Healthy Kids Running Series - Manahawkin, NJ

05/17/2026

Week 5 race day is officially DONE!

We are SO proud of all of our runners for sticking it out through every kind of weather this season and showing resilience, positivity, and determination week after week. 🌧️☀️🏃‍♀️

Final race results are posted and should be live shortly!
https://healthykidsrunningseries.org/results/

A huge shoutout to all of the parents who showed up and absolutely ROCKED the Parent Mile today! 👏🔥

Special thank you again to all of our AMAZING volunteers for helping make this season possible. We truly could not do it without you!

And thank you to Rita Manahawkin Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard for the delicious treat donation for today’s runners! 🍧

Thank you all for your patience and support as we navigated our very first season as Community Coordinators. This program truly makes our hearts so happy, and we are incredibly grateful to have shared these Sundays with your families.

If you enjoyed the series, we’ll be back again in the FALL for another 5-week season from mid-September through mid-October!

Have a wonderful summer, runners & families! ☀️

05/15/2026

05/15/2026

🏁 Final Race Day & Awards this Sunday! 🏅

We can’t believe our spring season finale is already here! Please plan to stay until the end of race day for awards, medals, and a special treat for our runners. We will be running the races in traditional order.🎉

🏅 ALL runners receive a medal — whether they participated in the full series or as a single day runner!

🏆 Trophies will be awarded for 1st place in each division & gender group.

👟 Don’t forget — this week is also our Parent Mile! See our email for more details and click the link to sign up below
Sign up here: https://parentmile.paperform.co/

💙 Special Shoutouts 💙
• Huge thank you to Stafford Recreation for allowing us to use their beautiful park this season!
• Thank you to Hair by Honeycutt for generously donating to our Mother’s Day raffle basket and helping make one special mom feel celebrated! And a big shoutout to Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard Rita Manahawkin for generously donating FREE ice award cards for every runner, which will be handed out during our awards ceremony with medals! 🍧

We can’t wait to celebrate all of our amazing runners and families one last time this season! 💙

05/10/2026

What a beautiful Mother’s Day race day! ☀️💐🏃‍♀️

Amazing sunshine, amazing runners, and so many smiling faces today! We loved celebrating all of our HKRS moms and families. 💖

🎉 Our Mother’s Day raffle winner was Nadirina Galeano!
Please respond via text, comment, or email to arrange basket pickup!

📊 Race results are in and should be live shortly!

Wishing all of our moms, grandmoms, and mother figures a relaxing and love-filled Mother’s Day. Thank you for all you do every single day. 💐💕

05/03/2026

Week 3 results are IN! ☀️🏃‍♂️

What a beautiful, sunny race day and another awesome showing from our runners! So proud of their effort and energy each week.

Results are LIVE here:
healthykidsrunningseries.org/results

🎉 Looking ahead: Next week is our Mother’s Day Race!
Every runner will get a FREE raffle entry for a special Mother’s Day basket 💐
Huge thank you to Hair by Honeycutt for the generous donation!

💙 Quick reminder: Good sportsmanship is part of our mission!
Let’s continue to:
• Be kind, respectful, and encouraging to ALL runners
• Follow directions from volunteers and staff
• Race fairly and support one another
See the Code of Conduct in The Parent Race Guide

See you next week! 🙌

05/02/2026

See you tomorrow at the starting line! 🏁🏃‍♀️

Quick reminders for race day:
• We’re back to our traditional order for this week—50 yard first, 1 mile last
• If you’re on the "still need my t-shirt" list, please stop by the table 15 minutes early
• Runners: remember to stay in line in the chute so we can pull bibs!

🎉 And stay tuned… Week 4 = Mother’s Day giveaway!

Let’s have another great race day—see you soon! 🙌

04/26/2026

Week 2 results are IN! 🏃‍♂️🔥

Another awesome race day!! So great seeing our runners show up, push themselves, and have fun doing it! The energy this week was incredible and we’re so proud of every single runner. 💪👏

Check out this week’s results:
healthykidsrunningseries.org/results
(They’re officially LIVE!)

Keep it up, runners—Week 3, here we come! Let's hope for some sunshine next week!

04/26/2026

Happy Race Day! Rain or shine, we’re excited to lace up and run today because at HKRS, we run in the rain!🌧️👟

In line with HKRS guidelines, the event is on as scheduled. You can view the full HKRS Cancellation Policy and other event guidelines on the HKRS website. If conditions worsen, we will update!

Can’t wait to see your energy out there today! To stay comfortable, we recommend bringing:
An extra pair of shoes 👟

A change of clothes 👕

Warm layers 🧥

An umbrella ☂️ (just in case!)

04/25/2026

Week 2, here we come! 🏃‍♀️✨

Quick reminders for Sunday:
• New or missed Week 1? Arrive ~20 min early to check in + grab shirt/bib
• Ran last week? You’re all set—no check-in needed
• Bibs pinned to the FRONT & fully filled out (don’t tear!)

⚠️ Shirt restock is on the way—thanks for your patience!

🌦 Weather updates will be posted 1–2 hours before race time, if needed

See you tomorrow at 1:00 PM—bring the energy! 🙌

04/20/2026

What a great first race day! 🌧️🏃‍♂️

Thank you all for your patience and positivity as we kicked off our first week coordinating the series—weather and all! We loved seeing so many smiles, and our runners did AWESOME. So proud of their resilience! 💪

📊 Race results will be posted each week:
healthykidsrunningseries.org/results
(Results may take a few hours to appear—THEY ARE NOW LIVE!)

Missed Week 1? No problem! Stop by registration 20 minutes before race time next week to grab your bibs and shirt. Single Day Runners can also upgrade to the full series online.

We can’t wait to see you next week!

Happy running! 🏃‍♀️