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Hot Chili Challenge 8 Mile Trail Run, 5K & Kids Fun Run
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Hot Chili Challenge 8 Mile Trail Run, 5K & Kids Fun Run

Andover, New Jersey, United States View on map
Oct 18, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

Join us on Sunday October 18, 2026 for an 8 mile trail run or a 5K (adults.) 

Kids Fun Run: ages 5-12 (K-8th grade) : $10. Kids will receive finisher medals only.

•    Awards and F2F swag to top 3 M/F finishers
•    Medals in 10-year age groups for both events
           8 Mile: 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-69; 70-79; 80+
           5K: 13-19; 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-69; 70-79; 80+
•    T-shirts, Hobo bags & finisher medals to all adult participants; Kids 5-12 (K-8 grade) will receive finisher medals only.

Featuring
•    Homemade chili, grilled hotdogs, fresh fruit, snacks, Gatorade
•    Newater station on site provides H20 for 300 thirsty runners
•    Timing and race results by Compuscore

Pick your distance

Running

Hot Chili Challenge 8 Mile Trail Run

Oct 18, 2026 12.9K 10:00 AM
$40.00
Open

Hot Chili Challenge 5K Run

Oct 18, 2026 5K 10:20 AM
$40.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Andover, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 8.1° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 16.1°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 5.5° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 15.6°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
19.0
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
1.8mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
72.8%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on October 18, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on October 18, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
11h 00m

The sun rises at 7:13 AM and sets at 6:14 PM local time (EDT) in Andover on October 18, 2026 — 11h 00m of daylight.

Course

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Results — Hot Chili Challenge 8 Mile Trail Run, 5K & Kids Fun Run

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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, 2 Andover events

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