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Garden State 10 Miler & Cookie Chase 5k
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Garden State 10 Miler & Cookie Chase 5k

Somerset, New Jersey, United States View on map
Mar 21, 2027 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

2026 Final Instructions Email Here (sent 8:45am Friday, March 20, 2026)

 

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: 

Friday
4pm-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

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, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85-89, 90+
All finishers receive a medal 

  Cookie Chase 5k Awards 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, 70-74, 80-84, 85-89, 90+
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 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.

Pick your distance

Running

Cookie Chase 5K

The Garden State 10 5K event begins at 8:45am.

Mar 21, 2027 5K 8:45 AM
$30.00
Open

Garden State 10 Miler

The Garden State 10 Mile event begins at 9:30am

Mar 21, 2027 16.1K 9:30 AM
$45.00
Open

10 Mile Relay

The Garden State 10 Mile Relay begins at 9:30am. Runner 1 will run the first 4 miles where runner 2 will be waiting at the transfer station. Runner 2 will run the last 6 miles. Timing will be calculated based on the finish time of both runners. It will not be individually timed.

Mar 21, 2027 16.1K 9:30 AM
$60.00
Open

Half Marathon Challenge (10M + 5k)

The Half Marathon Challenge is not a traditional Half Marathon. The Challenge is where you run both the 5K and 10 Mile events. You will start the 5K then return to the 10 mile start line at 9:30am. In order to take the challenge you should be able to complete the 5K in under 30 minutes. The 10 mile race will begin at 9:30am.

Mar 21, 2027 Half-Marathon 8:45 AM
$50.00
Open

1 Mile Kids Fun Run

1 Mile kids fun run in Colonial park for kids ages 5 - 15. Each will receive a bib but this is an untimed event. They will finish at the same finish line as everyone so they can be encouraged and cheered along the way!

Mar 21, 2027 1.6K 11:00 AM
$10.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Somerset, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 2.0° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 12.6°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) -2.5° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 11.9°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
19.2
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
4.4mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
66.1%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on March 21, 2027 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on March 21, 2027 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
12h 11m

The sun rises at 6:59 AM and sets at 7:10 PM local time (EDT) in Somerset on March 21, 2027 — 12h 11m of daylight.

Course

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  • 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)
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