About the 63rd Annual Asbury Park Polar Bear Races
The course starts outside Convention Hall, near a waterfront ale house, and runs south along the boardwalk and into the neighboring town before turning back. The out-and-back shape means you pass other runners on the return, and the organizers flag the narrower stretches and ask everyone to stay right. It is a late-year road race on the coast, so dress for wind off the water.
Bib pickup runs the day before at a running shop in Little Silver, with race-morning pickup available at Convention Hall starting early. Awards are handed out inside Convention Hall after the finish, so there is a warm place to wait for results. A local food-equity nonprofit, Interfaith Neighbors, is the charity partner.
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63rd Annual Asbury Park Polar Bear Races 2026 Results
Going by the 2026 results, this is a decent-sized field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.
5K Results · 2026
306finishers
15:12winner
28:55median
54:06cutoff
Top 3: Michael Bond (15:12) · Brian Hill (15:15) · Troy Hill (15:22)
1 Miles Results · 2026
16finishers
7:20winner
11:12median
16:40cutoff
Top 3: C. Meyers (7:20) · F. Contois (7:55) · A. Meyers (9:14)
The 63rd Annual Asbury Park Polar Bear Races is in its 63rd year.
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Oct 25, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
5K12/27/2026 10:00$40
1 Mile12/27/2026 09:30$20
5K12/27/2026 10:00$40
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