Posted on March 31, 2014 by Matheny
Kids Fun Run at Miles for Matheny 2013.
Looking for a wonderful way to introduce your kids to running for a cause? Thanks to sponsor Porzio Bromberg & Newman P.C., Attorneys at Law, you can do just that at the Kids Fun Run at Miles for Matheny.
Designed especially for the youngest racing enthusiasts, the Kids Fun Run consists of four short sprints, divided by age category, for children between the ages of 3 and 10. It gives everyone a chance to be a winner in a very non-competitive atmosphere. All Fun Run participants receive a winner’s medal. Here is a breakdown of the sprint lengths: ages 3-4, 50 yards; ages 5-6, 75 yards; ages 7-8, 100 yards; ages 9-10, 150 yards.
The 17th annual Miles for Matheny will be held on Sunday, June 1, at Liberty Park in downtown Peapack, NJ. In addition to the Kids Fun Run, other activities include the Lu Huggins Wheelchair Walk, a 5K Road Race, five different Cycling routes and the “Breakfast of Champions” provided by The Friends of Matheny. All funds raised support the Matheny Center of Medicine and Dentistry, which provides medical, dental and therapy care to Matheny’s inpatients and people with disabilities in communities throughout New Jersey. Major sponsors, in addition to PBN, are: Partlow Insurance, Peapack-Gladstone Bank, WCBS-TV and WCBS Newsradio 880.
For more information, to register or start a team fundraising page, log onto www.milesformatheny.org or call (908) 234-0011, ext. 260.
Posted on March 17, 2014 by Matheny
Lu Huggins Wheelchair Walk, 2013.
Online registration for the 17th annual Miles for Matheny began on March 11. This year’s event will be held on Sunday, June 1, at Liberty Park in downtown Peapack. Activities include:
• The Lu Huggins Wheelchair Walk where friends and family members walk alongside more than 100 Matheny children and adults who “wheel” through the streets of downtown Peapack to the cheers of community members and other supporters.
• 5K Road Race through the beautiful Somerset Hills on town and rural roads.
• Five Cycling Routes winding through the picturesque countryside.
• Kids Fun Run for children, ages 3-10.
• “Breakfast of Champions,” provided by The Friends of Matheny.
All money raised at Miles for Matheny will benefit the Matheny Center of Medicine and Dentistry, which provides medical, dental and therapy care to Matheny inpatients and to people with disabilities living in communities throughout New Jersey.
For more information, to register or start a fundraising page, log onto www.milesformatheny.org or call (908) 234-0011, ext. 260.
5K Run, 2013.
Posted on March 4, 2013 by Matheny
Kids Fun Run 2012.
Everyone’s a winner in the Kids Fun Run at Miles for Matheny, which introduces children to running for a cause.
The run is designed especially for the youngest racing enthusiasts. There are four short sprints: 50 yards for ages 3-4; 75 yards, ages 5-6; 100 yards, ages 7-8; and 150 yards, ages 9-10. All Fun Run participants receive a winner’s medal.
The 16th annual Miles for Matheny community event and fundraiser will be held on Sunday, April 21, at Liberty Park in Peapack, NJ. The Fun Run begins at 11:30 a.m. Other activities include the Lu Huggins Wheelchair Walk, a USATF-certified 5K race and five different cycling routes. All funds raised at the event will help support the Matheny Center of Medicine and Dentistry, which provides medical, dental and therapy care to Matheny’s inpatients and to people with disabilities in the community.
This year Porzio Bromberg & Newman P.C., Morristown, NJ-based attorneys at law, will again be the Kids Fun Run sponsor. Other major sponsors are: Poses Family Foundation, title sponsor; Partlow Insurance Agency; Peapack-Gladstone Bank; Affinity Federal Credit Union; and WCBS-TV and WCBS Newsradio 880.
To find out how you can be part of this fun-filled and uplifiting event, log onto www.milesformatheny.org.
Celebrating after the races.
Posted on February 21, 2013 by Matheny
5K and Kids Fun Run runners love to finish their race and cheer on the wheelchair participants as they approach the finish line.
