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Run for Dad

Name: Run for Dad
Start: 2026-09-26
End: 2026-09-26
Location: West Windsor Township, New Jersey

location_city West Windsor Township

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calendar_today 26 Sep, 2026

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About the Event

RUN FOR DAD is the American Cancer Society’s premier community event to raise funds and build awareness about prostate cancer. Now in its 22nd year, RUN FOR DAD, is changing it's date! Usually taking place every Father’s Day, we have decided to move to September which is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. This event honors the memory of Frank Simms, event co-founder and all those who lost their battle with prostate cancer.

Over 1,000 people attend this family fun event which consists of a 5K Run and 2-mile walk. Small children are invited to take part in the Kids Run For Dad, a series of small races where they are all winners.

In 2023, approximately 228,800 men in the US were diagnosed with prostate cancer and over 27,500 died from the disease. About one man in seven will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime. New Jersey has the third highest incidence per capita of prostate cancer in the US. Even worse, in African American men, the incidence is roughly 60% higher than those of white or Asian men. There is good news however. The 5-year survival rate for men whose prostate cancer is detected early is nearly 100% and 93% of men diagnosed with prostate cancer will live 10 years or more. Education, awareness and personal action are saving lives and finding a cure.

Races Offered

Virtual 5K Registration

Sep 26, 2026

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Distance — Virtual 5K Registration

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Type — Road running

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00:00

5K Registration Run

Sep 26, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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Type — Road running

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08:30

Prostate Cancer Survivor Registration

Sep 26, 2026

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Distance — Prostate Cancer Survivor Registration

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Type — Road running

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08:30

2 Mile Registration Walk

Sep 26, 2026

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Distance — 2 Miles

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08:35

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for September in West Windsor Township.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 15.5° / 25.1°

wb_sunny 14.7° / 24.3°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 10.0 /

water_drop 71.9%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 15.5° / 25.1°

wb_sunny 14.7° / 24.3°

air 10.0 km/h

water_drop 71.9%

About West Windsor Township

West Windsor is a township in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Located at the cross-roads between the Delaware Valley region to the southwest and the Raritan Valley region to the northeast, the township is considered to be an outer-ring suburb of New York City in the New York metropolitan area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 29,518, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 2,353 (+8.7%) from the 27,165 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn reflected an increase of 5,258 (+24.0%) from the 21,907 counted in the 2000 census.