Fast Track To A Cure New Jersey

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RUN. WALK. CURE.

Join your New Jersey friends, families, and neighbors for our annual fall 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. Our 2027 race date will be coming soon! Stay tuned.

10:00AM EDT 12:00PM EDT

Open to ages 2 - 10.

A HEARTFELT THANK YOU

A special thank you to all of our gift basket donors, sponsors, and volunteers for making this event possible.

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Kids’ Race Sponsor

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RACE DAY SCHEDULE

8:30 AM – Registration and check-in open

9:40 AM – Head to the 5K starting line

10:00 AM – 5K begins

11:15 AM – Kids' races

11:30 AM – Gift basket prize drawing

11:45 AM – Closing ceremony and race awards

12:00 PM – After-party at Local House Kitchen + Bar, Tinton Falls

Park Address:

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

Location & Parking:

• As you enter Thompson Park (Lincroft) through the main entrance, take the first left, and continue past the tennis courts. Volunteers and signs will direct you to the event area. Look for FTC NJ 5K signs and the big Check-In Tent.

• The race begins at 10 AM on the Thompson Loop Trail near Newman Springs Rd. Look for the big yellow, inflatable Split Second Starting Line Arch!

• The 5K starting line is approximately a ¼-mile walk from registration, so head that way around 9:40 AM.

• Children participating in the kids' races should return to the kids' race area in the field near the tent by 11:05 AM.

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!