Smith Point Bridge 5K Run/Walk for Literacy
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About the race
Smith Point Bridge 5K Run/Walk for Literacy is a community road event held at Smith Point County Park in Shirley, NY. The event is organized to support the Community Family Literacy Project, Inc., a not-for-profit that promotes family literacy and provides programs and services for all ages in the Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library area. The certified course starts at the park parking lot and finishes at the TWA Flight 800 Memorial and is sanctioned by USATF-LI.
Entry includes a race T-shirt guaranteed to the first 400 registrants. Post-race amenities include bagels and refreshments, an awards ceremony, portable toilets in the parking lot, and live online/email/text results with same-day finish-line photos and video. Note that Suffolk County Parks charges a parking fee after the morning hours.
Awards are presented to the top three male and female overall finishers and to the top three male and female finishers in age groups from 9 & under through 80+. Bib pickup is available in person beginning one hour before the event; registrants who register three weeks in advance may receive a personalized bib. Virtual participants may receive mailed bibs in advance and may upload times and photos from Race Day through the following Sunday. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
