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Grace-In-Motion's Run for the Kids 5k/2k

Grace-In-Motion's Run for the Kids 5k/2k

Fort Lee, New Jersey, United States View on map
Oct 10, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Walking

About this race

RACE OVERVIEW
Join us for Grace-In-Motion's 13th annual Run for the Kids at the beautiful Ross Dock Picnic Area.
This year, we are partnering with The Abraham Project Panama.  All proceeds will go directly toward building emergency family homes in Panama.

RACE DATE & LOCATION
October 10, 2026
Ross Dock Picnic Area, Fort Lee, NJ
River road entrance (PLEASE NOTE: YOU CAN NOT ENTER through the Englewood entrance)

SCHEDULE
08:00am - Registration opens & raffles start
09:30am - *Roads / Park Gates Close* - please enter the park before this time as there will be no exceptions
10:00am - 2k Walk event start time
10:15am - 5k Run event start time
11:15am - *Roads / Park Gates Reopen* - please note the roads to exit the park will be closed until this time to ensure the safety of our walkers and runners

Register early online as walk-on prices on the day of the race will be $5 higher for each event.

Pick your distance

Running

5K Run

Disposable chip timed event.

Oct 10, 2026 5K 8:00 AM
$45.00
Open

Walking

2K Walk

This is not a chip timed event.

Oct 10, 2026 2K 8:00 AM
$45.00
Open

2K Walk (Age 4-12)

Oct 10, 2026 2K 8:00 AM
$25.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Fort Lee, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 12.1° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 20.5°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 11.2° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 20.8°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
17.3
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
3.7mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
70.2%
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 21m

The sun rises at 7:02 AM and sets at 6:23 PM local time (EDT) in Fort Lee on October 10, 2026 — 11h 21m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.

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Results — Grace-In-Motion's Run for the Kids 5k/2k

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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, 7 Fort Lee events

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