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  The 23rd Annual Westhampton Beach Joe Koziarz Memorial Certified 5K Run & Walk will be held on Saturday, July 20th, 2013. Registration opens at 7AM on the Westhampton Beach Village Green. The race commences promptly at 8:30 on Main Street in front of the Westhampton Beach Post Office and traverses through the village streets ending at the Westhampton Beach Village Marina & Yacht Basin. Complete details about this race events are featured below !The 5th Annual Westhampton Beach "Kids Fun Run" is a 1 Kilometer "Kids Fun Run" specifically for children  under 10 years of age will start immediately following the Joe Koziarz 5K Race at 8:30. The Kids "Fun Run" will start in the same location at the rear of the race pack at the Westhampton Beach Post Office on Main Street, procede down Main Street to Library Avenue and continue south to the Westhampton Beach Village Marina Yacht Basin. The kids will run under the spraying water provided by the volunteers of the local Westhampton Fire Department where friends and family will await the arrival of the runners of the 5K. All participants of the Kids "Fun Run" will receive a commemorative race medal. Download Here: 5th Annual Westhampton Beach Kids "Fun Run" Race Form Application and Parental Authorization for Participation --- COMING SOON ! Parents or Guardian must pick up their children at the end of the "Kids Run" Race Course"23rd Annual Joe Koziarz Memorial Certified 5K Run & Walk Details 5K COURSE – This 3.1 Mile (5K) course begins on Main Street in front of the Westhampton Beach Post Office and traverses through the scenic village roads and lanes of the Incorporated Village of Westhampton Beach and ends at the Westhampton Beach Village Marina & Yacht Basin at the corner of Library Avenue and Stevens Lane - only 1 block south of Main Street. The race course is fast, flat & beautiful! Results are professionally timed and certified. AWARDS – Awards to the first three female and male runners in the following age categories Ages: 12 & Under, 13-15, 16-18, 19-29, 30- 39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-Older (There is a special awards category for Emergency Service Workers & Volunteers including members of the 106th Air National Guard). Awards will be presented to the first three female & male race walkers and the first 3 female & male Greater Westhampton area residents. ENTRY FEE – $20 Early Registration – Received by June 30, 2013. Pre-registrants will receive a commemorative 22nd Annual 5K Race / Walk T-Shirt. Please indicate desired T-Shirt size on the race application. The Race Registration Fee is $25 if received after June 30, 2013 or the same day of the race. T-Shirts are limited and are available only while supplies last. RACE DAY CHECK-IN – Pre-registered runners and walkers should pick up their race number with built-in Electronic Timing Device and commemorative T-Shirt between 7 AM – 8:15 AM at the Gazebo on the Village Green, Main Street & Mill Road, Westhampton Beach. This year we will be utilizing a Jaguar Chip Timing System which uses disposable chips attached to each runners bib number and does not require returning the chip.
RAFFLES – A Runners Raffle is held at the Village Green Gazebo following the race. Many prizes will be awarded all donated by area businesses including dinner at some of the finest local restaurants and gift certificates from local shops, businesses and boutiques. We encourage you to spend the day in our beautiful Village, stop in to these local merchants and say thanks!
PROCEEDS – All proceeds from the Greater Westhampton Chamber of Commerce Joe Koziarz Memorial 5K Run & Walk are donated and benefit the Town of Southampton Police Atletic League (PAL), The Joe Koziarz Memorial Hurricane Scholarship Fund at the Westhampton Beach Senior High School & the Peconic Bay Medical Center Emergency Room in Riverhead. 5K Race Registration
2013 Pre-Registration Race Applications will be mailed to all previous runners of the race at the end of May 2013. The race applications will be available in the Greater Westhampton Chamber of Commerce office located at 7 Glovers Lane starting in April 2013 and can be downloaded here and submitted with the appropriate fee. Pre-register by June 30th and save $5, pre-registration is only $20. Registration after July 1 and the on-site fee the day of the race event is $25. Race applications are also available at www.active.com DOWNLOAD:
2013 Joe Koziarz Memorial 5K Run & Walk Race Application --- Coming Soon ! 2011 & 2012 Corporate Sponsors The Greater Westhampton Chamber of Commerce is happy to announce our generous $1,500 2012 Corporate Sponsors for 22nd Annual Joe Koziarz Memorial 5K Run & Walk this year. For the second year in a row, we would like to thank Eastern Suffolk Cardiology - with offices in Riverhead, Wading River, Hampton Bays and Southampton - for joining our 5K sponsorship team this year. The continued generous support of this fine local company is greatly appreciated by the Greater Westhampton Chamber of Commerce.
Corporate Sponsorship opportunities exist for the 2013 Race Season. Local businesses can have their logos on the annual Joe Koziarz Memorial 5K commemorative T-shirt. We thank all of the local businesses who supported this past years T-Shirt and generously donated raffle prizes to the post race give-a-ways at the race award ceremony. Local Merchants interested in 2013 sponsorship opportunities should contact Mike Koziarz for more information... including getting your corporate logo on the 2013 Joe Koziarz Commemorative T-Shirt and other sponsorship opportunities!
About Joe Koziarz
 Joe Koziarz was the director of the McFarland and Koziarz Funeral Home in Westhampton Beach for many years. He loved the outdoors and was an avid runner who enjoyed running all the local races including the Long Island half-marathon. Joe passed away of a heart attack at the very early age of 52 in 1995. The Westhampton Beach 5K was renamed in his honor. As a tribute to his father’s passion for running, the Greater Westhampton Chamber of Commerce Annual Joe Koziarz Memorial 5K Run & Walk is directed by his son Michael. Past Race Results
2012 - July 20th
2012 - July 21st 2011 - July 16th Race Results 2010 - July 17th Race Results 2009 - July 19th Race Results Certified Race Timing
 Island TimingRace Management, Chip Timing & Results Bob Beattie 302 East Montauk Highway - Suite #2 Hampton Bays, New York 11946 bob@eerunner.com 2013 Event Sponsorship Form
T-Shirts, Kids Run, Water Stop Sponsors, Mile Marker Sponsors - DOWNLOAD SPONSORSHIP 2013 FORM Contact Information
Greater Westhampton Chamber of Commerce 23rd Annual Joe Koziarz Memorial 5K Run & Walk
Race Director: Michael "Digger" Koziarz
7 Glovers Lane
Post Office Box 1228
Westhampton Beach, New York 11978
631.288.3337 Business
631.288.3322 Facsimile
516.428.7701 Cellular
Greater Westhampton Chamber of Commerce
5th Annual Westhampton Beach Kids "Fun Run" Race Director: Alli Galasso
7 Glovers Lane
Post Office Box 1228
Westhampton Beach, New York 11978
631.288.3337 Business
631.288.3322 Facsimile
631.258.1192 Cellular
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