62nd Annual Asbury Park Polar Bear Races

🐻 62nd Annual

❄️ Asbury Park Polar Bear Races

📅 Confirmed New Date

🗓️ Saturday, January 3, 2026

🎟️ Registration - Now Re-Opened

$35 Early Registration: 5K & $15 (1 Mile)

$40 Regular Registration: 5K & $15 (1 Mile)

$45 Race Day Registration: 5K & $20 (1 Mile)

📋 Bib Pickup

Thank You: to those who came to The Outpost Running & Walking Co. 32 Church St. Little Silver, NJ 07739. If you have your bib, you are all set!

Pickup: For those who still need to pick up bib and shirts, you can do so at Convention Hall in Asbury Park on Saturday morning starting at 7:45 AM.

🕒 Event Day Information

7:45 AM to 9:25 AM: T-shirt + Bib pickup

9:30 AM: 1 Mile Run

10:00 AM: 5K Run & 5K Walk

🏁 Race Course

The 5K course will now go out once 1.55 miles and turn around in Bradley Beach to then head back to Convention Hall to finish in Asbury Park. We will use the same course as was used in 2024. The course is narrow as you leave Asbury Park and for a section on the Bradley Beach boardwalk, so we ask everyone to stay alert and stay to your RIGHT going out and coming back on the course.

❤️ Charity Partner

Interfaith Neighbors
“Interfaith Neighbors [IFN], located in Asbury Park, has been assisting neighbors in need and building healthier, more resilient communities since 1988. The Community Food Connection program of IFN has created a community-led coalition that aims to develop solutions to inequities in the regional food system. This program distributes fresh, local produce to over 35 pantries and community sites every week throughout the growing season, providing families with food security and promoting health equity while supporting local, NJ farms. Learn more about this program and sponsor a family’s produce at the following link.

🏅 Awards

Commemorative T-shirts: for the first 500 people to pick up their bib.

Gift Certificates: McLoone's gift certificates, free race entries for 2026 and/or other gear will be provided to the top 3 open men and women and the top male and female masters finishers in the 5K.

Age Group Awards: grouped by 5 years will also be presented after 11:00 AM in Convention Hall.

Medals: will be provided to all finishers in the mile, and the top boys and girls finishers in the mile will also receive a special award.

Awards ceremony will take place back in Convention Hall as soon as results are available (approximately 11-11:15 AM)