Todd Price

The 37th Annual Shelter Island 10K/5K Run/Walk, a USA track and field certified course, will be held on Saturday, June 18th, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. Touted as the most scenic course by Runner’s World Magazine, the Shelter Island Run is a fundraising event for East End Charities. This year’s race will welcome former Olympian, four-time NYC Marathon winner and four-time Boston Marathon winner, Bill Rodgers and Olympic Gold Medal winner and first-ever women’s Olympic marathon champion, Joan Benoit Samuelson.

The Shelter Island 10K run was founded by Cliff Clark, John Strode, and Jack Faith in 1980. The beautiful scenic course has seen thousands of participants over the past 37 years including several Olympians and national champions such as: Jeff Galloway, Christine McMiken, Greta Waitz, Joan Benoit-Samuelson, Bill Rodgers, Frank Shorter, Kim Jones, Jon Sinclair, Keith Brantly, and most recently in 2015, Meb Keflezighi, now headed to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janiero. The race has raised over $650,000 for local charities.

ENTRY FEE: 10K = $40, $50 Day of Race; 5K = $30, $40 Day of Race ; $15 Kids under 14, Veterans free. For more information go HERE

Introducing the NEW After Race Party Revelry on the Rock: New to the race this year is “Revelry on the Rock,” the official Shelter Island Run after party, produced and sponsored by John Kowolenko of Hampton Event Management International. Revelry on the Rock will be held following the race starting at 7 p.m. at the Island Boatyard and Marina on Shelter Island. There will be live music with the Hoo Doo Loungers and DJ Twilo, local artisan food trucks, cash bar, local merchant shopping area, a photo booth, kids fun area, amazing raffle prizes including airfare, hotel stay and sailing charter, and a free BBQ for runners prepared by Salt Waterfront Bar and Grill. Free admission for runners, $10 admission for non-participants and kids 14 and under are free. For a full schedule of events throughout the weekend visit HERE.

Race for Good – Supporting Local Charities: Proceeds from the race will go to support several East End charities. The Shelter Island 10K Community Fund, which assists our community with philanthropic donations to community programs for Shelter Island, educational services including scholarships, project Excel, school trips and family services. East End Hospice, which offers home health care, with short-term hospital stay when needed, for the people of the Hamptons and surrounding Long Island towns. Timothy Hill Children’s Ranch, which provides a safe haven for boys ages 10-21 who are in need of a therapeutic environment. For more information please go HERE.

— by Tiffany Goldstein