Rankings · updated July 10, 2026

Best Races in NJ

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  1. 1 Bradley Beach 5K Bradley Beach, NJ Aug 2026 15.0/100
  2. 2 CompleteCare Foundation Halloween Bone Run & Walk Pittsgrove, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  3. 3 2027 Shamrock Shuffle B'ville Bernardsville, NJ Mar 2027 15.0/100
  4. 4 Annual Benefit 5K Run/Walk Supporting Veterans and their needs sponsored by the VFW Post 133 East Brunswick, NJ Jul 2026 15.0/100
  5. 5 Cranford Santa Run 10:15 am Cranford, NJ Dec 2026 15.0/100
  6. 6 Cinnaminson Running Club Cinnaminson, NJ Jun 2026 15.0/100
  7. 7 Boys & Girls Club of Newark 5K to Wellness Newark, NJ Sep 2026 15.0/100
  8. 8 6th ANNUAL DUCK DONUT 5K/10K and NEW 2K Pup Strut Bridgewater, NJ Nov 2026 15.0/100
  9. 9 9/11 Memorial 5K and Kids' Run Middletown, NJ Sep 2026 15.0/100
  10. 10 Big Bang Mile and Science Festival Holmdel, NJ Jul 2026 15.0/100
  11. 11 5th Annual Octoberfest 5K Haddonfield, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  12. 12 Bikes & Beers Cape May Rio Grande, NJ Sep 2026 15.0/100
  13. 13 Cranford Cupcake 5K - Vegan + Gluten Free Friendly Cranford, NJ Aug 2026 15.0/100
  14. 14 20th Annual Seedorf / McMeekin 5k Run Atlantic City, NJ Aug 2026 15.0/100
  15. 15 Bordentown Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk Bordentown, NJ Nov 2026 15.0/100
  16. 16 Barn-B-Q Trail Festival Berkeley Heights, NJ Sep 2026 15.0/100
  17. 17 11th Annual Lambertville - New Hope Two Town Turkey Trot! Thanksgiving 2026 Lambertville, NJ Nov 2026 15.0/100
  18. 18 AmeriHealth Atlantic City Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K & G. Larry James 5K Atlantic City, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  19. 19 2026 Montclair Doughnut Run Montclair, NJ Dec 2026 15.0/100
  20. 20 Always Ready 5K Cape May, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  21. 21 Animal Shelters Hub Moorestown, NJ Jan 2030 15.0/100
  22. 22 5th Annual Axiom REACH 5k to Fight Cancer - Fun Run! Princeton, NJ Jul 2026 15.0/100
  23. 23 Celebrate A Life 5K Walk Augusta, NJ Sep 2026 15.0/100
  24. 24 Cooper Norcross Run the Bridge Event presented by AmeriHealth Camden, NJ Nov 2026 15.0/100
  25. 25 Bayonne Turkey Trot 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run Bayonne, NJ Nov 2026 15.0/100
  26. 26 1st Day Live and Virtual 5K Run & 1 Mile Walk Fair Lawn, NJ Jan 2027 15.0/100
  27. 27 5-Mile Beach at Wildwood Crest: Half Marathon, 10K and 5K Wildwood Crest, NJ Nov 2026 15.0/100
  28. 28 Coach Mike O'Brien Memorial 5K St. Patrick's Day Run Denville, NJ Mar 2027 15.0/100
  29. 29 Cross Keys Runway 5K Williamstown, NJ Nov 2026 15.0/100
  30. 30 Brigantine Ugly Sweater Run & Family Frolic Brigantine, NJ Nov 2026 15.0/100
  31. 31 BookSmiles 5K & 1 Mile Walk for Literacy Cherry Hill, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  32. 32 Achilles New Jersey Hope & Possibility 2026 - In Loving Memory of Kenny Franco Jr. Rochelle Park, NJ Sep 2026 15.0/100
  33. 33 Cupid's Chase 5K Pennsauken Pennsauken, NJ Feb 2027 15.0/100
  34. 34 Cupid's Chase 5K Bridgewater Bridgewater Township, NJ Feb 2027 15.0/100
  35. 35 Cupid's Chase 5K Rutherford Rutherford, NJ Feb 2027 15.0/100
  36. 36 Cupid's Chase 5K Lake Como Lake Como, NJ Feb 2027 15.0/100
  37. 37 Cupid's Chase 5K Princeton Princeton, NJ Feb 2027 15.0/100
  38. 38 Cupid's Chase 5K Seaside Heights Seaside Heights, NJ Feb 2027 15.0/100
  39. 39 Cupid's Chase 5K Westfield Westfield, NJ Feb 2027 15.0/100
  40. 40 4th Annual Chesterfield FALL Terrain 5K Chesterfield, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  41. 41 Delanco River Run Delanco, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  42. 42 Cedar Run's Trails, Tails & Ales: 5k Charity Trail Run & Beer Garden Medford, NJ Sep 2026 15.0/100
