Om Memorial 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk
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DATE & LOCATION
Sun May 17, 2026 7:30am
Thompson Park
Thompson Drive and Lakeview Ave, Monroe Township, NJ US 08831
PARKING INFORMATION
- Thompson Park entrances will be open for cars from 7:30am to 8:30am for the participants. Note: Thompson Park entrances will be closed for cars from 8:30am to 10:30am (see instructions below if you arrive after 8:30am or need to leave before 10:30am).
- There will be rangers at the park entrances from Jamesburg (Forsgate Dr) and Perrineville Rd; they will guide you to the parking lot in Thompson Park.
- The gates will re-open for exit from the park ONLY after the 5K Run has completed, around 10:30 am.
- If you arrive after 8:30am when the park entrance is closed for cars or if you need to leave before 10:30am, please park in the Fir Dr parking lots off of Perrineville Rd (near Soccer fields) or in Jamesburg (Railroad Ave area). It is a short walk from those parking lots/ areas to the event area near the Gazebo/ Zoo in Thompson Park.
- Please do NOT park in the High School parking lot.
- Please bring your lawn chairs & blankets.
Organized by Monroe Indians for Civic Action (MICA) and supported by Agraj Seva Kendra, Indian Cultural Association of Monroe (ICAM), Sewa International - Central NJ and Guru Nanak Sikh Heritage.
PROGRAM GUIDE
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Time Event7:30 am Registration and T-Shirt / Bib Pick-up8:00 am Program starts - Welcome messages (Please bring your lawn chairs & blankets)8:30 am Park entrance closes; you can still park in the Fir Dr parking lots off of Perrineville Rd and walk to the race9:00 am 1 Mile Walk9:45 am 5K Run10:00 am Monroe Township School District Percussion Symphony11:00 am 5K Run Medal presentation ceremonyMEDALS
- 1st Place M & F Overall
- 1st, 2nd & 3rd Places for M & F in age groups - Under 10, 11-14, 15-18, 19-30, 31-50
- 1st & 2nd Places for M & F in age groups - 51-60, 61-70
- 1st Place for M & F in age groups - 71 and over
- Participant Medal for all participants under 10
Pick your distance
Running
Om Memorial 5K Run
Walking
Om Memorial 1 Mile Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Monroe Township, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:39 AM and sets at 8:08 PM local time (EDT) in Monroe Township on May 17, 2026 — 14h 29m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Om Memorial 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk
Om Memorial 5K Run · 382 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maan Patel | 17:43 | 5:42 /mi |
| 2 | Jaden Enis | 18:04 | 5:49 /mi |
| 3 | Stephen Barbera | 19:22 | 6:14 /mi |
| 4 | Robert Luan | 19:27 | 6:16 /mi |
| 5 | Bryce Addeo | 20:36 | 6:38 /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, 3 Monroe Township events
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