00PM to 6:00PM

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4th
Packet pick-up at St. Aloysius Church Gymnasium, 235 Bloomfield Ave, Caldwell, NJ 07006
(entrance behind St. Aloysius Church)
4:00PM to 8:00PM

RACE DAY

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5th

8:00AM to 9:15AM: Registration & Packet pick-up
St. Aloysius Church Gymnasium, 235 Bloomfield Ave, Caldwell, NJ 07006
(entrance behind St. Aloysius Church)

9:30AM: Race Start Time

11AM: 5K Award Ceremony

AMENITIES

$250 cash prize for top overall male and female runner
Prize for top finisher in each age group
Sport-Tek, Long sleeve, Dry weave T-shirt (Register by Nov. 1 to guarantee your race T)
One-mile clock
Street parking
Family-friendly pre and post-race festivities and shopping

Races Offered

2026 MSDA 5K Reindeer Run/Walk - IN PERSON

Dec 05, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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09:30

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$30.00

2026 MSDA Virtual 5K Reindeer Run/Walk

Dec 05, 2026

straighten

Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

09:30

sell

$30.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for December in Caldwell.

thermostat Temperature

-1.7° / 5.5°

wb_sunny Feels like

-6.2° / 1.6°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

5h 35m

water_drop Avg rainfall

4.3 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

0.3 cm

air Avg wind speed

10.5 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

71.5%

wb_twilight Sunrise

08:13

nightlight Sunset

17:31

About Caldwell

Learn more about the host city, Caldwell.

Caldwell is a borough located in northwestern Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about 16 miles (26 km) west of New York City and 6 miles (9.7 km) north-west of Newark, the state's most populous city. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 9,027, an increase of 1,205 (+15.4%) from the 2010 census count of 7,822, which in turn reflected an increase of 238 (+3.1%) from the 7,584 counted in the 2000 census.

