9th Annual Om Memorial 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk

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DATE & LOCATION

  Sun May 17, 2026 7:30am
  Thompson Park
  Thompson Drive and Lakeview Ave, Monroe Township, NJ US 08831

T-SHIRT & BIB DISTRIBUTION

• Please present registration confirmation email on your phone for faster pickup. If you are picking up t-shirts/ bibs for other participants please have them forward their pickup emails to you to help with the pickup.
• If you are unable to pick up your t-shirt/bib on Thu/ Fri, you can pick them up on the day of the event from "Bibs & T-shirt Pickup" desk near the information desk.
• If you are on a team, please check with your team leader if he/she will be picking up your teams’ t-shirts/bibs.
• Our bibs have a RFID tag which helps with race timing. Hence, only the 5K runners will be given a bib, 1 mile walk is not timed.

PARKING INFORMATION

• Thompson Park entrances will be open for cars from 7:30am to 8:30am for the participants. Note: Thompson Park entrances will be closed for cars from 8:30am to 10:30am (see instructions below if you arrive after 8:30am or need to leave before 10:30am).
• There will be rangers at the park entrances from Jamesburg (Forsgate Dr) and Perrineville Rd; they will guide you to the parking lot in Thompson Park.
• The gates will re-open for exit from the park ONLY after the 5K Run has completed, around 10:30 am.
• If you arrive after 8:30am when the park entrance is closed for cars or if you need to leave before 10:30am, please park in the Fir Dr parking lots off of Perrineville Rd (near Soccer fields) or in Jamesburg (Railroad Ave area). It is a short walk from those parking lots/ areas to the event area near the Gazebo/ Zoo in Thompson Park.
• Please do NOT park in the High School parking lot.
• Please bring your lawn chairs & blankets.

Organized by Monroe Indians for Civic Action (MICA) and supported by Agraj Seva Kendra, Indian Cultural Association of Monroe (ICAM), Sewa International - Central NJ and Guru Nanak Sikh Heritage.

PROGRAM GUIDE

Click here detailed Program Guide

MEDALS

• 1st Place M & F Overall
• 1st, 2nd & 3rd Places for M & F in age groups - Under 10, 11-14, 15-18, 19-30, 31-50
• 1st & 2nd Places for M & F in age groups - 51-60, 61-70
• 1st Place for M & F in age groups - 71 and over
• Participant Medal for all participants under 10