Red Banks 5K Run/Walk for Joni & Friends

Red Banks 5K Run/Walk for Joni & Friends is held in Red Banks on October 24, 2026, with the run and walk starting at 8 a.m. It is a single-distance event over 5 kilometers, or 3.1 miles, and as the name suggests both running and walking are on the table.

An early start is worth planning for: eat something small around 90 minutes beforehand, arrive with time to spare, and jog gently for ten minutes so that the first half mile does not come as a shock. Beyond that, the 5K asks very little in the way of preparation. A month of three runs a week gets most people to the finish running the whole way, and walkers can cover the distance in around 45 minutes to an hour without any specific training at all.