Ocean Gate 5K
About this race
CHRISTMAS IN JULY . OCEAN GATE 5K & 1MILE RUN
Join us for the Family Fun Ocean Gate 5K run and 1 mile walk/run.
Families that run together win together. Create a family team when you register and have all your family members participating join your team. The family with the most team members will receive a special award and most importantly BRAGGING RIGHTS!
The run is a chip timed race on a flat and fast certified 5K course through beautiful Ocean Gate, NJ. A finish line video will be published online so you can see yourself finish. Race results will be available within seconds of finishing with time and pace for each participant.
Awards for top 5K Overall Female and Male and top two Female and Male in 10 year age groups.
Awards for top 1Mile Female and Male.
Awards for top 1Mile Female and Male Kids Race.
Kids race is back for 2026! Finisher awards will be handed out at the finish of the event!
Register by July 24th, to be guaranteed an event winter beanie
Packet Pick-up on race morning will start at 6:45am and end promptly at 7:45am at Adrian Hall.
Race morning registration will be available online only via your mobile device.
Race day registration for the 5K will be $45 so sign up early!
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Running
Ocean Gate 5K . CHRISTMAS IN JULY
Ocean Gate 1 Mile
Ocean Gate 1 Mile Kids Run
1 Mile Run for children 16 and under.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Ocean Gate, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:49 AM and sets at 8:17 PM local time (EDT) in Ocean Gate on July 25, 2026 — 14h 28m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Ocean Gate 5K
251 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the Ocean Gate 5K . CHRISTMAS IN JULY
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JP Gluck | 15:46 | 5:05 /mi |
| 2 | Nicholas MUSUMECI | 15:50 | 5:06 /mi |
| 3 | Rick LEE | 17:36 | 5:40 /mi |
| 4 | Kyle Kowalczuk | 18:29 | 5:57 /mi |
| 5 | Jessica Francis | 18:32 | 5:58 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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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, 1 Ocean Gate event
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