The Shore Athletic Club

10/12/2026

Two more weeks ahead of our Lester 2 Wright Jr. Youth XC Series at Holmdel Park. See results and register for October 18 or October 25 RunSignup.

10/12/2026

With members of all ages across the country, it’s tough to keep up with the good news! Last weekend, Bob Reese competed in 4 events at the Arkansas Senior Olympics. He won Gold in Pole Vault, Silver in Long Jump, Bronze in 50 & 100 meters. His efforts qualify him for the 2027 National Senior Olympics in Tulsa, OK.

10/08/2026

Thanks to Dave DeMonico on the trumpet; our friends at the Sandy Hook Foundation, the staff at Gateway National Recreation Area; our volunteers, and all of you who came out to cheer and race! It was a great morning on Sandy Hook.

09/30/2026

The first pre-order for Rabbit brand apparel closes tonight at midnight! Be sure to put in your order! ❤️💙😃

09/22/2026

ShoreAC Store Open!
*Pre-orders for Rabbit Brand Gear
* All other items including New apparel, backpacks, and more, in the full store 

https://stores.conceptprint.com/ShoreAC

09/20/2026

09/18/2026

We were glad to be a part of the Monmouth Mile put on by The Outpost Running & Walking Co. and On. Highlight video created by Monmouth University Track & Field junior Josh Tejada.

09/16/2026

Great article about our own Nora Gibbons Cary!

A few weeks after her 70th birthday, Nora Cary lined up at an indoor meet in Florida and ran 12:24.36 for 3,000 meters. It was a world record. She had run indoor track maybe twice in her entire life.

She had retired from nursing that same year, after 42 years on the job, and spent some of the new free time reading through the record book for the 70 to 74 age group. A lot of them looked attainable to her.

She was right. She now holds American age-group records at every distance from 3,000 meters up to the half marathon, which she ran in 1:35:25. That half was a lifetime personal best, set at 70.

Her training is less complicated than you would guess. Thirty-five miles a week, up to 55 when a marathon is on the calendar. No coach and no structured plan.

She fits in a long run, some hills, and some speedwork across a 10-day or two-week cycle instead of forcing all three into every single week. Five running days, because she makes herself take the rest.

The only thing she says she would change is strength work. She has done it consistently for five years now for injury prevention and bone density, and wishes she had started decades earlier.

What keeps her from burning out is that she never sits on one distance. She finished a marathon and went straight into training for a mile.

Her actual advice is simpler than any of that: join a club, find a group. She runs with two, one competitive and one social, and gives them more credit for her longevity than any workout. She started running in her late 20s, back when the only singlet she could get was a men's small, and she is already eyeing the 6K and 10K at the 2027 World Masters Championships.

What distance would you chase if you stopped racing the one you always race? 👏