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Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of MSDA 5K Reindeer Run/Walk.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Donna Donaleski	F	68	Myrtle Beach, SC	—
🥇	Megan Keating	F	28	Brooklyn, NY	—
🥇	Ryan Gibson	M	15	Haddonfield, NJ	—
🥇	jeffrey Senese	M	65	Caldwell, NJ	—
🥈	William Donaleski	M	67	Myrtle Beach, SC	—
🥈	Kathleen Bolger	F	27	Clifton, NJ	—
🥈	Thomas Meloro	M	28	Brooklyn, NY	—
🥈	Donna Donaleski	F	67	Myrtle Beach, SC	—
🥉	Pamela Personette	F	68	Sonoma, CA	—
🥉	John Gibson	M	47	Haddonfield, NJ	—
🥉	William Donaleski	M	66	Myrtle Beach, SC	—
🥉	Kelly Gibson	F	51	West Orange, NJ	—
4	Carroll Brennan	F	69	Stuart, FL	—
4	Erin Bolger	F	29	Caldwell, NJ	—
4	Geoffrey Gibson	M	48	West Orange, NJ	—
4	Jack Gibson	M	13	haddonfield, NJ	—
5	John Gibson	M	48	Haddonfield, NJ	—
5	Kelly Gibson	F	53	West Orange, NJ	—
5	Donna Donaleski	F	64	Myrtle Beach, SC	—
6	Carroll Brennan	F	68	Stuart, FL	—
6	Donna Donaleski	F	66	Myrtle Beach, SC	—
6	Pamela Personette	F	64	Sonoma, CA	—
7	William Donaleski	M	65	Myrtle Beach, SC	—
7	Wendy Bibbo	F	48	Nutley, NJ	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Justin Scheid	M	38	Succasunna, NJ	—
🥈	Sean Brown	M	24	Morristown, NJ	—
🥉	Elson Smajlaj	M	33	North Arlington, NJ	—
4	T. Dotter	M	7	Caldwell, NJ	—
5	Christopher Smith	M	13	Montville, NJ	—
6	Ted Mussano	M	42	Wayne, NJ	—
7	Chris Sluck	M	17	Verona, NJ	—
8	David Szostak	M	48	Caldwell, NJ	—
9	P. Pallino	M	11	Caldwell, NJ	—
10	Michael Finguerra	M	15	Caldwell, NJ	—
11	Mark Snyder	M	50	Prospect Park, NJ	—
12	Jose Vieira	M	49	Union, NJ	—
13	Kevin Hunt	M	53	Verona, NJ	—
14	hortencia aliaga	F	52	—	—
15	Tommy Wester	M	38	West Caldwell, NJ	—
16	Grace Szostak	F	17	Caldwell, NJ	—
17	Steve Sateary	M	58	Caldwell, NJ	—
18	Jaime Penaloza	M	46	Roseland, NJ	—
19	John Bayruns	M	31	West Caldwell, NJ	—
20	Giavanna Tabbachino	F	24	Emerson, NJ	—
21	Phil Camporeale	M	45	Caldwell, NJ	—
22	Elizabeth Olivera	F	40	Richmond Hill, NY	—
23	Adam Morley	M	29	Bloomfield, NJ	—
24	David Lorber	M	39	—	—
25	Joel Mendoza	M	54	Ringwood, NJ	—
26	Joseph Knodel	M	66	Rockaway, NJ	—
27	Jas Verem	M	46	West Orange, NJ	—
28	Harry Rosen	M	58	West Orange, NJ	—
29	James Kerrigan	M	39	Caldwell, NJ	—
30	Jason Schlachter	M	42	Caldwell, NJ	—
31	Henry Lanman	M	55	MONTCLAIR, NJ	—
32	Sergio Cano	M	59	Kearny, NJ	—
33	KERRY GUIDO	F	40	NORTH CALDWELL, NJ	—
34	CANDACE STANTON	F	65	KINNELON, NJ	—
35	WILLIAM ROGERS	M	37	CEDAR GROVE, NJ	—
36	JEFF MOFFITT	M	57	WALDWICK, NJ	—
37	NANCY GITIN	F	55	PEQUANNOCK, NJ	—
38	KYLE BROWN	M	14	CALDWELL, NJ	—
39	THOMAS MELORO	M	30	VERONA, NJ	—
40	CHRISTOPHER JENKINS	M	47	BELLEVILLE, NJ	—
41	MIKE MIEDLER	M	49	CALDWELL, NJ	—
42	JOHN SABATINO	M	57	BOONTON, NJ	—
43	Anonymous Anonymous	M	19	—	—
44	BETTY OTAROLA	F	64	WEST ORANGE, NJ	—
45	RONALD WOLFSON	M	61	BLOOMFIELD, NJ	—
46	KURT PADILLA	M	38	CALDWELL, NJ	—
47	HARVEY SCHWARTZ	M	53	NEW YORK, NY	—
48	DOUGLAS FRIEDMAN	M	53	CALDWELL, NJ	—
49	T. SCHLOMANN	M	10	CALDWELL, NJ	—
50	MICHAEL SCHWARTZ	M	53	LIVINGSTON, NJ	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Justin Scheid	M	36	Succasunna, NJ	—
