Navesink Challenge 12k & 5k
About this race
A Thanksgiving Weekend Tradition!!
November 29, 2026 10am - 12k 10:10am - 5k
Bib/shirt pickup
Friday, November 27 - Birdsmouth Brewing - 4:30pm thru 7:30pm
Saturday, November 28 - 1pm thru 4pm - M.Y.A.A. Little League Field clubhouse
Sunday, November 29th - 8am thru 9:50am - M.Y.A.A. Little League Field clubhouse
M.Y.A.A. Clubhouse is located @ Bodman Park, Market Street, Red Bank - right next to the Little League Field.
ALL AWARDS AND/OR SHIRTS NOT CLAIMED DAY OF RACE ARE GIVEN TO LOCAL CHARITIES.
THERE ARE NO MAILINGS OF ANY KIND.
THERE ARE NO REFUNDS / DEFERRALS / CREDITS GIVEN.
Afterparty @ Birdsmouth Brewing
1 complimentary beer to runners/volunteers only
food / raffle prizes
Team award recognition
675 Oceanport WayOceanport
12:30 - 3:30pm
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THE TOWNSHIP OF MIDDLETOWN PROHIBITS DRONES, STROLLERS, BIKES, AND DOGS. Service animal? Please contact us so we know you're coming! Hey, we don't make the rules, we just follow them...Pick your distance
Running
12K Race
There will be a strict 1 HOUR, 55 MINUTE time limit on this race for the 12k. Roads will be reopened at 12pm. You will be removed from the course if you are still on the course at 11:55am!
5K Race
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Middletown, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:01 AM and sets at 4:31 PM local time (EST) in Middletown on November 29, 2026 — 9h 30m 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 — Navesink Challenge 12k & 5k
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Middletown
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Middletown 5K Races 4 races
- Middletown Running Calendar 2026 6 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, 6 Middletown events
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