Thunder Run 5K Run/Walk
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Thunder Run 5K Run/Walk : Heckscher State Park
Thunder Run 5K Run/Walk is scheduled for October 4, 2026 at Heckscher State Park Field 4 in East Islip, New York. The event offers in-person and virtual participation options and includes a separate untimed 1K kids fun run. Virtual participants may upload times and photos during the period from October 4 to October 11.
Registration includes age-based pricing and a discount for entrants 17 and under. Personalized bibs are available for those who register at least three weeks before the event. Bib pickup is handled by event staff beginning one hour before the event, and last-minute registrants can receive their bib number by text within a short period.
Amenities listed for the event include Thunder Run tee shirts, live online, text, and email results, free finish line photos, and on-site raffles including a 50/50. Awards are planned for the top three male and female overall finishers and for top three finishers in multiple age groups, including a 14 and under division and subsequent five year age brackets through 90 and older. The event notes accommodation for wheelchair athletes.
The event is organized in association with Rolling Thunder Special Needs Program, Inc., a nonprofit that supports participation by challenged individuals in mainstream running, walking, and wheelchair racing. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
