5K for Pizza - Seaside Heights

5K for Pizza - Seaside Heights is run in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, on October 24, 2026. One distance is on the schedule, a 5K covering 3.1 miles, with a 10:30 a.m. start — late enough that you are not setting an alarm for the middle of the night, and comfortable for a coastal October morning.

The later start is worth planning around: eat a normal light breakfast two to three hours out rather than running on nothing, and give yourself a proper warm-up of ten easy minutes plus a few strides. For newer runners, 3.1 miles is a realistic first race after six to eight weeks of consistent running three times a week. For everyone else, a mid-morning 5K is a straightforward fitness check that leaves the rest of your weekend intact.