Run the Vineyards Willow Creek 5K

Run the Vineyards Willow Creek 5K takes place on April 11, 2027 in West Cape May, New Jersey, at Willow Creek. The distance listed is a 5K (3.1 miles) with a 9:00 a.m. start.

Vineyard courses generally run on a mix of grass rows, dirt lanes and gravel, so leave the racing flats at home and pick a trainer with some grip — footing, not fitness, is usually what slows people down here. Turns between rows also break your rhythm, which means splits will bounce around more than they would on a road 5K; run the effort, not the watch. As a season opener it is a friendly one, and if you are building toward a longer summer race, an easy-paced 5K on soft surfaces is a low-cost way to sharpen without much recovery cost.