I've run this race at least 6 times. It's close to home and by far one of my favorite 5K Run's around. A well organized event for a very good cause. The race takes place along a beautiful scenic route through Saddle River. Packet pickup the night before went very smoothly.

The swimming portion runs parallel to the beach and the waves are typically small so early in the morning.
The bike portion has a beautiful 11.1 mile course along the Lake Minnewaska and beautiful views and the run is 2.5 miles
out and back along the Lake and finishes by a soccer field.

I've run this 2 Mile race over a dozen times and it's always a great time. Mary the Race Director and Gio do an awesome job. This year the race attendance of runners and walkers was around a 1,000 entries. Perfect weather for February (sunny 35 -40 degrees), nice sweat