Always Ready 5K / K9 3K
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The Cape May County Coast Guard Community Foundation presents the ALWAYS READY 5K / K9 on October 10, 2026. Kicking off at Harborview Park, this dynamic race winds past the picturesque Cape May Harbor, enters the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May and wraps up back at Harborview Park.
Get ready for The Always Ready K9 3K, hosted in partnership with Lead the Way Dog Training. Structure, confidence, and strength will help you and your dog reach the finish line together. If you know your pup is a natural leader, now’s the time to show it! Lead the Way Dog Training specializes in “Positive Balanced Training” for real-life situations, supporting dogs and owners in building better behavior, clearer communication, and stronger bonds through structure, guidance, training, and enrichment.
Our Event Partner in beer, Cape May Brewing Co., will be bringing our 21+ adult participants a thirst quenching Always Ready Pale Ale – Cape May Brewing Co.’s beer that salutes the Coast Guard community at the finish line. **Proof of legal drinking age is required. There will be an ID check.
SPONSOR WITH PRIDE, RUN WITH PURPOSE!
To sponsor the Always Ready 5K, visit: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/the-always-ready-5k-k9-sponsor-hub
LACE UP, LEASH UP & BE ALWAYS READY!
This race event is Chip timed with instant results thanks to South Jersey Race Timing. Awards are presents to the following:
Top 3 M/F Overall: Age Groups:14 & under,15-19-, and 10-year AG up to 60+.
Race T-shirts are guaranteed to those registered by September 30 (limited supply after).
ALWAYS READY K9 RACE
This 3K run/walk option is open to four-legged friends accompanied by 2-legged guides. Dogs must be leashed on no longer than a 6ft lead and able to maintain a calm disposition for the entirety of the event. The K9 race will start 5 minutes after the 5K. This race is brought to you by our partners at Lead the Way Dog Training.
VIRTUAL 5K
Virtual 5K runners will have the entire month of November to complete their best 5K time. Virtual packets will not be mailed out until after the in-person race on 10/11.
COURSES
The 5K will start and finish at Harborview Park and will bring runners by Fisherman's Memorial as they enter Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, the home of the Coast Guard enlisted corps and the Coast Guard's only enlisted accession point and Recruit Training Center. A nearly 1.5-mile tour of the Base will promise plenty of monumental views running along the harbor and a glimpse of the cutters at port. **Course details are subject to change.
The K9 race will start 5 minutes after the 5K and follow the same route until runners reach the entrance to the base. K9 runners will not enter US Training Center Cape May but will instead turnaround near the gate and return back to Harborview Park.
Get ready for The Always Ready K9 3K, hosted in partnership with Lead the Way Dog Training. Structure, confidence, and strength will help you and your dog reach the finish line together. If you know your pup is a natural leader, now’s the time to show it! Lead the Way Dog Training specializes in “Positive Balanced Training” for real-life situations, supporting dogs and owners in building better behavior, clearer communication, and stronger bonds through structure, guidance, training, and enrichment.
Our Event Partner in beer, Cape May Brewing Co., will be bringing our 21+ adult participants a thirst quenching Always Ready Pale Ale – Cape May Brewing Co.’s beer that salutes the Coast Guard community at the finish line. **Proof of legal drinking age is required. There will be an ID check.
SPONSOR WITH PRIDE, RUN WITH PURPOSE!
To sponsor the Always Ready 5K, visit: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/the-always-ready-5k-k9-sponsor-hub
LACE UP, LEASH UP & BE ALWAYS READY!
This race event is Chip timed with instant results thanks to South Jersey Race Timing. Awards are presents to the following:
Top 3 M/F Overall: Age Groups:14 & under,15-19-, and 10-year AG up to 60+.
Race T-shirts are guaranteed to those registered by September 30 (limited supply after).
ALWAYS READY K9 RACE
This 3K run/walk option is open to four-legged friends accompanied by 2-legged guides. Dogs must be leashed on no longer than a 6ft lead and able to maintain a calm disposition for the entirety of the event. The K9 race will start 5 minutes after the 5K. This race is brought to you by our partners at Lead the Way Dog Training.
VIRTUAL 5K
Virtual 5K runners will have the entire month of November to complete their best 5K time. Virtual packets will not be mailed out until after the in-person race on 10/11.
COURSES
The 5K will start and finish at Harborview Park and will bring runners by Fisherman's Memorial as they enter Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, the home of the Coast Guard enlisted corps and the Coast Guard's only enlisted accession point and Recruit Training Center. A nearly 1.5-mile tour of the Base will promise plenty of monumental views running along the harbor and a glimpse of the cutters at port. **Course details are subject to change.
The K9 race will start 5 minutes after the 5K and follow the same route until runners reach the entrance to the base. K9 runners will not enter US Training Center Cape May but will instead turnaround near the gate and return back to Harborview Park.
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Where is it happening?
Harborview Park, 1409 Harbor Ln, Cape May, NJ 08204-5217, United States
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Host or PublisherCape May County Coast Guard Community Foundation
