Stepping Up Your Summer Exercise: A List Of 5K Runs To Look Forward To

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By Mia Bolaris-Forget

With summer officially underway and the better weather hopefully here to stay, it's once again time for Long Islanders to take to the streets and hit the great outdoors...and for many that means gearing up for literally making some serious strides as running season begins. Here are a list of just a few of the 5K runs you can look forward to.

July 2010
Bellport Clipper Classic 5k 5:30pm Bellport [email protected] 516-523-3957
Jul 11 Heart & Sole 5K Run Plainview (no other info avail)
Jul 17 Joe Koziarz 5K Run and Walk online regis
8:30am Westhampton Beach [email protected]

Jul 19 NYS Park Summer Series 5K Online Regis
7pm Belmont Lake
Jul 24 2nd Annual Run Out Asthma 5K printable applic online regis
9am Jericho HS; 99 Cedar Swamp Rd; Jericho
Jul 24 Fit Kid 5K printable applic
9am Diamond in the Pines Park Coram
Jul 26 NYS Park Summer Series 5K Online Regis
7pm Robert Moses

August 2010
Aug 2 NYS Park Summer Series 5K Online Regis
7pm Bethpage Park Paths through the golf course
Aug 8 Fire Island 5K Run for Rose
10:30am Fire Island Hotel [email protected]

Aug 8 Smith Point Tri (500 Meters, Bike: 20K, Run: 5K) online regis
6:45am Smith Point Park; Shirley
Aug 9 NYS Park Summer Series 5 Miles Online Regis
7pm Jones Beach
Aug 14 New Suffolk Waterfront 5K Race & 1K Kids Run 9am New Suffolk Bayfront on the North Fork Gary - 917-861-3014
Aug 16 Brentwood Cookie 5K Run* Brentwood (no other info avail) Jay Satenstein 631-859-0338
Aug 29 Runners Edge Tri (1k mi swim; 15 k bike; 5 k run)printable applic online regis senior
7:30am Ted Roosevelt Mem Park; Oyster Bay

September 2010
Sep 11 Empire National Bank Smith Point Bridge 5K Run printable applic online regis
9am Smith Point Bridge Shirley Beth Donovan [email protected] 631-399-1511 ext 215
Sep 11 Time for Teens 5K 9am Southampton Cultural Center; Southampton Sara Walker

Sep 26 Michael Trama Memorial 5K Run/Walk online regis
9am Centre Island Beach, Bayville Ann Durban or 516-978-1798

October 2010
Oct 2 4th Annual Hamptons 5K Half Marathon & Marathon online regis
8am Springs School, 48 School Street, East Hampton [email protected]

Oct 2 Mighty Man Sprint (Swim: 750 Meters, Bike: 17K, Run: 5K ) online regis
6:40am Monatuk
Oct 3 Diva's Half Marathon and Girls 5k
8am Eisenhower Park
Oct 16 TOB Supervisor's Oyster Festival 5K*@ Oyster Bay (no other info avail) Mike Polansky 516-349-7676

November 2010
Nov 25 Smiles Change Lives Turkey Trot 5k and Fun Run printable applic online regis
9am 302 Middle Rd, Blue Point Dr. Frank Egan

Nov 28 Rob's Run 5K X-C Stillwell Woods Park Syossett (no other info avail)