Veteran's Flag Day 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk
About this race
Join Community Hope for our 25th Annual Veterans Flag day 5K and 1 Mile walk to be held on
Thursday, June 11th, 2026 (rain date June 18th) at 7:00 p.m. (check-in begins 5:30pm)
Community Hope is New Jersey’s largest non-profit providing housing and support services to
military members, homeless veterans, veteran families and adults with mental illness.
Our Veterans Flag Day 5K and 1mile walk is one of our largest fundraisers of the year and all
proceeds go directly to the veterans in our Hope for Veterans Program. When you run, walk or
support, you help rescue over 1,200 Veterans and families from homelessness & despair.
The fee to participate is $45 for each runner and $40 for each walker, $45 for virtual 5k. Participants who participate virtually can track their results using the Strava app. Results, including time and distance will then be uploaded to Community Hope.
Early Bird Registration Ends April 30th
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This event is a USATF New Jersey Grand Prix event run on a USATF sanctioned and certified course. USATF members receive a $3.00 discount.
Prizes will be awarded in various age groups and team categories.
Awards
Team 1st, 2nd and 3rd 1st, 2nd & 3rd – Overall (Male/Female)
1st, 2nd & 3rd - male & female winners in 10 year age groups, 14 & under, 15-19 age, 20-29 age, 30-39 age, 40-49 age, 50-59 age, 60-69 age, 70-79 age, Over 80 male and female
More details can be found through Community Hope website at https://www.communityhopenj.org/events/flag-day/
All participants receive a free t-shirt!
Pick your distance
Running
5K
1 Mile Walk
Virtual 5K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Lyons, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:26 AM and sets at 8:29 PM local time (EDT) in Lyons on June 11, 2026 — 15h 02m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Veteran's Flag Day 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk
145 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5K
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DERWAY LIN | 19:01 | 6:08 /mi |
| 2 | Michael Flynn | 20:05 | 6:28 /mi |
| 3 | Roberto Gutierrez | 20:47 | 6:44 /mi |
| 4 | ALEX MATHESON | 20:57 | 6:45 /mi |
| 5 | Kevin Skelly | 21:04 | 6:47 /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 Lyons event
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