NJ Trail Series SOMO Winter 1
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NJ Trail Series SOMO Winter 1

South Orange, New Jersey, United States View on map
Nov 14, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Trail running

About this race

Course Description

The course will use existing fire roads, single track trail, hills and some pavement at South Mountain Reservation.  The course is designed to be a mix of everything. You will have access to aid approximately every 3 miles.

5K, 10K, and 13.1M distances on a looped course. 5K will do 1 loop, 10K will do 2 loops and the 13.1M will do 4 loops.

There are no finishing medals but there will be a giveaway.

There will be Race Day Registration available.

8:00 AM - Race day registration and check in begins. Please be at registration 1 hour before your race starts.

9:00 AM - Longest Race Start 13.1M 

9:30 AM - 2nd Longest Race Start 10K 

10:00 AM - Shortest Race Start 5K

Prices start at 

5K $30, 10K $35, and 13.1M $40  prices increase as the date of the race gets closer by $5 each time

Day of registration will be 5K $45, 10K $50, and 13.1M $55  which can be paid with cash, check, venmo, zelle, or paypal.

You can also register by emailing us and can venmo, zelle or paypal in advance. Please email njtrailseries@gmail.com

Pick your distance

Trail running

5K

Nov 14, 2026 5K 10:00 AM
$40.00
Open

10k

Nov 14, 2026 10K 9:30 AM
$45.00
Open

13.1M

Nov 14, 2026 Half-Marathon 9:00 AM
$50.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in South Orange, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 2.4° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 11.6°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) -1.8° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 10.3°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
17.6
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
1.2mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
60.8%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on November 14, 2026 (EST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on November 14, 2026 (EST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
9h 57m

The sun rises at 6:42 AM and sets at 4:40 PM local time (EST) in South Orange on November 14, 2026 — 9h 57m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.

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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, 11 South Orange events

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