Helene Cody Cranbury 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk
About this race
This event honors the memory of Helene Cody, who passed away from a brain aneurysm on her 16th birthday in 2008. Helene had planned to revive the Cranbury Day 5K that had been previously discontinued as a way to combine her love of distance running and community service. Her classmate hosted the first Helene Cody Cranbury 5K after her passing in 2008, and ever since, the Helene Cody Foundation has used the race to bring the community together and fund youth service projects and scholarships.
T-shirts are guaranteed to those who register by August 6th! T-shirts will be given to registrants while supplies last for those who register after August 6th.
Packet pickup nights are held on Wednesday, September 9th at Fleet Feet Princeton from 4-7 PM and Thursday, September 10th at the Cranbury branch of Princeton Soup and Sandwich Company from 4-6 PM. Those who have preregistered may pick up their T-shirt and race bib at this event to avoid the lines on race day.
Race day packet pickup is from 7:30-8:00 AM for the 1 Mile, and from 7:30-8:30 AM for the 5K at Heritage Park.
All proceeds go to the Helene Cody Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charity with the mission of inspiring youth to volunteer, to better their communities and themselves. Your donations will support youth-led projects benefiting Central NJ.
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Helene Cody Cranbury 5K Run/Walk
One Mile Fun Run/Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Cranbury, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:36 AM and sets at 7:12 PM local time (EDT) in Cranbury on September 12, 2026 — 12h 36m of daylight.
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2026 results — Helene Cody Cranbury 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk
Helene Cody Cranbury 5K Run/Walk · 344 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lachlan Arnold | 17:06 | 5:30 /mi |
| 2 | Francisco Vozone | 17:27 | 5:37 /mi |
| 3 | Deniz Gawiser Salur | 17:52 | 5:45 /mi |
| 4 | Finn Wedmid | 18:04 | 5:49 /mi |
| 5 | Aleric Deess | 18:16 | 5:53 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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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, 1 Cranbury event
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