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Sunday, March 21st, 2027
156 Mettlers Road, Somerset NJ
5K · 10 Miles · Half · 1 Mile
34–53°F · some rain risk
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On this date: rain 3 of the last 10 years
2026
46–57°F
dry
2025
36–50°F
rain
2024
26–41°F
dry
2023
30–59°F
dry
2022
39–61°F
dry
2021
29–60°F
dry
2020
39–64°F
dry
2019
38–47°F
rain
2018
30–36°F
rain
2017
36–56°F
dry
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About this race
2026 Garden State 10
Welcome to NJ's Favorite Distance Race!
WHEN:
March 21, 2027
WHERE:
Colonial Park
156 Mettlers Road
Somerset, NJ
RACE WEEKEND SCHEDULE:
Friday4pm-7pm: 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)
8:45am: Cookie Chase 5k presented by Insomnia Cookies
9:30am: Garden State 10 Miler
11:00am: Youth Fun Run
SHIRT & BIB DEADLINE:
Free shirts to the first 800 registrants.A FEW EVENT DETAILS:
5k Map
10 Mile Map
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, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85-89, 90+
All finishers receive a medal
AG medals: 19 & Under, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 80-84, 85-89, 90+
All finishers receive a cookie
*Gift cards provided by Road Runner Sports
Half Marathon ChallengeAll finishers receive a "Challenge Accepted" medal in addition to their GS10 medal
The RelayWe 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 AwardsAll youth participants receive a race bib and finisher's medal.
EVENT PROCEEDS:
The Garden State 10 Miler is a collaborative fund raiser 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.
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