Thinking of doing a 5k, 10k or different race. Check out this web site for an easy way to find your race.

Thinking of doing a 5k, 10k or different race. Check out this web site for an easy way to find your race.

Many of you who like to run, as I do, we are now into the spring season. There are tons of races our patients are training for, but how do you find the type of race you want to participate in.’

Doing a search of 5k races and limiting them to May 2013 on http://www.roadracerunner.com, an aggragator web site gave me the following list:

Saturday, May 04, 2013 2013 Miles for Isles 5K
West Windsor, New Jersey Mercer County Park

  • Running : Miles for Isles :
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Saturday, May 04, 2013 10th Annual Spring Into Summer 5K Run/Walk
Middletown, New Jersey Mater Dei Prep

  • Running : Spring Into Summer 5K :
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Saturday, May 04, 2013 River to Bay 5k
Island Heights, New Jersey Island Heights Boro Hall

  • Running : River to Bay 5k :
  • Running : River to Bay 1 mile Fun Run : Kids Race
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Saturday, May 04, 2013 Hammonton 5K Run for Fun
Hammonton, New Jersey Hammonton Lake Park

  • Running : Hammonton 5K Run for Fun :
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Saturday, May 04, 2013 5k in May, Run for Marianne
Northfield, New Jersey
  • Running : 5k in May, Run for Marianne :
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Saturday, May 04, 2013 Run for Recover 5k Trail Run & 1.5 Mile Trail Fun Walk
Burlington, New Jersey
  • Running : Run for Recover 5k Trail Run & 1.5 Mile Trail Fun Walk :
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Saturday, May 04, 2013 Miles With Moms 5K
Clark, New Jersey Oak Ridge Park

  • Running : Miles With Moms 5K :
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Sunday, May 05, 2013 Richard’s River Run 5K
Pennsauken, New Jersey Cooper River Park, North Park Drive

  • Running : Richard’s River Run 5K :
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Sunday, May 05, 2013 Susan G Komen North Jersey Race for the Cure
West Orange, New Jersey Essex County South Mountain Recreation Complex

  • Running : Susan G Komen North Jersey Race for the Cure :
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Saturday, May 11, 2013 Easter Seals Walk With Me NJ 2013
East Rutherford, New Jersey MetLife Stadium

  • Running : Walk With Me NJ 2013 :
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Saturday, May 11, 2013 Shepherd Lake 5K & Team Challenge
Ringwood, New Jersey Shepherd Lake – Ringwood State Park

  • Running : 5K :
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Saturday, May 11, 2013 Titan 5k to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project
Keansburg, New Jersey Keansburg High School

  • Running : 5K :
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Saturday, May 11, 2013 Peggy Zetterstrom Memorial Music Scholarship 5K Run and 1 Mile Run
Belvidere, New Jersey Belvidere High School

  • Running : Peggy Zetterstrom Memorial Music Scholarship 5K run :
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Saturday, May 11, 2013 Super Hero 5K // FIGHTING DIRTY WATER!!!
Morristown, New Jersey Downtown Morristown, NJ

  • Running : Super Hero 5K :
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Sunday, May 12, 2013 Run Like A Mother
West Windsor, New Jersey Mercer County Park, West Picnic Area

  • Running : Run Like A Mother 5K :
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Saturday, May 18, 2013 37th Annual Pennington 5K
Pennington, New Jersey HVRSD Administration Gym

  • Running : 37th Annual Pennington 5K :
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Saturday, May 18, 2013 Elizabeth Haddon 5K Run and 1 Mile Funwalk 2013
Haddonfield, New Jersey Elizabeth Haddon Elementary School – 501 Redman Ave.

  • Running : Elizabeth Haddon 5K :
  • Other : 1 Mile Walk :
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Saturday, May 18, 2013 Team Ray of Light 5K/1 Mile Walk
Logan Twp, New Jersey Cedarvale Winery

  • Running : Team Ray of Light Mile :
  • Running : Team Ray of Light 5K :
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Saturday, May 18, 2013 AWA Paws & Feet 5K Race & Doggie Fun Day
Cherry Hill, New Jersey Cooper River Park

  • Running : AWA Paws & Feet 5K :
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Sunday, May 19, 2013 Running Event – Stillwater Stampede
Newton, New Jersey LODESTAR PARK

  • Running : Stillwater Stampede :
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Sunday, May 19, 2013 5th Annual “Run the Palisades” 10K & 5K
Cliffside Park, New Jersey Cliffside Park High School

  • Running : 10K :
  • Running : 5K :
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 Legal Runaround 5K
Somerville, New Jersey Somerset County Courthouse – Veteran’s Memorial Plaza

  • Running : Legal Runaround 5K :
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As you can see, I have a bunch of choices of which ones I would consider and I can then pick the one that most appeals to me. This site allows you to pick any type of race, any month and then gives you the link to easily find the event that you want to do.

Check it out here for NJ based events.

What do you think? As always, I value your opinion