Harbor Run 5K

SATURDAY 4 OCTOBER · HARBOR POINT PARK

RUN THE HARBOUR

A flat, fast 5K along the water — and every entry puts a week of meals on a neighbour’s table.

REGISTER THE ROUTE

LAST YEAR, TOGETHER

1,430
Runners and walkers
$96K
Raised for the food bank
18,200
Meals funded
41
Company teams
A group running together beside the water

WHY WE RUN

One in seven families in this city skips meals by the end of the month. The Harbor Food Bank feeds them — out of a warehouse two streets from the finish line.

Every entry is a week of groceries for one family. Not a slice of a budget, not an administrative fee. A week of dinners, bought locally, handed over by people your neighbours already know.

ABOUT THE RACE

TWO MINUTES

HOW RACE DAY WORKS

No chip to collect, no queue at 6am. Register, turn up, run.

REGISTER

Pick your race and your shirt size. Your bib number arrives by email the week before.

ARRIVE BY 7:30

Bag drop, coffee and a warm-up in the park. The 5K starts at 8:00, the family walk at 8:15.

FINISH ON THE PIER

Medal, pancakes and a live band. Stay for the 10am prizegiving if you can.

FOUR WAYS TO TAKE PART

Everyone finishes on the same pier.

5K TIMED

Chip-timed and certified flat. The course record is 14:52 and has stood three years.

5K FUN RUN

Same route, no clock. Costumes strongly encouraged and frequently excellent.

1 MILE WALK

Out to the lighthouse and back. Strollers, wheelchairs and slow dogs all welcome.

VIRTUAL

Run it wherever you are that weekend. Shirt and medal posted to you.

RACE MORNING

FROM THE START LINE

“I signed up to make up the numbers for my daughter’s school team and ended up doing it four years running. The pancakes are worth the 5K on their own.”
Marisol Reyes
Ran the 5K, 2022–2025
“We brought nine people from the office the first year and thirty-one last year. It is the only team-building thing anybody actually asks to do again.”
Daniel Okonjo
Northbeam Logistics
“A week of meals per runner is not a slogan. I pack those boxes on a Tuesday. You can see the race in our shelves for months.”
Grace Whitfield
Volunteer, Harbor Food Bank

BEFORE YOU SIGN UP

What does it cost? +
Thirty dollars for the 5K, fifteen for the family walk, free for under-12s. All of it goes to the food bank — the race itself is covered by our sponsors.
Is the course really flat? +
Genuinely. It runs along the harbour wall and back, with one gentle rise onto the pier at the end. No steps, no trail, no surprises.
Can I walk the 5K? +
Yes, and hundreds do. The course stays open for two hours and the water station stays until the last person is through.
Can I bring my dog? +
On the family walk, yes, on a short lead. Not on the timed 5K, for everyone’s ankles.
What if it rains? +
We run. It is only cancelled for lightning or a harbour closure, and if that happens your entry rolls to the virtual race automatically.
Where does the money actually go? +
To the Harbor Food Bank, who publish what every race has raised and what it bought. Last year: $96,412, which is 18,200 meals.

FOUR WEEKS TO RACE DAY

Registration closes at 1,600 runners, and it has sold out three years running.

REGISTER NOW