Run for Shelter with Habitat for Humanity

Run for Shelter with Habitat for Humanity takes place in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey, on October 24, 2026. A single 5K is on the schedule, starting at 11 a.m., late enough that you can travel in on the morning without rushing.

Late-morning road 5Ks reward a longer warm-up than you might expect, since you will have been on your feet for hours before the gun. Jog for ten minutes, add a few strides, and go out at an effort you could hold for twenty minutes rather than sprinting the first quarter mile. Preparation is modest: three runs a week for a month, one of them containing short, fast repetitions, will carry most people through 3.1 miles at a respectable pace.