America's Birthday Run
About this race
The Jersey City Runners in conjunction with the Jersey City Road Runners will host a casual run between 3 to 4 miles that will start and end at Exchange Place. At the conclusion of the run, participants will enjoy a buffet breakfast at The Exchange Restaurant & Bar at the Hyatt Regency, 2 Exchange Place, and receive a commemorative tee-shirt.
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Running
America's 250th Birthday Run
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Jersey City, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:30 AM and sets at 8:30 PM local time (EDT) in Jersey City on July 4, 2026 — 15h 00m of daylight.
Course
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 29 Jersey City events
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