Running In Harmony

8 am – Registration (first-time and check-in) and Packet Pick-up

10 am – Adult 5K Walk/Run (ages 13 and older)

11 am – 1 Mile Kids Run (ages 6 - 12)

11:30 am – Awards Ceremony & Party!

Sorry, no dogs on the Walk/Run!

The starting point for UCMP's "Running in Harmony" 5K Walk/Run is located on Palisade Avenue, between 2nd Street and Paterson Plank Road. The Mile 1 turnaround for the Kids Run is at 9th Street.

The course is USATF-approved (#NJ18522JHP) and is a fast and easy 5K, with a slight incline at the beginning and a downhill finish.

• Trophies and Gift Certificates for Overall Male and Female First Place Winners
• Age Group Awards and Gift Certificates (in 10 Year Increments Male/Female)
• Top Team and Individual Fundraiser Awards and Gift Certificates
• Kids Run Prizes per Age Group (Girls and Boys)

T-shirts guaranteed to all registered runners! After that, it's first come, first served!

• 1 Mile Kids Run will begin at 11 am at 2nd Street and Palisade Avenue.
• Recommended for children 6 - 12 (13 and up may run as adults)
• Course begins at 2nd Street and Palisade Avenue - 1 mile total up and back, turnaround at 9th Street and Palisade.
• For safety reasons, children may be broken into age groups (6-7, 8-10, 11-12). One parent or guardian may run with a child.
• No strollers or dogs permitted during the Kids Run - sorry!
• Registration for Kids Run is $10 online and in person on Race Day.
• Prizes per Age Group (Girls and Boys)

T-shirts guaranteed to all registered kids!

• Start/Finish Line, Registration Check-in, and pre- and post-run activities are at 2nd Street and Palisade Avenue, Union City.
• Palisade Avenue will be blocked off in Union City from 1st Street to 29th Street.
• Street parking is available in Union City, nearby Jersey City Heights, and around Washington Park. Parking on nearby New York, Bergenline, Central, and Summit Avenues (metered parking is $.25/15 minutes, and numbered side streets (no meters).
• NJ Transit buses from NYC and Northern NJ stop at 30th Street and Palisade (half-point of the run); local jitneys ($1.50) run down Bergenline Avenue to 2nd Street and Washington Park.
• Walking: Easy walk from Union City, Weehawken, Jersey City and the Heights, and from Hoboken (see directions below from Ninth Street Light Rail Stop).
• From Light Rail: Go to Ninth Street stop in Hoboken, take elevator up to Congress Street, head west on Congress to Palisade Avenue, turn right (north) on Palisade Avenue and walk a few blocks to 2nd Street.

Thanks to Our Sponsors

for Supporting UCMP and "Running in Harmony"!

If you're interested in being a sponsor for UCMP's "Running in Harmony", please contact jbro@ucmusicproject.org.

Many thanks to Union City Mayor Brian P. Stack, Union City Police Department, Union City Department of Public Works, and North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue for making our "Running in Harmony" 5K Walk/Run possible.

We especially love and appreciate our volunteers from Union City Music Project, Washington Park Association, and Party With Purpose!

Union City Music Project is made possible by a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a division of the Department of State, and administered by the Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, Thomas A DeGise, Hudson County Executive and the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders.