About the Event

THE HANOVER EDUCATION FOUNDATION 5K AND ONE-MILE FUN-WALK

Name: Hanover Education Foundation's Run for Health 5K
Start: 2026-05-09
End: 2026-05-09
Location: Whippany

TIME: Check in starts at 7:00 am for pre-registrants. 8:30am is the official 5K race start time. The Fun Walk begins at 8:15am.

PLACE: Race begins at Whippany Park High School. Address is 165 Whippany Road, Whippany, NJ 07981. Parking is available in the parking lots at Whippany Park High School and surrounding streets. Refreshments and music will be provided before and after the race.

5K COURSE: The 5K Run for Health is a sanctioned USATF course (3.1 miles) through the neighboring areas. There will be water stations and timers along the route.

5K FEE: $35.00 single adult or $25.00 child pre-registration fee. (Rates are now inclusive of all processing fees.) Register online no later than Midnight, April 30th for the pre-registration rate. On race day, the fee will be $40.00 (CASH) single and $30.00 (CASH) child and you will receive a t-shirt while supplies last. Same day registration closes at 8:00 a.m.... REGISTER EARLY!

ONE-MILE FUN-WALK: A One-Mile Fun-Walk has been added to the mix of activities. Walkers will begin and end at the 5K Race finish line. The Fun-Walk will begin promptly at 8:15AM.

ONE-MILE FUN-WALK FEE: $25.00 single adult or $15.00 child pre-registration fee. (Rates are now inclusive of all processing fees.) Same-day registration for the Fun-Walk will be - $30.00 single adult or $20.00 child.

TEE-SHIRT GUARANTEE: Register for either the 5K of the One-Mile Fun-Walk on or before April 30th and you will be guaranteed a tee-shirt in the size you selected. Tee-Shirts requests for all registrations received from April 30th to Race Day are subject to availability.

EARLY PICK-UP: Pre-race T-Shirt and BIB pickup will be available between 6pm and 7pm on MAY 9th at the Whippany Chiropractic office. 133 Whippany Rd, Whippany, NJ 07981

AWARDS: Trophies for the Top three M/F overall; Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals to the top three M/F finishers in 18 age categories: 10 and under, and 5-year age groups: 10 thru 90+

COURSE RECORD: 17:13.3 by James Troiano - Age 17. Record was set in 2019.

USATF CERTIFIED Sanction #156199

Races Offered

One-Mile Fun-Walk

May 09, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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Type — Running

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08:15

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$25.00

Hanover Township Education Foundation's Run for Health 5K

May 09, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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08:30

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$35.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for May in Whippany.

thermostat Temperature

11.0° / 21.6°

wb_sunny Feels like

8.8° / 19.6°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

9h 44m

water_drop Avg rainfall

3.4 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

10.3 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Moderate

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

High (6.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

69.1%

wb_twilight Sunrise

05:39

nightlight Sunset

20:08

About Whippany

Learn more about the host city, Whippany.

Whippany is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hanover Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 8,863.