About the Event

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Name: Navesink Challenge 12k & 5k
Start: 2026-11-29
End: 2026-11-29
Location: Middletown

The

JERSEY SHORE RUNNING CLUB

A Thanksgiving Weekend Tradition!!

November 29, 2026

10am - 12k

10:10am - 5k

Bib/shirt pickup

Friday, November 27 - Birdsmouth Brewing - 4:30pm thru 7:30pm

Saturday, November 28 - 1pm thru 4pm - M.Y.A.A. Little League Field clubhouse

Sunday, November 29th - 8am thru 9:50am - M.Y.A.A. Little League Field clubhouse

M.Y.A.A. Clubhouse is located @ Bodman Park, Market Street, Red Bank - right next to the Little League Field.

ALL AWARDS AND/OR SHIRTS NOT CLAIMED DAY OF RACE ARE GIVEN TO LOCAL CHARITIES.

THERE ARE NO MAILINGS OF ANY KIND.

THERE ARE NO REFUNDS / DEFERRALS / CREDITS GIVEN.

Afterparty @ Birdsmouth Brewing

1 complimentary beer to runners/volunteers only

food / raffle prizes

Team award recognition

675 Oceanport Way
Oceanport

12:30 - 3:30pm

JOIN US!

THE TOWNSHIP OF MIDDLETOWN PROHIBITS DRONES, STROLLERS, BIKES, AND DOGS.

Service animal? Please contact us so we know you're coming!

Hey, we don't make the rules, we just follow them...

Races Offered

12K Race

Nov 29, 2026

straighten

Distance — 12K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

10:00

sell

$34.00

5K Race

Nov 29, 2026

straighten

Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

10:10

sell

$34.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Middletown.

thermostat Temperature

4.6° / 12.6°

wb_sunny Feels like

0.1° / 8.4°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

7h 26m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.0 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

13.8 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

64.0%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:43

nightlight Sunset

17:39

About Middletown

Learn more about the host city, Middletown.

Middletown is a bedroom community of New York City in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Middletown sits on the Raritan Bay within the Raritan Valley region. This article also covers Highlands borough.

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Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Navesink Challenge 12k & 5k.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Shaw Powell	M	19	Rumson, NJ	34:42.42
🥈	Troy Hill	M	19	Middletown, NJ	36:40.18
🥉	Brian Hill	M	20	Middletown, NJ	38:41.08
4	Nolan Kus	M	18	Jackson, NJ	39:38.58
5	Paul Jeulis	M	26	Red Bank, NJ	39:41.87
6	RYAN CORBETT	M	26	FAIR HAVEN, NJ	40:10.47
7	MATT COLEMAN	M	44	OCEANPORT, NJ	41:26.44
8	BRETT MARCUS	M	45	RUMSON, NJ	42:57.76
9	JOSEPH CONERY	M	26	RUMSON, NJ	43:04.77
10	ETHAN SELTZER	M	23	MANALAPAN, NJ	43:13.55
11	NOAH YURO	M	22	HOWELL, NJ	44:32.29
12	MARC NIEUWENHUIZEN	M	37	TOMS RIVER, NJ	44:53.1
13	SUZANNE LA BURT	F	57	GREENWOOD LAKE, NY	45:00.48
14	BRIAN HILL	M	54	MIDDLETOWN, NJ	45:08.4
15	MIKE HOFFMAN	M	39	NEPTUNE, NJ	45:16.43
16	MIKE GRIFFIN	M	39	MARLBORO, NJ	45:25.47
17	DAVID WONG	M	48	EATONTOWN, NJ	45:48.82
18	ZACHARY DIGIARO	M	22	MIDDLETOWN, NJ	46:34.13
19	PAUL HENRY	M	52	HAZLET, NJ	46:37.96
20	ADAM BEDOR	M	48	MARLBORO, NJ	47:03.57
21	THOMAS NULTY	M	26	FREEHOLD, NJ	47:13
22	DONALD STEEVER	M	45	HOWELL, NJ	47:41.79
23	JESSICA CINI	F	41	RUMSON, NJ	47:59.48
24	JEFFREY ROSS	M	44	LOCH ARBOUR, NJ	48:07.53
25	TYLER ARABIA	M	27	MATAWAN, NJ	48:21.03
26	MIKE HEAL	M	60	RUMSON, NJ	48:29.44
27	HANNAH ECKSTEIN	F	27	—	48:36.57
28	HEATHER JASONTEK	F	42	ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ	48:51.61
29	JOHN KUTNER	M	45	HOBOKEN, NJ	49:01.75
30	IVAN ROMANO	M	25	EATONTOWN, NJ	49:44.56
31	ALI MARZULLA	F	49	RED BANK, NJ	50:06.99
32	FRANK DUKES	M	41	MARLBORO, NJ	50:08.58
33	GARY NITSBERG	M	52	MARLBORO, NJ	50:11.61
34	KRISTEN KEATING	F	42	OCEAN, NJ	51:10.24
35	TARA COOPER	F	33	POINT PLEASANT BEACH, NJ	51:10.38
36	CLIVE COOPER	M	36	MONMOUTH BEACH	51:10.9
37	JOSEPH BAYONA	M	27	EATONTOWN, NJ	51:28.16
38	JAMIE METZGER	F	40	RUMSON, NJ	51:35.74
39	SCOTT STARK	M	45	LITTLE SILVER, NJ	51:40.89
40	CHRIS WHITE	M	40	HIGHLANDS, NJ	51:46.32
41	MICHAEL PAUL THOMAS	M	54	ASBURY PARK, NJ	51:51.43
42	ASHLEY BAVA	F	32	RED BANK, NJ	52:12.87
43	ANTHONY CERTA	M	37	BRICK, NJ	52:16.92
44	ERIN MCGREGOR	F	33	FARMINGDALE, NJ	52:19.34
45	RICH ANGELO	M	38	—	52:31.41
46	JOE CASTELLANO	M	48	JACKSON, NJ	52:31.89
47	JOHN SCHWARTZ	M	54	OLD BRIDGE, NJ	52:32.04
48	GARY KERSHNER	M	47	ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ	52:40.03
49	TIMOTHY CORLISS	M	52	RED BANK, NJ	52:53.48
50	JENNIFER GOODMAN	F	48	BAYVILLE, NJ	52:58.05

