Color photograph of runners participating in the inaugural Always Ready 5K, Oct. 15, 2022, during the on-base segment at Training Center Cape May. Three Coast Guard cutters are moored behind the runners.

Cape May Always Ready 5K

Run through U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May

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Details

Date

Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023

Time

9 a.m.

Location

Cape May Training Center

1 Munro Ave

Cape May NJ 08204

5K RUN

This landmark event flows through the scenic city of Cape May and will offer the unique opportunity to run through the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May – The Birthplace of the U.S. Coast Guard.

Awards: to the top 3 M/f Overall and Age Groups: 14 & under, 15-19, and 10 year AG up to 60+.

  • Race Shirts are guaranteed to those registered by September 30 (limited supply after)
  • All finishers receive a commemorative Always Ready Challenge Coin.

NEW IN 2023 – ALWAYS READY K9 RACE

This 3K run/walk option is open to four-legged friends accompanied by 2 legged guides. The K9 race will start 5 minutes after the 5K.

  • Dogs must be leashed on no longer than a 6ft lead and able to maintain a calm disposition for the entirety of the event.
  • Each finisher will receive a Blue Line K9 Champion Medal and an Always Ready K9 Bandana.

VIRTUAL 5K

Virtual 5K runners will have the entire month of October to complete their best 5K time and will receive:

  • Bib
  • Always Ready T-shirt
  • Challenge Coin

Virtual packets will not be mailed out until after the in-person race on 10/14.

COURSES

The 5K will start and finish at Harborview Park and will bring runners by Fishermans Memorial as they enter Coast Guard Training Center Cape May,  the home of the Coast Guard enlisted corps and the Coast Guard’s only enlisted accession point and recruit training center. A nearly 1.5 mile tour of the base will promise plenty of monumental views running along the harbor and a glimpse of the cutters at port. Course details are subject to change. 

The K9 runners will not enter US Training Center Cape May, but will instead turnaround near the gate and return back to Harborview Park.

Come MEET MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL COAST GUARD MUSEUM TEAM at our official race booth

Museum Connections

Historic Highlight, Featured Figure, Artifact, and exhibits that correlate to this event.

Photo: Drill sergeant motivates a group of cadets. Photo from rear of cadet grouping.

Museum Storyline Excerpt

Since the merging of its legacy services into a single entity, the Coast Guard’s modern operations have been both diverse and wide-reaching. With a steadfast resolve to complete dynamic and essential missions around the world, its members will continually uphold the Coast Guard’s core values of Honor, Respect, and Devotion to Duty, now and in the future.