🥈	Abdel Karim Oubih	M	26	Paterson, NJ	—
🥉	Amy Van Alstine	F	34	Midland Park, NJ	—
4	Matthew Bach	M	34	Roseland, NJ	—
5	Marquis Cox	M	27	Mount Laurel, NJ	—
6	TED MUSSANO	M	40	Wayne, NJ	—
7	Jason Bosslett	M	46	Caldwell, NJ	—
8	Michael Salamone	M	61	Ringwood, NJ	—
9	Michael DeMiro	M	17	North Caldwell, NJ	—
10	Cameron Sontz	M	13	Pine Brook, NJ	—
11	Kevin Hunt	M	51	Verona, NJ	—
12	C. Kaiser	F	12	Martinsville, NJ	—
13	Tommy Wester	M	36	West Caldwell, NJ	—
14	Pat DuBoyce	M	26	New Market, MD	—
15	Robert W Bajkowski	M	15	East Hanover, NJ	—
16	K. Devine	F	12	Basking Ridge, NJ	—
17	Andy Vogel	M	48	Roseland, NJ	—
18	PABLO TROCHE	M	48	PATERSON, NJ	—
19	Jennifer Malavolta	F	50	Reeders, PA	—
20	Steve Sateary	M	56	Caldwell, NJ	—
21	Jaime Penaloza	M	44	Roseland, NJ	—
22	Megan Pappan	F	29	Somers Point, NJ	—
23	PHIL CAMPOREALE	M	43	CALDWELL, NJ	—
24	Kenneth Chou	M	28	Morristown, NJ	—
25	Joy Harrington	F	51	Arlington, VA	—
26	Kerry Guido	F	38	North Caldwell, NJ	—
27	Paul Beckmann	M	30	Chatham, NJ	—
28	Ryan Dorchak	M	46	Roseland, NJ	—
29	Rachel Biondo	F	13	Bernardsville, NJ	—
30	John Sabatino	M	55	Morris Plains, NJ	—
31	Virginia Lujano	F	51	Verona, NJ	—
32	Abigail Adair	F	47	Caldwell, NJ	—
33	Craig Van Doren	M	65	Roseland, NJ	—
34	Eva Piechowski	F	41	Lincoln Park, NJ	—
35	Kevin Devine	M	60	Basking Ridge, NJ	—
36	BRANDON LEONARD	M	28	LITTLE FALLS, NJ	—
37	Ron Krietzman	M	48	Little Falls, NJ	—
38	Steven Burgoyne	M	39	West Caldwell, NJ	—
39	Bradley Clark	M	39	Fair Lawn, NJ	—
40	Phil Coffin	M	68	Point Pleasant Beach, NJ	—
41	John Grube	M	53	Upper Montclair, NJ	—
42	Michael Miller	M	53	West Orange, NJ	—
43	Christopher Kaiser	M	49	Martinsville, NJ	—
44	Betty Otarola	F	62	West Orange, NJ	—
45	Emil Estok	M	64	Garfield, NJ	—
46	David Mateen	M	27	LyndhurstLyndhurst, NJ	—
47	Ronald Wolfson	M	59	Bloomfield, NJ	—
48	Jamie Stagliano	F	14	Cedar Grove, NJ	—
49	Mickey Dwyer	M	25	Essex Fells, NJ	—
50	Noah Pankiewicz	M	17	West Caldwell, NJ	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Justin SCheid	M	33	Succasunna, NJ	—
🥈	Fabian Daza	M	37	Fairview, NJ	—
🥉	GUILLAUME FLAVIGNY	M	42	Summit, NJ	—
4	DANIEL GALIOTA	M	44	—	—
5	Mark Buckley-Jones	M	39	Montclair, NJ	—
6	Alexander Gudaitis	M	16	caldwell, NJ	—
7	JENNIFER MALAVOLTA	F	47	—	—
8	Rob DeCarlo Jr	M	42	Saddle Brook, NJ	—
9	KEVIN HUNT	M	48	—	—
10	NOT REGISTERED	M	99	—	—
11	Charlie Ehlis	M	14	Montclair, NJ	—
12	Dan Smith	M	57	Cedar Grove, NJ	—
13	Patrick Nancoz	M	19	West Caldwell, NJ	—
14	Steve Sateary	M	53	Caldwell, NJ	—
15	Lucas Lattimer	M	14	West Caldwell, NJ	—
16	Sevgio Cano	M	54	Kearny, NJ	—
17	Tyler Maxwell	M	16	Cedar Grove, NJ	—
18	Patrick Anderson	M	40	Wayne, NJ	—
19	CHRIS TAGIA	M	60	—	—
20	ANDY VOGEL	M	45	—	—
21	Meghan DeCarlo	F	37	Saddle Brook, NJ	—
22	B. Lattimer	M	12	West Caldwell, NJ	—
23	Chris Barnitt	M	48	South Orange, NJ	—
24	Aidan Leborgne	M	15	Parlin, NJ	—
25	C. Cosgrove	M	12	Caldwell, NJ	—
26	Delphine Francois	F	36	spring valley, NY	—
27	Craig Josephsen	M	55	North Caldwell, NJ	—
28	J. Casarico	M	12	Montville, NJ	—
29	LOUIS MILILLO	M	33	—	—
30	Alexander Blenden	M	15	Little Falls, NJ	—
