About the Kate Shea Foundation

We appreciate your support in helping bring the Bay Head community together to fight Leukemia and grow our next generations understanding of global cultures. For those of you who cannot participate in the run, you can make a donation by Clicking Here. We appreciate your generosity in supporting this great cause.

Kate Shea passd away from Leukemia at a young age of 25 years. The Bay Head 5K Memory Run was founded by loving friends and family of Kate Shea in order to give back to the community she called home most summers of her short but fulfilling life. Kate was an inspiration to us all in the way she lived her life in an accepting and open-minded way. The proceeds from the Bay Head 5K will go to The Kate Shea Foundation and to support the town of Bay Head.

The Kate Shea Foundation has raised over $100,000 for Leukemia Research and Education Since it began in 2004

The Town of Bay Head    MAP

• Located just below Monmouth County at the central NJ shore

• Slender, ocean front boroughs, a state highway is the main drag, with grandiose houses, yacht clubs, a rail yard, old line family businesses and fish everywhere

• The town is 70 miles south of New York City, 65 miles east of Philadelphia, 60 miles north of Atlantic City

• Many large, well kept Victorian homes line the streets, gardens bloom in season, and of course, the un-crowded, life-guarded beaches, a constant joy.

Race Details

Race Date: May 21, 2011

Race Time: 8:30AM

Place: Bay Head Firehouse, Bay Head, NJ  MAP IT

This year will be the 8th Annual Bay Head 5K Memory Run.  Each year over 1,000 runners enjoy a beautiful day with the Bay Head community and a race course through this beach front town.  The race is a well organized 5K run on a USATF Certified Course.  Every year following the race there is a Trophy Ceremony with refreshments in the Firehouse Parking lot (PS - Be sure to stay for the prize board even if you took your time - dozens of winners will be selected at random).  Hundreds of supporters join us for the After Party at Martel's Tiki Bar on the beach in Pt. Pleasant for what has become a legendary gathering of the Jersey Shores most fun.  See you at on Race Day!