John Jay Community Trail Race

🏃‍♂️ Race Overview

The John Jay Community 5k Trail Race (http://jjtrail.org) is a competitive community race on the new John Jay Community Cross Country Trail.

• Course Start: The course starts on the lower fields of the John Jay Campus.
• Trail Experience: Quickly goes into the wooded trails adjacent to the middle school and high school.
• Course Finish: Ends on the John Jay Contest Track &: Field next to Route 121.
• Trail Condition: The trails are challenging and hilly in the woods.

🚶‍♀️ Trail Walk

The John Jay 4k Trail Walk is a non-competitive walk through the main parts of the John Jay Community Trail.

• Start Time: Walkers will start after the 5k runners are in the woods.
• Trail Similarity: Most of the trail is the same except for approximately 1k of the southern hill loop that is skipped by the walkers.
• Course Finish: Both courses end at the John Jay Contest Field.
• Animal Policy: Since the trail and course is on school grounds, animals are not permitted - except for service animals within the ADA definition.

👕 Registration

Sign up NOW - first 150 pre-registered runners/walkers to sign up receive a race t-shirt!

🏃‍♀️ The Kids Jay Dash

The Kids Jay Dash race will take place after the finish of the 5k run/4k walk.

• Location: It will be held on the track.
• Distance: The distance will be 200 meters.
• Free T-shirts: The first 30 kids to sign up for the Dash will receive a t-shirt!

🔨 Trail Building

The John Jay Community Cross Country Trail has been developed and built by student and community volunteers.

• Purpose: To provide a home course for the Westchester County and New York State Championship John Jay Cross Country teams.
• Support: If you are interested in helping out, please donate or volunteer your time.
• Contact: For more information, reach out to us at jjtrailrace@:gmail.com.

🤝 Sponsors

Thank you to our wonderful sponsors! We are always looking for additional sponsors for the community races!

• 2026 Sponsorships: We are seeking sponsors for the 2026 races.
• Contact Information: If you are interested in sponsoring or renewing your sponsorship, please contact us at jjtrailrace@:gmail.com.
• Current Sponsors: A listing of the current year's sponsors is here: https://runsignup.com/Race/Sponsors/NY/CrossRiver/JohnJayCommunityTrailRace.
• Past Sponsors: You can see all of our past year's sponsors at https://jjtrail.org/sponsorship link.

🕒 Race Day Information

[RACE DAY REGISTRATION, IF AVAILABLE, STARTS AT 7:30am at the JJMS FIELD on race morning.]