  43. 43 Asbury Park Santa Run Asbury Park, NJ Dec 2026 15.0/100
  44. 44 BadgerPalooza Williamstown, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  45. 45 4th Annual Shamong Turkey Trot Shamong, NJ Nov 2026 15.0/100
  46. 46 2027 St. Paddy's Day 5k Morristown, NJ Mar 2027 15.0/100
  47. 47 Berkeley Heights 5K Race and Fitness Walk for Mental Health Presented by the Kimberly Anne Wilson Foundation...Proud to be an official USATF 500 Point Event! Berkeley Heights, NJ Sep 2026 15.0/100
  48. 48 Annual OCC Viking 5K And Fun Run Toms River, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  49. 49 3rd Annual DUCK DONUT HOLIDAY 5K AND 2K PUP STRUT Parsippany, NJ Nov 2026 15.0/100
  50. 50 3rd Annual 9/11 LeRoy Homer 5K - We Run So They Can Fly Evesham, NJ Sep 2026 15.0/100
  51. 51 3DPT Oktoberfest 5K Medford, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  52. 52 9/11 Heroes Run - Pennsauken, New Jersey Pennsauken, NJ Sep 2026 15.0/100
  53. 53 9/11 Heroes Run - Raritan, NJ Raritan, NJ Sep 2026 15.0/100
  54. 54 4th Annual StrongLikeTom Stewartsville, NJ Aug 2026 15.0/100
  55. 55 2027 Superhero Half Marathon and Relay Morristown, NJ May 2027 15.0/100
  56. 56 3rd Annual TriState Veterans Memorial Fund 1 Mile-Walk / 5k-Run Sewell, NJ Aug 2026 15.0/100
  57. 57 21 Down Buddy Walk 2026 Wildwood, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  58. 58 CROSS Town 5K Walk/Run & Craft Show Delran, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  59. 59 ALPHA GAMES WESTFIELD, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  60. 60 5K Fun Run/Walk for Blood Clot Awareness Pennsauken, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  61. 61 14th Annual Miracles for Myeloma 5K Hybrid Run/Walk Clark, NJ Sep 2026 15.0/100
  62. 62 Bob Hendricks Memorial 5k Run/Walk Bedminster, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  63. 63 2nd Annual Dyamond Fitness and Connie Dwyer Foundation: Breast Cancer 5k and Walk West Orange, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  64. 64 2027 New Years 3/6 Mile Run & Pup Strut Hamilton Township, NJ Jan 2027 15.0/100
  65. 65 Cupid's Chase 5K Galloway Galloway, NJ Feb 2027 15.0/100
  66. 66 Boooo-mfield 5k Bloomfield, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  67. 67 2026 Inlet Walk for Brain Cancer Research Avalon, NJ Sep 2026 15.0/100
  68. 68 5K for Pizza: Seaside Heights Seaside Heights, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  69. 69 Brooks Northeast XC Championships Holmdel, NJ Nov 2026 15.0/100
  70. 70 5Knights 5K Washington, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  71. 71 2026 River Vale Run 4 the Love and Fitness with Friends Turkey Trot Charity 5K River Vale, NJ Nov 2026 15.0/100
  72. 72 Closter's Dom Mircovich Memorial 5K - 45th Annual & Jim O'Halloran Kids Fun Run Closter, NJ Sep 2026 15.0/100
  73. 73 12th Annual Veterans Haven 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk Haddonfield, NJ Nov 2026 15.0/100
  74. 74 Batsto Village 5K Hammonton, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  75. 75 Cerebral Palsy Awareness 5K Hamilton, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  76. 76 Coombs/Douglass Memorial Bay Run (5 Mile & 2 Mile) Lower Township, NJ Aug 2026 15.0/100
  77. 77 Clinton Road Zombie Run West Milford, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  78. 78 Bikes & Beers Ocean County Brick Township, NJ Aug 2026 15.0/100
  79. 79 Bagel Run 5K/10K/13.1 NEW JERSEY Camden, NJ Aug 2026 15.0/100
  80. 80 Bagel Run 5K/10K/13.1 PHILADELPHIA Camden, NJ Aug 2026 15.0/100
  81. 81 Bagel Run 5K/10K/13.1 NEW JERSEY Camden, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  82. 82 Bagel Run 5K/10K/13.1 PHILADELPHIA Camden, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  83. 83 Coffee Lovers Run 5K/10K/13.1 NEW JERSEY Camden, NJ Nov 2026 15.0/100
  84. 84 Coffee Lovers Run 5K/10K/13.1 PHILADELPHIA Camden, NJ Nov 2026 15.0/100
  85. 85 Coffee Lovers Run 5K/10K/13.1 NEW JERSEY Camden, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  86. 86 Coffee Lovers Run 5K/10K/13.1 PHILADELPHIA Camden, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  87. 87 Christmas in July 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk Brigantine, NJ Jul 2026 15.0/100
  88. 88 A Merry Christmas Run 5K/10K/13.1 NEW JERSEY Camden, NJ Dec 2026 15.0/100
  89. 89 A Merry Christmas Run 5K/10K/13.1 PHILADELPHIA Camden, NJ Dec 2026 15.0/100
  90. 90 Cheshire Soccer Academy's 1st Annual 5K Fundraiser Pottersville, NJ Apr 2026 15.0/100
  91. 91 Croissant & Cafe 5K Run & Walk Ridgefield Park, NJ Nov 2026 15.0/100
  92. 92 8th Annual Jersey Shore Ride for Food Justice Asbury Park, NJ Sep 2026 15.0/100
  93. 93 Boomer’s Bangin’ Soup Trail Run 10K and 5K Andover, NJ Nov 2026 15.0/100
  94. 94 Caldwell Christmas in July 5K Caldwell, NJ Jul 2026 15.0/100
  95. 95 Dogs Day Out 5K Run/1.25mi Walk Farmingdale, NJ Sep 2026 15.0/100
  96. 96 Barnyard Squatch 5K Blairstown, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  97. 97 2027 PRESALE Bungalow Beach Boardwalk 5 Miler Atlantic City, NJ Jun 2027 15.0/100
  98. 98 Book it for Books 5K Edison, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  99. 99 Browning Ross Summer Series 5k Glassboro, NJ Jun 2026 15.0/100
  100. 100 Crusader Booster Club 5k and 1 Mile Fun Run Wildwood Crest, NJ Aug 2026 15.0/100
  101. 101 Donut Stop Running - Bound Brook PBA Local 380 5K Bound Brook, NJ Sep 2026 15.0/100
  102. 102 Ahlyza's Fight 5K Somerset, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  103. 103 Coffee Lover Run NEW JERSEY Camden, NJ Jan 2027 15.0/100
  104. 104 Coffee Lover Run PHILADELPHIA Camden, NJ Jan 2027 15.0/100
  105. 105 Branch Brook 15K Newark, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  106. 106 41st Annual Lavallette Mid-Summer Mile Ocean Swim Lavallette, NJ Aug 2026 15.0/100
  107. 107 Cpl. Marc T. Ryan Memorial/MC-LEF 5k Run/Walk Gloucester City, NJ Nov 2026 15.0/100
  108. 108 Charity Vyshyvanka Walk/Run - 5K Jersey City, NJ Aug 2026 15.0/100
  109. 109 Carlos Negron Memorial Run Jersey City, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  110. 110 14th Annual - Trot the Manor - Thanksgiving 2025 Chatham, NJ Nov 2026 15.0/100
  111. 111 DQ Laurel Lake Triathlon, Duathlon, Aquabike, Aquathlon, & Super Sprint Triathlon in honor of William Laubengeyer *# Millville, NJ Jul 2026 15.0/100
  112. 112 Cupid's Chase 5K Morristown Morristown, NJ Feb 2027 15.0/100
  113. 113 DQ Long Beach Island Triathlon, Duathlon, & Aquabike at Bayview Park *# Long Beach, NJ Sep 2026 15.0/100
  114. 114 CEDAR ISLAND 5K SWIM Avalon, NJ Aug 2026 15.0/100
  115. 115 DQ 15th Annual Medford Lakes Colony Sprint Triathlon, Duathlon, & Aquabike *# Medford Lakes, NJ Aug 2026 15.0/100
  116. 116 DQ Triathlon, Duathlon, Aquabike, Aquathlon, & *NEW* Super Sprint Triathlon at Vincentown *# Vincentown, NJ Jul 2026 15.0/100
  117. 117 DQ Treasure Island Sprint Triathlon, Duathlon, Aquabike, & Kayak Triathlon *# PT Pleasant, NJ Sep 2026 15.0/100
  118. 118 2026 CEA/Johanna Foods Turkey Trot Flemington, NJ Nov 2026 15.0/100
  119. 119 2027 Resolution Run & Walk 5K Hillsborough, NJ Jan 2027 15.0/100