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	BRIAN C HILL	M	21	MIDDLETOWN, NJ	42:02.27
🥈	NOLAN KUS	M	19	JACKSON, NJ	43:31.42
🥉	RYAN CORBETT	M	27	FAIR HAVEN, NJ	43:43.09
4	GREGORY LANGLEY	M	38	LINCROFT, NJ	44:07.86
5	DEREK TIETJEN	M	44	ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ	46:08.3
6	JASON STERN	M	31	LITTLE SILVER, NJ	46:47.35
7	MATT COLEMAN	M	45	LOCUST, NJ	47:06.87
8	CHRIS MANNING	M	26	SHREWSBURY, NJ	47:21.42
9	MARQUIS COX	M	27	MOUNT LAUREL, NJ	47:33.02
10	MATT DAHL	M	34	HOLMDEL, NJ	47:37.79
11	MIKE GRIFFIN	M	40	MARLBORO, NJ	47:38.81
12	BRENDAN CORLEY	M	32	ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ	47:50.43
13	RICK LEE	M	60	BAYVILLE, NJ	48:03.05
14	PATRICK BULVANOSKI	M	36	LITTLE SILVER, NJ	48:39.92
15	JOSEPH BALDASARE	M	35	POINT PLEASANT BEACH, NJ	49:15.72
16	MICHAEL FALZONE	M	23	HAZLET, NJ	49:14.32
17	THOMAS GENTILE	M	40	LITTLE SILVER, NJ	49:19.62
18	TOMMY MCLOUGHLIN	M	36	SHREWSBURY, NJ	49:34.76
19	RACHAEL HUTSON	F	21	HIGHLANDS, NJ	50:15.21
20	BRETT HAY	M	33	BRICK, NJ	50:40.62
21	MARK ROMANCZUK	M	38	RUMSON, NJ	50:48.34
22	WILLIAM FRANZNICK	M	18	ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ	50:57.14
23	JACK GOH	M	47	OCEAN, NJ	50:58.5
24	MARC NIEUWENHUIZEN	M	38	TOMS RIVER, NJ	51:07.65
25	PEDRO JUSTINICO	M	40	ASTORIA, NY	51:08.37
26	OLLI MUNIZ	M	16	MIDDLETOWN, NJ	51:13.38
27	ANTHONY RAMONDO	M	48	RUMSON, NJ	51:16.6
28	DANIEL CAMPBELL	M	47	MIDDLETOWN, NJ	51:17.64
29	HARRY RADOVICH	M	31	RUMSON, NJ	51:24.12
30	LAUREN HUTSON	F	16	HIGHLANDS, NJ	51:34.32
31	HANNAH ECKSTEIN	F	28	MIDDLETOWN, NJ	51:32.22
32	DAVID WONG	M	49	EATONTOWN, NJ	52:11.53
33	MEGHAMN GUTTORMSEN	F	33	SHREWSBURY, NJ	52:23.39
34	NIK JUAREZ	M	28	OCEANPORT, NJ	52:38.43
35	MIKE O'DOWD	M	28	COLTS NECK, NJ	52:36.18
36	KEVIN O'DOWD	M	30	COLTS NECK, NJ	52:37.38
37	ROBERT POHLMAN	M	38	LITTLE SILVER, NJ	52:41.67
38	JEFFREY ROSS	M	45	ALLENHURST, NJ	52:32.03
39	GARRETT DALESSANDRO	M	64	CALIFON, NJ	52:55.72
40	SAMUEL MERCADO	M	58	SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY	53:18.22
41	MATTHEW SCHAAD	M	51	MANASQUAN, NJ	53:32.94
42	PAUL HENRY	M	53	HAZLET, NJ	53:47.19
43	ERIK MYHRER	M	33	MIDDLETOWN, NJ	53:54.51
44	ZACHARY SPOONIRE	M	15	ASBURY PARK, NJ	54:03.97
45	DONALD STEEVER	M	46	HOWELL, NJ	54:12.18
46	JOE CAUVIN	M	57	ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ	54:25.81
47	KEVIN AZZOLINI	M	47	MONMOUTH BEACH, NJ	54:25.65
48	KEVIN KELLY	M	43	MONMOUTH BEACH, NJ	54:25.87
49	ALI MARZULLA	F	50	RED BANK, NJ	54:34.11
50	BRIAN TOWERS	M	44	FAIR HAVEN, NJ	54:44.58

