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Always Ready 5K
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Always Ready 5K

Cape May, New Jersey, United States View on map
Oct 10, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

Epic Coast Guard views and fun family racing. 

Awards to the top 3 M/f Overall and Age Groups: 14 & under, 15-19, and 10 year AG up to 60+. Race Shirts are guaranteed to those registered by September 30 (limited supply after) and all finishers receive a commemorative Always Ready Challenge Coin.

ALWAYS READY K9 RACE

This 3K run/walk option is open to four-legged friends accompanied by 2 legged guides. Dogs must be leashed on no longer than a 6ft lead and able to maintain a calm disposition for the entirety of the event. The K9 race will start 5 minutes after the 5K. This race is brought to you by our partners at Lead the Way Dog Training.  Each finisher will receive a Lead the Way K9 Champion Medal and an Always Ready K9 dog pin.

VIRTUAL RACES

Virtual 5K and K9 runners will have the entire month of October to complete their best time and will receive the same swag as the corresponding live event. Virtual packets will not be mailed out until after the in-person race on 10/11.

Pick your distance

Running

5K Run

Oct 10, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$50.00
Open

Virtual 5K

Oct 10, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$50.00
Open

3K Always Ready K9

Oct 10, 2026 3K 9:05 AM
$50.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Cape May, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 14.5° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 18.4°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 14.4° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 18.4°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
33.7
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.6mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
70.5%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on October 10, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on October 10, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
11h 24m

The sun rises at 7:04 AM and sets at 6:28 PM local time (EDT) in Cape May on October 10, 2026 — 11h 24m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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Results — Always Ready 5K

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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, 8 Cape May events

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