  120. 120 11th Annual New Beginnings for Tomorrow 5K Run/Walk Fairfield, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  121. 121 5k RUN/WALK FOR COMPLETION Wanaque, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  122. 122 D&I Fitness Annual Turkey Trot South Orange, NJ Nov 2026 15.0/100
  123. 123 63rd Annual Asbury Park Polar Bear Races Asbury Park, NJ Dec 2026 15.0/100
  124. 124 BRC Blue Coat Run & Beer Festival Burlington, NJ Sep 2026 15.0/100
  125. 125 "Hustle For The House" - 5K Run & 1 Mile Walk Pennsauken, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  126. 126 13th Annual Howell Twp./Farmingdale Memorial 5K Run & Race Walk Farmingdale, NJ Aug 2026 15.0/100
  127. 127 Brielle Day Hill & Dale 10K Challenge Brielle, NJ Sep 2026 15.0/100
  128. 128 Ashenfelter 8K Classic & The Tom Fleming 2K Glen Ridge, NJ Nov 2026 15.0/100
  129. 129 Cape May Hallowed Half Marathon Cape May, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  130. 130 Brookville Olympic Triathlon, Duathlon, & Aquabike; Sprint Triathlon & Aquabike # Barnegat, NJ Aug 2026 15.0/100
  131. 131 2027 AmeriHealth April Fools Half Marathon & 8K Atlantic City, NJ Apr 2027 15.0/100
  132. 132 2027 Bungalow Beach Boardwalk 5 Miler Atlantic City, NJ Jun 2027 15.0/100
  133. 133 Blue Penguin Productions Wayne, NJ Sep 2030 15.0/100
  134. 134 Avalon Beach Classic 5K Run/2Mile Walk/Kids 2K and 1K Fun Run Avalon, NJ Jul 2026 15.0/100
  135. 135 1.2 Mile Bay Swim Avalon, NJ Jul 2026 15.0/100
  136. 136 Alternatives Inc. Dignity Dash Bridgewater, NJ Sep 2026 15.0/100
  137. 137 18th Annual Race for Recovery 5K Run & Fun Walk Pennsauken Township, NJ Sep 2026 15.0/100
  138. 138 9th Annual Breaking the Chain Through Education 5K Metuchen, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  139. 139 2026 Brigantine Beach Triathlon Brigantine, NJ Aug 2026 15.0/100
  140. 140 Captain Bill Gallagher Island 10 Mile Run Sea isle City, NJ Aug 2026 15.0/100
  141. 141 48th ANNUAL JACK McKEOWN MEMORIAL RAMSEY RUN Ramsey, NJ Sep 2026 15.0/100
  142. 142 2026 Jingle Bell Run - New Jersey Holmdel, NJ Dec 2026 15.0/100
  143. 143 Bloomin' 5K and 1 Mile Walk Clifton, NJ Apr 2027 15.0/100
  144. 144 DQ Pine Barrens Olympic Triathlon, Duathlon, & Aquabike; Sprint Triathlon & Aquathlon *# Shamong, NJ Sep 2026 15.0/100
  145. 145 Autumn Lake Triathlon Williamstown, NJ Aug 2026 15.0/100
  146. 146 35th Annual River to Bay 5K Island Heights, NJ May 2027 15.0/100
  147. 147 2026 HiTOPS Princeton Half Marathon Princeton, NJ Nov 2026 15.0/100
  148. 148 5K Race for Recovery on the Boardwalk Ocean Grove, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  149. 149 Beach to Behr Brewing 10k Cape May, NJ Sep 2026 15.0/100
  150. 150 5K for Pizza: Hoboken Hoboken, NJ Sep 2026 15.0/100
  151. 151 13th Annual Brigantine Open Water Swim Brigantine, NJ Aug 2026 15.0/100
  152. 152 12th Annual Kearny VFW Post #1302 Memorial 5K Run/Walk in Honor of SSG's Jorge Oliveira & Edward Karolasz Scholarship Fund Kearny, NJ Aug 2026 15.0/100
  153. 153 Delaware River Loop Series Titusville, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  154. 154 30th Annual Gloucester TWP Scholarship Run-2027 Blackwood, NJ Apr 2027 15.0/100
  155. 155 CRDA Atlantic City Triathlon Atlantic City, NJ Aug 2026 15.0/100
  156. 156 7th Annual Walk for Women’s Cancers - The Lewin Fund to Fight Women's Cancers Paramus, NJ Oct 2026 15.0/100
  157. 157 3 Days at the Fair Augusta, NJ May 2027 15.0/100
  158. 158 Belmar Five Mile Run Belmar, NJ Sep 2026 15.0/100
  159. 159 Asbury Park Sheehan Classic 5K Asbury Park, NJ Aug 2026 15.0/100
  160. 160 City Challenge Race | Jersey City Jersey City, NJ Sep 2026 15.0/100

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