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥉	Mark Viggiano	M	20	Ocean, NJ	41:23.3
7	Riley Keffer	M	22	Oyster Bay, NY	44:18.6
8	Nolan Kus	M	23	Jackson, NJ	44:50.8
13	Zachary Spoonire	M	19	Asbury Park, NJ	45:37.1
14	Michael Falzone	M	27	Hazlet, NJ	45:55.7
16	Farnese Dasilva	M	56	Long Branch, NJ	46:13.6
17	Colin Broadbelt	M	19	Palmyra, NJ	46:28.9
18	Luke MCCormick	M	21	Fair Haven, NJ	46:37.6
21	Luke Molyneux	M	19	Asbury Park, NJ	47:29.4
25	Finn Smith	M	13	Lincroft, NJ	48:07.2
26	Alex Cafiero	M	26	Farmingdale, NJ	48:26.6
28	Evan McCormick	M	18	Fair Haven, NJ	48:34.7
30	Matthew McCormick	M	49	Fair Haven, NJ	48:57.9
34	Dean Grusky	M	52	Brick, NJ	49:25.2
37	Jake Palutis	M	16	Asbury Park, NJ	50:01
40	Nicolas Meza	M	15	Red Bank, NJ	50:30.4
41	Joshua Beer	M	23	Oceanport, NJ	50:32.5
42	Finn Hyland	M	18	Asbury Park, NJ	50:48.1
47	Antonio Meza Soriano	M	42	Red Bank, NJ	51:56.7
48	Jarett Storm Huneke	M	37	Neptune City, NJ	51:58.7
52	Ryan Taylor	M	18	Asbury Park, NJ	52:29.6
57	Zach Ross	M	14	Red Bank, NJ	52:58.7
71	Thomas Brieva	M	50	Manalapan, NJ	54:36
89	Andrew Zimmerer	M	15	Wayside, NJ	55:58.8
102	Leonel Pérez Garcia	M	22	Red Bank, NJ	57:28.6
114	Alex Ommerborn	M	13	Middletown, NJ	58:27.3
118	Connor Kennedy	M	14	Red Bank, NJ	58:34.9
133	Michael Christopher Jr.	M	37	Keansburg, NJ	59:47.6
150	John Petersen	M	53	Hazlet, NJ	1:00:40.4
175	Ryan Smith	M	51	Hazlet, NJ	1:02:03.1
176	Rob DiLaurenzio	M	53	Hazlet, NJ	1:02:05.2
177	Juan Tecalero Montes	M	20	Red Bank, NJ	1:02:06.2
264	Jason Broadbelt	M	45	Palmyra, NJ	1:07:42.9
332	Michael Christopher	M	66	Hazlet Township, NJ	1:11:59.1
391	Rosendo Meza	M	50	Red Bank, NJ	1:15:05.5
418	Greg Realmuto	M	56	Englishtown, NJ	1:17:30.3
535	Frank Kus	M	63	Jackson, NJ	1:45:57

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
78	Kerry Gillespie	M	73	Middletown, NJ	27:22.3

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Navesink Challenge 12k & 5k

About the Event

Presented by...

The

JERSEY SHORE RUNNING CLUB

A Thanksgiving Weekend Tradition!!

November 29, 2026

10am - 12k