12 th Kearny VFW Post #1302 Memorial 5K Run/Walk in Honor of SSG's Jorge Oliveira & Edwars Karolasz Scholarship Fund
About this race
WHAT:
Proceeds to Benefit the SSG's Jorge Oliveira & Edward Karolasz Scholarship Fund Awarded to a Kearny High School Graduating Senior
WHEN:
Saturday, August 22, 2026
Sign-in & Registration: 8:00am
Run/Walk Starts: 9:00a
WHERE:
VFW Post#1302
300 Belgrove Drive
Kearny, NJ 07032
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Annual Kearny VFW Post #1302 Memorial 5K Run/Walk in Honor of SSG's Jorge Oliveira & Edward Karolasz Scholarship Fund
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Kearny, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:13 AM and sets at 7:44 PM local time (EDT) in Kearny on August 22, 2026 — 13h 30m of daylight.
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2026 results — 12 th Kearny VFW Post #1302 Memorial 5K Run/Walk in Honor of SSG's Jorge Oliveira & Edwars Karolasz Scholarship Fund
Annual Kearny VFW Post #1302 Memorial 5K Run/Walk in Honor of SSG's Jorge Oliveira & Edward Karolasz Scholarship Fund · 122 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Kennedy | 17:27 | 5:37 /mi |
| 2 | Louis Ihle | 17:46 | 5:43 /mi |
| 3 | Carlos Nunes | 17:57 | 5:47 /mi |
| 4 | Aidan Din | 18:10 | 5:51 /mi |
| 5 | Owen Logue | 18:46 | 6:02 /mi |
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 1 Kearny event
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