Fast Track To A Cure New Jersey

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RUN. WALK. CURE.

Join your New Jersey friends, families, and neighbors for our fifth annual NJ 5K as we raise funds with Oligo Nation in the fight for Oligodendroglioma research, an incurable brain cancer. Everyone is welcome—run, walk (we anticipate many strollers and scooters!), cheer from the sidelines, and please donate.

COUNTDOWN TO THE RACE:

Please note: Shirts are not guaranteed if you register after the T-shirt pre-order deadline of 10/8**. Thank you for understanding!

$50

10:00AM EDT 12:00PM EDT

Registration ends October 25, 2026 at 12:00pm EDT

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$50

10:00AM EDT 12:00PM EDT

Registration ends October 25, 2026 at 12:00pm EDT

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$30

10:00AM EDT 12:00PM EDT

Registration ends October 25, 2026 at 12:00pm EDT

Open to ages 2 - 10.

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Event Overview

Planned Schedule:

8:30 AM —Check-in/T-shirt pickup begins

Look for FTC NJ 5K signs and the big tent!

10:00 AM —Runners start, followed by all other walkers.

11:15 AM —NEW! Kids Race!

11:30 AM —Closing Ceremony

Including First Annual Gift Basket Prize Drawings and Race Winner Prizes!

Noon to 3 PM —'Après 5K' After Party

Join us at Local House (Tinton Falls). Everyone is invited!

Park Address:

Thompson Park
805 Newman Springs Road
Lincroft, NJ 07722 US View Location on Map

Location Tips:

• As you enter Thompson Park (Lincroft), look for FTC NJ 5K signs and the big Check-In Tent past the Tennis Courts.

• The race begins at 10 AM on the Thompson Loop Trail near Newman Springs Rd.

Look for the big yellow, inflatable Split Second Starting Arch!

Stick Around After The Race:

• NEW KIDS RACE: Wave 1: Ages 2-5 (50 yards) and Wave 2: Ages 5-10 (Half Mile).

• PRIZE DRAWINGS: Thanks to our generous donors, enter for a chance to win from 17 Amazing Gift Baskets! (prize tickets for sale in person, no race participation needed)

• RACE AWARDS: Fantastic Top Three Male & Female Finisher Prizes! First-place winners will receive an overnight stay at the historic waterfront Molly Pitcher Inn with breakfast for two!

• AFTER PARTY! Everyone is also invited to continue the community celebration at the after-party location: Local House (1202 Sycamore Ave, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724) from Noon until 3 p.m.

Important Reminders:

• All net proceeds from this race will be donated to Oligo Nation!

• Participation shirts are only guaranteed for registrants prior to the pre-order deadline. Limited availability if registering after 10/8.

• Paved path course! Walkers, Strollers, Scooters are welcome!

Why We Run

We run because there is no cure.

We run because brain cancer doesn't end when treatment ends.

We run for the newly diagnosed family searching for answers at 2 a.m.

We run for the children growing up with a parent living scan to scan.

We run for the researchers working to turn discoveries into treatments.

We run because hope is powerful—but hope alone isn't enough.

Hope needs action:

This fundraiser helps fund groundbreaking research through Oligo Nation while building a community so no one faces oligodendroglioma alone. Together, we're accelerating research. Creating connection. Inspiring hope.

We don't just want to survive the storm. We want to change the forecast.

www.oligonation.org

Oligo Nation is an IRS-approved non-profit [EIN# 46-3087590].

Fast Track to a Cure 5K is inspired by Oligo survivors, families and friends who have a passion for our mission and want to make a difference in the lives of those living with Oligodendroglioma.

To date, Oligo Nation has raised more than $9 million to advance promising research focused on delivering new, more effective treatment options.Oligo Nation is a community-led foundation focused on medical research for oligodendroglioma. The funds for this research come from oligo survivors, families, and friends that know that new treatments are crucial. Fast Track to a Cure makes it easy for our community to hold an Oligo Nation fundraiser where they live. Run, walk, or jog with Team New Jersey and Oligo Nation and show that community is stronger than Oligodendroglioma!