5k runs and charity walks to join in on this fall on Long Island
Lenny Volpe, of East Meadow, runs the Nassau County Turkey Trot in Eisenhower Park on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019 in East Meadow. Credit: Howard Schnapp
Get out and get moving this fall by joining in on a 5k run or charity walk on Long Island. Most events include short-distance fun runs for youngsters and there are non-timed options for those who just want to have fun.
LIGHT THE NIGHT 1.3-MILE VIRTUAL WALK. 631-370-7540, lightthenight.org/long-island. Benefits Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Fee Free. Date 7 p.m. Nov. 4.
LONG ISLAND TURKEY TROT 5k RUN/WALK & 1-MILE KIDS FUN RUN. Eisenhower Park Field 2, 1899 Hempstead Tpke., East Meadow, elitefeats.com. Proceeds benefit the Never Stop Running Foundation. Fee $30, $10 kids, $35 race day. Date 8:30 a.m. Nov. 6.
VETERANS CROSS COUNTRY 4k RUN. Sunken Meadow State Park, Route 25A and Sunken Meadow Pkwy, Kings Park, 631-922-5405, nrcrun.org. Benefits hospitalized veterans. Fee $15, $20 day of. Date 10 a.m. Nov. 6.
FALLBACK HALF MARATHON & 5k. Heckscher State Park Field 4, 1 Heckscher State Pkwy., East Islip, elitefeats.com/fallback21. Benefits the never stop running foundation. Fee $65 half marathon, $70 race day, $33 5k run/walk, $35 race day. Date 7:15 a.m. Nov. 7.
CANCERCARE LUNG CANCER WALK FOR HOPE. Town of Oyster Bay Golf course, 1 Southwoods Rd., Woodbury, 212-712-6165, cancercare.org/walk. Benefits CancerCare’s free professional support services for anyone affected by a lung cancer diagnosis. Fee $35, $20 ages 13-22, $10 ages 12 and younger. Date 9:30 a.m. Nov. 7.
SEEDS OF HOPE 5k, 10k. Neville Park, Canal Street, Center Moriches, elitefeats.com. Benefits Seeds of Hope Tanzania. Fee $25 5k run, $30 race day, $30 10K run/walk, $35 race day, $20 5k walk only, Free 17 and younger. Date 9 a.m. Nov. 7.
ROLLING THUNDER SPECIAL NEEDS THUNDER RUN. The Rinx, 660 Terry Rd., Hauppauge, elitefeats.com/rollingthunderspecialneeds21. Benefits Rolling Thunder Special Needs program one of the first inclusive running clubs in the U.S. Fee $20 run/walk, $30 race day, $10 15 and younger, $30 race day, $6 1k fun run, $8 race day. Date 8:30 a.m. Nov. 7.
LONG ISLAND COALITION AGAINST BULLYING 5k. Eisenhower Park Field 2, 1899 Hempstead Tpke., East Meadow, elitefeats.com/licab21. Benefits The Long Island Coalition Against Bullying. Fee $20 plus $250 in pledges. Date 8:30 a.m. Nov. 7
By Sabrina Festa-Monroe and Daniel Variano
