Cerebral Palsy Awareness 5K
About this race
THIS RACE IS A USATF SANCTIONED EVENT AND PART OF THE 2026 GRAND PRIX RACE SERIES!
Location
Veteran's Park
2206 Kuser Rd Hamilton Township, NJ US 08690
Description
Strides 4 Gianluca is an official 501c3 nonprofit
Join us on Sunday October 11, 2026 for our 1st annual Cerebral Palsy Awareness 5K. This year's race will take place at Veteran's Park located at 2206 Kuser Rd. Hamilton Township, NJ 08690. Proceeds from the race benefit Strides 4 Gianluca.They are dedicated to create an impact for those affected by cerebral palsy. Their mission is to help create awareness while also helping support CP research organizations, families affected by CP, and other various projects. This race will be held in honor of World Cerebral Palsy awareness day which is on October 6th.
Run or walk a 5K through beautiful Veteran's Park. Medals will be awarded to the Overall Top Female & Male Finishers and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd female and male finishers of each age group. Come out to support a great cause at this fun family event!
- Participant t-shirts cannot be guaranteed if registered after 9/26/2026.
- Distribution will be at the 5K location only on race day. T-shirts will not be mailed.
- Registration fee: $35 early bird till May 26th. Price increase to $40 from May 27- Sept 7th. Price increase $45 from Sept 8th- October 10th
- The 5K begins at 9:00 AM.
- Run is rain or shine, and only in the event of emergency weather the run will be cancelled.
- Strollers are welcome but must line up at the back of the start.
- See course map here
Can’t make it out in person? Registered for another 5K the same day? Here are some other options:
- Register for our virtual 5K run/walk. Wear your best green shirt and run or walk anytime from when registration opens to end of October to help create awareness. Please tag us on social media and we’ll gladly share your achievement. Our virtual option does not come with our 5K shirt option and times do not count towards the official in person 5K.
- Virtual runners can also visit our online apparel shop if they wish to run with some official cerebral palsy awareness gear! Visit our online shop
- Not a runner? Simply donate to show your support or volunteer at our 5K event! Contact our race director if you’re interested.
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Running
5K Run/Walk
Virtual 5K Run/Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Hamilton, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:05 AM and sets at 6:24 PM local time (EDT) in Hamilton on October 11, 2026 — 11h 19m of daylight.
Course
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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, 2 Hamilton events
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