We are so close to our goal!
$27,170
Raised of $25,000
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!
Fast Track For A Cure 5K Run
Fast Track For A Cure 5K Walk
Fast Track For A Cure Kids Race
A HEARTFELT THANK YOU
A special thank you to all of our gift basket donors, sponsors, and volunteers for making this event possible.
Presenting Race Sponsor
Sprinter Sponsor
Kids’ Race Sponsor
EVENT OVERVIEW
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
Thompson Park
805 Newman Springs Road
Lincroft, NJ 07722 US
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EVENT T-SHIRTS:
Participants registered before October 8 are guaranteed a T-shirt. A limited number of additional shirts will be available for later registrants while supplies last.
KIDS RACES!
We have two Kids-Only races starting at 11:15 near the check-in tent!
Kids Race Wave 1: Ages 2-5, ~50 yards
Kids Race Wave 2: Ages 5-10, ~Half Mile
Kids are welcome to join in the main 5k alongside the runners and walkers, too—scooters, strollers, and wagons are welcome!
17 EXCITING PRIZES AWAIT!
Thanks to our generous donors, we'll have 17 wonderful gift baskets and prizes, including dinner for four at Anjelica's in Sea Bright!
Prize Drawing Tickets:
• 10 tickets for $10
• 20 tickets for $15
• 30 tickets for $20
Please bring cash to participate. Venmo will also be available. The drawing begins at 11:30am. Participants must be present to win!
RACE AWARDS & AFTER-PARTY!
Our top three male and female finishers will receive special awards, including an overnight stay at the historic, waterfront Molly Pitcher Inn with breakfast for two for each first-place finisher!
Keep the celebration going at Local House Kitchen + Bar in Tinton Falls, starting at noon!
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.
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!
