Heart & Sole 5K
About this race
The Rutgers University Honors College is thrilled to present the 2nd Annual Heart & Sole 5K at Buccleuch Park!
The race kicks off at 10:30 AM sharp, so come early to grab your bib and free event t-shirt! Pickup opens at 9:30 AM at the Large Pavilion.
Stick around afterward for our 11:30 AM Award Ceremony, where top finishers will be recognized with exciting awards.
All registration fees and donations will support the American Heart Association in honor of American Heart Month. Thank you for helping us make a meaningful impact! Registration is capped at 200 participants, so don’t wait—spots will fill fast!
Additionally, Honors College students will be awarded 2 HC Serves hours upon request!
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Running
2026 Heart & Sole 5K “Retro Run”
5K Walk/Run
5K Walk/Run
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in New Brunswick, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:58 AM and sets at 7:10 PM local time (EDT) in New Brunswick on March 21, 2026 — 12h 11m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Heart & Sole 5K
5K Walk/Run · 114 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxwell Chan | 17:47 | 5:43 /mi |
| 2 | Chris Tkach | 20:20 | 6:33 /mi |
| 3 | Rick Polatschek | 20:52 | 6:43 /mi |
| 4 | Audrey Bruden | 22:12 | 7:09 /mi |
| 5 | Luke Polatschek | 22:21 | 7:12 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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- New Brunswick 5K Races 5 races
- New Brunswick Running Calendar 2026 5 races
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, 5 New Brunswick events
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