Run The Hook 5K/10K

Name: Run The Hook 5K/10K
Start: 2026-05-10
End: 2026-05-10
Location: Highlands, New Jersey

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Highlands, New Jersey, United States

calendar_today 10 May, 2026

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sell $25 – $55

About the Event

The 11th Annual Run The Hook is a 5K/10K race at Sandy Hook National Park, NJ in support of local non-profit Clean Ocean Action. All runners receive a commemorative pint glass as they cross the finish line in addition to a t-shirt, closed course on Sandy Hook National Park, and chip timed results.

A portion of proceeds from the race go directly to the organization so they can continue to work to improve the quality of our local bodies of water and protect them from pollution and industrialization. The race is fittingly situated on a less than 1 mile wide peninsula surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and Sandy Hook Bay giving runners an opportunity to run in a truly unique and natural setting.

Run The Hook is proud to be a single-use plastic free event as part of our mission to rid the beaches and oceans of plastic litter and pollution.

Advanced bib and shirt pick up will be at Road Runner Sports on Saturday, May 9th from 11 AM - 2 PM. Same day pick up will be available starting at 7:30 AM in the start/finish area. You are able to pick up for multiple runners if you have their bib numbers. Bibs will be assigned at check-in.

Kids Run distances: TBA

For more information on the race, please visit www.runthehooknj.com

Races Offered

10K

May 10, 2026

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Distance — 6.2 Miles

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$55.00

5K

May 10, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$45.00

Kids Run

May 10, 2026

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Distance — Kids Run

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$25.00

Weather Overview

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

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 12.6° / 19.8°

wb_sunny 9.7° / 18.4°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 14.1 /

water_drop 74.4%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 12.6° / 19.8°

wb_sunny 9.7° / 18.4°

air 14.1 km/h

water_drop 74.4%

About Highlands

Highlands is a borough in northern Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A historic waterfront community located on the Raritan Bay within the Raritan Valley region, this scenic borough is a commuter town of New York City in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 4,621, a decrease of 384 (−7.7%) from the 2010 census count of 5,005, which in turn reflected a decline of 92 (−1.8%) from the 5,097 counted in the 2000 census. The eastern part of the town is on a high bluff that overlooks Sandy Hook and Sandy Hook Bay, the entrance to New York Harbor, and the Atlantic Ocean, from which the borough derives its name. Atop this bluff are the Navesink Twin Lights.