OCNJ First Day 5K Run/Walk

OCNJ First Day 5K Run/Walk
1 p.m. Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025
5 kilometers (3.1 miles)

In what has become a New Year's Day tradition, runners start the new year with a 5-kilometer run on the Ocean City Boardwalk. The event is part of Ocean City's First Night/First Day celebrations, which also include a 2 p.m. "First Dip" in the Atlantic Ocean.


REGISTRATION

  • Online registration: ocnj.recdesk.com
  • Race-day registration: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Ocean City Music Pier (Boardwalk at Moorlyn Terrace). Same hours for packet pickup (race day only).
  • Registration fees: $25 through Dec. 24, 2024, then $30 Dec. 25-29. Advance registration closes 2 p.m. Dec. 29.  1/1/25 Race-day registration is $35. 
  • Registration includes: First Day Gym Bag for all pre-registered and as supplies last on race day. Available to the first 600 registrants.


RACE AND COURSE INFORMATION

The race will start and finish at the Ocean City Music Pier (Boardwalk at Moorlyn Terrace). The out-and-back course is entirely on the Boardwalk with a turnaround at 23rd Street.

  • Beneficiaries: All proceeds benefit Ocean City Recreation Scholarships and Programs. Entry Fee is non-refundable and non-transferable.


AWARD CATEGORIES

  • Overall: Male, Female & Non-Binary top three (awards will be based on gun time for overall winners).
  • Age group: Top three in the following age groups: 9-and-under, 10-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-and-over. (Age group awards will be based on chip time.)

RACE RESULTS


INFORMATION


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