SPORT SHORTS

Change A Life Uganda has announced its first 5K Run/Walk and 1-Mile Fun Run for kids on Oct. 5 at 9:30 a.m.

The “Run for Education” event will be held on a USATF-certified course in Thompson Park, Lincroft. Split Second Timing will provide timing services. Online registration costs $30 for the 5K race and $15 for the kids’ 1-Mile Fun Run, and it is available at www.RaceForum.com/Uganda.

Avid runners, joggers, walkers and Change A Life Uganda’s supporters are all welcome to participate in this familyfriendly event. All funds raised will help Change A Life Uganda provide quality education to children in rural Migyera and Nabbingo, Uganda.

The first 300 registrants will receive Tshirts. Category winners will receive handmade Ugandan crafts. Race packets can be picked up at Road Runner Sports, located at 490 Broad St. in Shrewsbury on Oct. 4 from 3-6 p.m. Late registration will also be available that day ($35 for 5K and $20 for kids’ fun run).

Registration is also available on the day of the race from 8-9 a.m. Race packet pickup opens at 8 a.m. and closes at 9:15 a.m. For more information or to become a sponsor, contact Kathleen Brown at [email protected] or 732-673-4384.

The all-turf Monmouth-at- Meadowlands meet will commence a 14- day stand on Sept. 18 with first post slated for 7 p.m. It will be the first thoroughbred meet conducted at the new racing facility, which opened to great fanfare last fall.

With six race cards being planned, the Monmouth-at-Meadowlands meet will race on Thursdays and Fridays from Sept. 18-26. Beginning in October, the track will offer live cards on Fridays and Saturdays through Nov. 1 First post nightly will be 7 p.m., except for Oct. 31 (Breeders’ Cup Friday) and Nov. 1 (Breeders’ Cup Saturday), when post time will be 1 p.m. and noon, respectively.

A full slate of activities and dining options will be available throughout the Monmouth at-Meadowlands meet, including fireworks on Sept. 19 following the night’s live racing action; Scotch-n-Smoke on Oct. 4 with unique scotches and hand-rolled cigars; and the Oktoberfest Food Truck Mash- Up on Oct. 11. On the food side, Pink, the main restaurant at the New Meadowlands, will be in full swing (reservations 201-460- 4079), as will The Victory Sports Bar and The Lounge.

For more information visit www.monmouthpark.com or www.thebigm.com, or call 732-222-5100 or 201-460-4043.