A great way to raise money for Miles for Matheny, our annual fundraiser and community event, is to create a personal webpage on the Miles for Matheny website. You can upload photos of you and your teammates, set fundraising and training goals and send emails to friends and family asking them to support your efforts.
Plus, you can send updates, which serve as gentle reminders, as the event day gets closer. And, once the event is over, you can continue to fundraise by sending photos and notes to let people know how you did as a runner, cyclist or walking partner.
Miles is being held Sunday, April 21, at Liberty Park in downtown Peapack. The signature activity is the Lu Huggins Wheelchair Walk in which more than 100 wheelchair participants, with walking partners, travel 1.5 miles around town. There’s also a USATF-NJ sanctioned 5K race, five different Cycling routes and a Kids Fun Run. All money raised will help support the Matheny Center of Medicine and Dentistry, which provides medical, dental and therapy care to Matheny inpatients and people with disabilities in communities throughout New Jersey.
To get more information and to find out how you can be part of this uplifting event, log onto www.milesformatheny.org or call (908) 234-0011, ext. 260.
Posted on February 29, 2012 by Matheny
Kids Fun Run at Miles for Matheny in 2011.
Grab your kids’ sneakers and sign them up for the Kids Fun Run at Miles for Matheny. The Kids Fun Run enables children ages 10 and under to join together in friendship and fun while being introduced to “running for a cause.”
This event is designed especially for young children. It’s a short sprint that gives everyone a chance to be a winner in a very non-competitive atmosphere. Every runner receives a medal after crossing the finish line. The races start at 11:30 a.m., and are broken into four categories: ages 3-4, 50 yards; 5-6, 75 yards; 7-8, 100 yards; and 9-10, 150 yards.
The 15th annual Miles for Matheny will be held Sunday, April 22, in downtown Peapack, NJ. All funds raised help support the Matheny Center of Medicine and Dentistry, which provides medical, dental and therapy care to Matheny’s inpatients and people with disabilities in the community.
The Morristown, NJ.-based law firm Porzio Bromberg & Newman, which also has offices in Princeton, New York City and Westborough, MA, has been sponsoring the Kids Fun Run since its inception several years ago.
In addition to the Kids Fun Run, there is a 5K Race, five different Cycling routes, and the Lu Huggins Wheelchair Walk. For more information and to register, log onto www.milesformatheny.org or call (908) 234-0011, ext. 260.
Posted on February 17, 2012 by Matheny
Cyclists will have new routes this year.
The five cycling routes at the 15th annual Miles for Matheny will have a new look. After three years with the same routes, Lee Brush, a resident of Annandale and former president of the Bedminster Flyers cycling club, felt it was time for a change. The 12-mile route is now 10 miles, the 23-mile route is now 25 miles and the 32-mile ride is now 35 miles. The 50 miles and Hills of Attrition rides will remain the same.
The 10-mile distance is the “family friendly” route. In the past, it hadn’t been so friendly because there were some difficult hills and the route crossed a highway.
All cycling rides will use the Whitehouse Station branch of our cycling sponsor, Peapack-Gladstone Bank, as a rest stop, reducing our rest stop locations from four to one. This will make delivery and pickup of supplies easier and should be more interesting for the riders and volunteers at the stop.
Miles for Matheny will be held Sunday, April 22, at Liberty Park in downtown Peapack, NJ. The 50-mile and Hills of Attrition rides take off at 10 a.m.; 25 and 35-mile rides start at 10:45 a.m.; and the 10-mile ride leaves at 11:45 a.m.
Miles for Matheny also includes a Kids Fun Run at 11:30 a.m.; a 5K race at 12:15 p.m.; and the Lu Huggins Wheelchair Walk at 1 p.m. All funds raised help support the Matheny Center of Medicine and Dentistry, which provides medical, dental and therapy care to Matheny’s inpatients and to children and adults with disabilities in the community.
For more information, log onto www.milesformatheny.org or call (908) 234-0011, ext. 260.
