Mountainside Pal Cop Trot 5K & Tot Trot
About this race
- Other bib prizes - awarded at the end of the race (must be present)
The Cop Trot supports the PAL program in Mountainside, NJ. Some of the programs supported:
- Fall Soccer
- Flag Football
- Cheerleading
- Travel Basketball
- Open Gym
- Breakfast with Santa
- Skate Night
- 8th Grade Pool Party
- 4th of July Fireworks
- Deerfield and GL Scholarship Awards
- Town Garage Sale
Pick your distance
Running
5K
Rain or Shine
Tot Trot
Fun Event for kids 6 yrs and under
Typical race-day weather
Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Mountainside, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:56 AM and sets at 6:36 PM local time (EDT) in Mountainside on October 3, 2026 — 11h 40m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Mountainside Pal Cop Trot 5K & Tot Trot
5K · 155 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Molski | 20:19 | 6:32 /mi |
| 2 | Todd Ghidaleson | 21:06 | 6:47 /mi |
| 3 | Douglas Sue | 21:20 | 6:52 /mi |
| 4 | Erika Doll | 21:31 | 6:56 /mi |
| 5 | Andrew Pachter | 22:24 | 7:13 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Mountainside
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Cranford Santa Run 10:15 am
Walk 4 Mom
Racin' for Bacon 4 Miler and Pup Strut
Berkeley Heights Gobble & Go 5K Turkey Trot Run or Walk
🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Mountainside
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Mountainside 5K Races 2 races
- Mountainside Running Calendar 2026 2 races
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 Mountainside events
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