Shark Run 5K and Kids Shark Color Fun Run
About this race
The 19th Annual Shark Run 5K - October 17, 2026
Sponsored by the Bay Head Home & School Association, this is our largest fundraiser of the year. The HSA strives to provide for extracurricular activities, enhancements for the classroom, curriculum and school grounds as well as clubs, sports equipment, class trips and after school programs for all grades.Entry Fee: $35.00 through September 30, 2025, $40.00 October 1, 2025 through Race Day (t-shirt is not guaranteed for late Registrants)
- Entry Fee includes registration for the 5K run through Bay Head, T-shirt (not guaranteed for late registrations) and electronic chip timing
- Includes a T-shirt (not guaranteed for late Registrants)
- 7:00am-8 am- Race day registration, runner bag and race # pick-up
- 8:00am-Star Spangled Banner
- Runners/Walkers will be escorted to the starting line following the Star Spangled Banner
- 8:30am- Run/Walk START
- 9:30am- Awards to be announced
- 10:00am- Kids race begins at the Municipal Building
- Runners/Walkers will be escorted from the Bay Head firehouse, located at 81 Bridge Avenue, at approx. 8:00 am (following The Star Spangled Banner), by the race volunteers, to the starting line located at the corner of East Avenue and Karge Street.
- Runners will head South on East Avenue, hitting the first mile marker between Strickland and Mathis Streets
- At the end of East Avenue, make a right on Lyman Street
- Cross Route 35
- Make a right onto Barnegat Lane, hitting the 2nd mile marker just North of Bergen Avenue
- Barnegat Lane turns into Clayton Avenue
- Clayton Avenue ends and turns into Lake Avenue
- Left onto Bridge Avenue
- Left into the Municipal Parking lot to FINISH LINE
The Point Pleasant First Aid will be located in the Bay Head Fire House parking lot by the Firehouse for the entire event for any medical needs. *RAIN OR SHINE*
Join fellow runners on September 28, 2019 for the Shark Run 5K and Kids Shark Color Fun Run. It's a fantastic 5K, 1K featuring a flat and fast course in Bay Head.
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Shark Run 5K
Shark Run Kids Fun Run
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These values reflect historical conditions on the race dates in Bay Head in 2019, from Open-Meteo archive data.
About Bay Head
Shark Run 5K and Kids Shark Color Fun Run takes place in Bay Head, New Jersey, United States. The local timezone is America/New_York.
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