Dash of Hope - Avalon

Dash of Hope - Avalon is held in Avalon, New Jersey, on November 14, 2026. The event is a single 1.5-mile dash starting at 9:00 a.m., a short format that takes most people somewhere between 10 and 20 minutes and asks for very little in the way of preparation.

A distance this short is really a hard, honest effort rather than an exercise in pacing strategy: warm up properly, start close to the pace you intend to hold and accept that it will hurt from early on. It also works as an introduction for children and for anyone coming back from a break, since 1.5 miles can be walked in half an hour. Regular runners can treat it as a speed session with a bib on.