Summit Area YMCA Love and Legacy 5K Returns May 4, 2025
A Community Race with Purpose
The Summit Area YMCA Love and Legacy 5K is set to return on Sunday, May 4, 2025, bringing the community together for a morning of fitness, camaraderie, and support for meaningful programs. Hosted at the Summit YMCA (67 Maple St, Summit, NJ), this annual event offers participants the chance to run or walk for a cause that makes a lasting impact.
More Than Just a Race
The Love and Legacy 5K (formerly, the Mother’s Day 5K) is about strengthening the community. Proceeds from the event help fund critical YMCA programs, including financial assistance for childcare, health initiatives, and mentorship programs such as LIVESTRONG® at the YMCA and Achievers. Every step taken during the race ensures access to essential resources for those in need.
Event Schedule
7:30 – 8:15 AM | Check-in and Race Day Registration
8:15 – 8:29 AM | Pre-Race Announcements and Warm-Up
8:30 AM | 5K Start
9:00 AM | Family Fun Carnival (weather prmitting)
9:30 AM | Awards Ceremony
10:00 AM | Kids Dash
Registration Details
$35 Early Bird (Until April 6)
$40 Standard (April 7 – May 3)
$45 Race Day (May 4)
$10 Kids Fun Run
Participants who register by April 6 will receive an official Love and Legacy 5K race shirt. Early race packet pick-up will be available at Fleet Feet and Berkeley Heights YMCA.
“The Love and Legacy 5K is more than just a race — it’s a celebration of community, perseverance, and making a meaningful impact. Every step taken helps ensure that essential YMCA programs continue to support individuals and families in need.”
About the Summit Area YMCA
In 1886, we were founded as the Young Men’s Christian Association, but today, we are The Y. An association that values and is made stronger by its diverse people. We stand for youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility — For a better us. We are committed to creating equal opportunity for all regardless of gender, age, disability, income, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or religious affiliation. We strive to create a welcoming and inclusive culture in which our four core values — responsibility, honesty, caring, and respect — are integral to everyday operations.
Each year, as one of the area’s leading 501(c)(3) charitable organizations, the Summit Area YMCA serves more than 17,000 individuals with our free and fee-based programs and services in an area spanning the New Jersey communities of Berkeley Heights, Gillette, Millburn, New Providence, Short Hills, Springfield, Stirling, and Summit. Our history is rooted in working side-by-side with our neighbors to ensure everyone can learn, grow, and thrive. Through the generosity of our members, donors, and partners, we are able to offer financial assistance for our programs and services to those in need.