Garden State 10 Miler & Cookie Chase 5k

🏃‍♂️ 2026 Garden State 10

🎉 Welcome to NJ's Favorite Distance Race!

🗓️ WHEN:
March 22, 2026

📍 WHERE:
Colonial Park
156 Mettlers Road
Somerset, NJ

🕒 RACE WEEKEND SCHEDULE:

• Friday: 4pm-8pm: Packet Pickup, Road Runner Sports (North Brunswick, NJ)
• Saturday: 10am-2pm: Packet Pickup, Road Runner Sports (North Brunswick, NJ)
• Sunday: 7:00am: Registration opens (packet pickup, new registration)
• Sunday: 8:45am: Cookie Chase 5k presented by Insomnia Cookies
• Sunday: 9:30am: Garden State 10 Miler
• Sunday: 11:00am: Youth Fun Run

👕 SHIRT &: BIB DEADLINE:

Register by 11:59PM on March 1st for a race shirt and personalized bib.

🏅 A FEW EVENT DETAILS:

• 5k Map
• 10 Mile Map

10 Miler Awards

• Prize Money: $150/$100/$75* Top 3 M/F
• AG Medals: 19 &: Under, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70+
• Finishers: All finishers receive a medal

Cookie Chase 5k Awards

• 1st M/F: $100*
• Prize Money: Top 3 Costumes - $100*
• AG Medals: 19 &: Under, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70+
• Finishers: All finishers receive a cookie

*Gift cards provided by Road Runner Sports

Half Marathon Challenge

All finishers receive a "Challenge Accepted" medal in addition to their GS10 medal.

The Relay

We know running is more fun with friends. This is a 2-person team. The first participant runs ~3.6 miles, high fives their partner who then runs the remaining 6.4 miles. The relay transition is within walking distance of the 10-mile start at the corner of Mettlers Lane and Colonial Drive. Both participants must register for the relay individually.

Youth Fun Run Awards

All youth participants receive a race bib and finisher's medal.

💰 EVENT PROCEEDS:

The Garden State 10 Miler is a collaborative fundraiser hosted by the Garden State Track Club and the Franklin Township Police Department. Since its inception in 2017, the event has donated $35,000 to charitable causes. It now provides need-based scholarships to graduating seniors at Franklin High School.

For more information, visit Garden State 10 Miler & Cookie Chase 5k.