The Shipyard 10 Miler & 5K

The Shipyard 10 Miler & 5K is held in Pennsville Township, New Jersey, on May 2, 2027. Two formats go off within five minutes of one another: the 10 Miler at 9:00 a.m. and the 5K (3.1 miles) at 9:05 a.m. That makes for a compact morning, with both fields on the course at the same time and everyone back at the finish within a reasonable window.

Ten miles is an underrated racing distance. It is long enough to demand honest endurance but short enough to recover from in a few days, which makes it an ideal checkpoint roughly midway through a half marathon or marathon build. Race it at something close to your half marathon effort and use the result to set your goal pace for the longer race. The 5K is the better option if you are newer to racing or want a hard, short effort, and the near-simultaneous starts mean friends can pick different distances without splitting up the day.