31	Emil Estok	M	61	Garfield, NJ	—
32	Kris Kringle	M	46	Cedar Grove, NJ	—
33	Isen Lee	M	13	Caldwell, NJ	—
34	TJ Sparno	M	14	Mendham, NJ	—
35	Adrienne Law	F	29	Jersey City, NJ	—
36	M. Devine	M	11	Basking Ridge, NJ	—
37	Tyler Nicosia	M	16	West Caldwell, NJ	—
38	BRIAN LAMATINA	M	39	—	—
39	James Heinegg	M	55	West Caldwell, NJ	—
40	Joey Bagadonuts	M	63	Glen Ridge, NJ	—
41	ANDREW WHEELER	M	51	—	—
42	Kayla Devine	F	—	Basking Ridge, NJ	—
43	L. Taber-Kewene	M	10	Maplewood, NJ	—
44	Danny Rickard	M	43	Maplewood, NJ	—
45	Ilya Yukhtman	M	37	Bloomfield, NJ	—
46	Daniel Schildge	M	50	Westfield, NJ	—
47	G. Szostak	F	12	Caldwell, NJ	—
48	Mario Rodriguez	M	43	West Caldwell, NJ	—
49	Justin Smith	M	13	North Caldwell, NJ	—
50	Phil Coffin	M	65	Bloomfield, NJ	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Michael Bond	M	24	Freehold, NJ	15:15.49
🥈	Damian Alvarado	M	30	Newark, NJ	16:07.31
🥉	Michael Maglione	M	24	Verona, NJ	16:37.98
4	Frank M. Novak	M	33	Wayne, NJ	18:12.52
5	Alexander Gudaitis	M	23	Caldwell, NJ	18:32.45
6	Tommy Wester	M	40	West Caldwell, NJ	19:12.99
7	Amanda Fischer	F	27	Bloomfield, NJ	19:09.88
8	David Szostak	M	50	Caldwell, NJ	19:19.16
9	Hortencia Aliaga	F	54	Clifton, NJ	19:38.37
10	Joe Maranzani	M	48	Hawthorne, NJ	19:39.79
11	Scarlett Jekic	F	23	Haledon, NJ	19:42.55
12	Johnathan Wong	M	24	Oakland, NJ	20:05.41
13	Brian Rock	M	41	West Orange, NJ	20:23.39
14	Grace Szostak	F	19	Caldwell, NJ	20:27.67
15	Austin Hillman	M	16	Caldwell, NJ	20:31.68
16	Robin Collura	F	25	West Caldwell, NJ	20:41.82
17	Ruscel Kirkland	M	50	Haledon, NJ	21:12.99
18	Dan Wanamaker	M	25	Caldwell, NJ	21:18.25
19	Kevin Hunt	M	55	Verona, NJ	21:26.4
20	Vivek Pabby	M	58	Mount Kisco, NY	21:48.33
21	Steve Sateary	M	60	Caldwell, NJ	21:50.61
22	Christine Siti	F	45	Caldwell, NJ	21:57.22
23	S. Centeno	M	12	North Arlington, NJ	22:02.66
24	Xavier Segura	M	39	West Caldwell	21:31.63
25	Garry Aguilar	M	37	North Arlington, NJ	22:08.07
26	M. Porcelli	M	7	Caldwell, NJ	22:18.94
27	Connor Rosenberger	M	26	Essex Fells, NJ	22:54.77
28	James McCarthy	M	20	Middletown, NJ	22:58.14
29	Daniel Smith	M	64	Cedar Grove, NJ	23:00.13
30	Ahmed Kalbouneh	M	21	Caldwell, NJ	22:59.35
31	Evan Bender	M	60	Tarrytown, NY	23:11.57
32	Tammy Steinman	F	53	Wood Ridge, NJ	23:14.2
33	Christopher Brennan	M	34	Montclair, NJ	23:09.87
34	L. Porcelli	M	10	Caldwell, NJ	23:18.56
35	Nancy Gitin	F	57	Pequannock, NJ	23:22.81
36	Michael Smurla	M	62	Cedar Grove, NJ	23:23.96
37	Phil Camporeale	M	47	Caldwell, NJ	23:31.54
38	Henry Brown	M	13	Bloomfield, NJ	23:48.94
39	Isabella Cappararo	F	13	Cedar Grove, NJ	23:50.06
40	C. Wester	M	9	West Caldwell, NJ	23:54.55
41	K. Aguilar	F	12	North Arlington, NJ	24:15.97
42	Susan Tesoriero	F	50	Livingston, NJ	24:15.3
43	Kathleen Bolger	F	29	Clifton, NJ	24:31.37
44	Louie DaCosta	M	17	Caldwell, NJ	24:26.39
45	Kurt Padilla	M	40	Caldwell, NJ	24:33.75
46	Kelly Gaffney	F	29	Jersey City, NJ	24:35.06
47	Javier Toro	M	49	Lyndhurst, NJ	24:36.63
48	Charlie Walter	M	13	Glen Ridge, NJ	24:58.77
49	Liam Burke	M	20	Hackettstown, NJ	25:09.2
50	Wolfsonator Wolfson	M	63	Bloomfield, NJ	25:11.91

