The Valley 5K Walk and Run - NJ

The Valley 5K Walk and Run takes place in Norwood, New Jersey, on October 24, 2026, and runs three formats back to back. The Kids Sprint Challenge covers about half a mile at 8:15 a.m., the 1 Mile Challenge follows at 8:30 a.m., and the main 5K walk and run starts at 9 a.m. The staggered timetable means a family can enter more than one event in the same morning.

Road events built this way are best treated as a shared outing rather than three separate races. Younger entrants get a short, achievable distance, the mile suits anyone testing their speed, and the 5K gives adults a real effort to work with. If the mile is your target, practice it: two or three sessions of 400-yard repeats in the weeks beforehand teach you the pace far better than steady jogging does.