Cait's Walk, Run, Skip or Dance 5K

Cait's Walk, Run, Skip or Dance 5K is held in Haddon Township, New Jersey, on November 7, 2026, starting at 8:00 a.m. There is one distance, a 5K over 3.1 miles, and the name says plainly how the field is expected to cover it: running is only one of the options, and walkers are as much a part of the morning as racers.

That mix makes it a straightforward first event. A month of running or walking three times a week is enough preparation, and there is no pressure to hold a pace. If you do want to race it, line up near the front, treat the first quarter mile as a controlled effort in a crowded field, and work from there. An 8:00 a.m. start in early November calls for warm layers you can shed and a proper warm-up jog.