Description

Why do it?

• This is a race designed BY women, FOR women.


• I need a reason to buy a new outfit!


• I love being 50 years old (it is the new 40!) and being active.


• I want to motivate myself, or my girlfriend/mother/daughter/sister.


• I am one of those crazy runners who is always trying to improve my time and go faster!


• I am just getting started. I walk and I try to run a little, and I think I can do 5 miles.


• I love chocolate and the race goodies sound awesome!!!


• The merchandise is super super cute!

Run or Walk?

• You have the option to join the runners group or the walkers group.


• The run is for a timed 5 mile race starting at 9:30 AM


• The walkers group will start after the runners at 10 AM.

 

About the Race

Beauty and The Beach Run™ is a 5-mile race for women, by women, on the New Jersey Shore coastline with beautiful scenic views of the beach. Beauty is exclusively for women and benefits Aslan Youth Ministries, a non-profit organization founded in 1975 and headquartered in Red Bank, NJ. Now in its 12th year, the Beauty and the Beach Run for Women is trademarked, owned and hosted annually by Aslan. Proceeds benefit Aslan programs serving urban youth in Monmouth County, NJ and their families. The course for the Beauty and the Beach Run has an official USA Track & Field Measurement Certificate.

The event is held at Pier Village at the Ocean Place Resort & Spa located in Long Branch, New Jersey, and features many amenities such as racing along the boardwalk with beautiful views, a healthy breakfast, an Expo, celebrity emcees, and corporate sponsors.  We welcome runners and walkers as well as corporate teams and groups.   Registered participants receive:

• A long-sleeve running shirt


•  Commemorative medal


• An official time for a 5-mile run, plus we have added a 5K run or 5K walk option this year.


• Healthy Breakfast


• Swag Bag full of goodies and coupons

Race Choices

• Run 5 Miles!


• NEW! 5K Run


• NEW! 5K Walk

 

More About Aslan Youth

Aslan provides after school tutoring, one-on-one mentoring with a caring adult, character building classes, summer day camp services, trauma-informed care, and educational field trips and activities for children.  Unique to Aslan, they offer door-to- door pick-up and drop off service ensuring the safety and participation of each child. Aslan proudly boost a 95% attendance rate and a 20% enrollment rate of children from former Aslan grads!  Aslan’s children are grade school through high-school-aged from Long Branch, Red Bank, Asbury Park and Neptune, New Jersey. Over 500 individuals regularly volunteer their time and talents to serve as mentors, tutors, youth class teachers, board members, coaches, office helpers, bus drivers, for Holiday gift programs and as Haiti volunteers.  Others provide valuable in-kind services in areas such as computer consulting, fundraising and pro bono legal assistance. 

In addition, Aslan has a full-service operation in Haiti offering a Medical Clinic, educational sponsorship programs, sewing school, music school, and food program.  Aslan serves over 200 children and family services to several hundred families each year, by providing clean water (newly installed clean water pumps), food, medical care, and emergency services.