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	JONNY WILSON	M	36	RIDGEWOOD, NJ	15:55.2
🥈	Alexander Izewski	M	31	Yardley, PA	16:06.73
🥉	Fabian Daza	M	43	Cliffside Park, NJ	16:09.33
4	Steven Monteleone	M	35	Morris Plains, NJ	16:59.09
5	Justin Scheid	M	39	Succasunna, NJ	16:58.63
6	Davies Adepoju	M	37	Toms River, NJ	17:44.77
7	Carter Heerema	M	27	Pompton Lakes, NJ	18:23.33
8	Mark Buckley-Jones	M	45	West Orange, NJ	18:32.77
9	Ted Mussano	M	43	Wayne, NJ	18:37.5
10	Hortencia Aliaga	F	53	Clifton, NJ	19:15.05
11	G. Josephsen	M	8	Caldwell, NJ	19:20.46
12	Benny Tam	M	45	Harrison, NJ	19:19.84
13	C. Pallino	M	10	Caldwell, NJ	19:22.18
14	Courtney Decker	F	42	Avon By The Sea, NJ	19:30.54
15	Grace Szostak	F	18	Caldwell, NJ	20:33.39
16	Kyle Brown	M	15	Caldwell, NJ	20:46.07
17	Jaime Penaloza	M	47	Roseland, NJ	20:47.93
18	Erin Gloor	F	35	Caldwell, NJ	21:01.72
19	John Delaney	M	55	Toms River, NJ	21:35.64
20	Ryan Dorchak	M	49	Roseland, NJ	21:38.02
21	Tommy Wester	M	39	West Caldwell, NJ	21:41.37
22	Kevin McCarthy	M	28	Essex Fells, NJ	21:43.5
23	Kevin Hunt	M	54	Verona, NJ	22:03.62
24	Steve Sateary	M	59	Caldwell, NJ	22:13.35
25	Kerry Guido	F	41	North Caldwell, NJ	22:12.39
26	Camilo Murillo	M	21	Caldwell, NJ	22:37.01
27	Jason Shepetofsky	M	21	Fair lawn, NJ	22:40.27
28	John Sabatino	M	58	Boonton, NJ	22:44.36
29	Carlos Sime	M	40	Wayne, NJ	22:53.63
30	Christine Siti	F	44	Caldwell, NJ	22:55.14
31	Curtis Hannah	M	37	Caldwell, NJ	22:48.95
32	Paulo Oliveira	M	46	Succasunna, NJ	23:07.41
33	Wioletta Baluta	F	51	West Caldwell, NJ	23:17.7
34	Craig Josephsen	M	61	North Caldwell, NJ	23:19.14
35	Phil Camporeale	M	46	Caldwell	23:24.21
36	L. Uhl	M	12	Montville, NJ	23:29.23
37	Lilly Uhl	F	14	Montville, NJ	23:29.43
38	Connor Rosenberger	M	25	Essex Fells, NJ	23:28.51
39	Lily Nachbaur	F	17	Verona, NJ	23:30.35
40	Nancy Gitin	F	56	Pequannock, NJ	23:39.69
41	Kaya Verem	F	13	west Orange, NJ	23:44.15
42	Aidan Dorchak	M	14	Roseland, NJ	23:23.02
43	Jas Verem	M	47	West Orange, NJ	23:28.65
44	Kurt Padilla	M	39	Caldwell, NJ	23:56.32
45	C. Walter	M	12	Glen Ridge, NJ	23:46.76
46	Gary Pankiewicz	M	51	West Caldwell, NJ	24:08.5
47	Lena Tusche	F	17	Montville, NJ	24:20.72
48	Michael Schwartz	M	54	Livingston, NJ	24:19.71
49	Douglas Friedman	M	54	Caldwell, NJ	24:19.74
50	Harvey Schwartz	M	54	New York, NY	24:18.67

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