26th Annual Run for the Health of It to benefit the Visiting Nurse Service & Hospice of Suffolk

Course

A USATF-certified 5K on the residential roads of Northport, run as a challenging rolling-hills course that takes in 1.6K of the historic Cow Harbor route. Roads are under police traffic control with volunteer marshals, and a water station sits roughly midway near the east end of Oak Street. A shorter untimed Kids Fun Run is also held.

Key dates

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  Registration
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  Race day
  May 2027 · date to be announced

About

The 26th Annual Run for the Health of It is a 5K run/walk event that benefits the Visiting Nurse Service & Hospice of Suffolk. The event features cash prizes for the top finishers, a kids fun run, and a virtual 5K option during National Nurses Week.

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  Breakneck Point

  Sat 8 May 2027 · Beacon, NY · Marathon · Half Marathon

  The toughest trail marathon in the northeast, with brutal climbs

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  Safe Harbors 5K

  May 2027 · Newburgh, NY · 5K
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  St. James 5 Mile Challenge and 5K Fun Run/Walk

  May 2027 · Saint James, NY · 5 Mile Run · 5k Fun Run

  Steep Cordwood Path climb before a flat fast finish

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  Mama Bear Run 5K

  May 2027 · North Babylon, NY · 5K

  5K along West Islip's Keith Canal

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