Racin' for Bacon 4 Miler and Pup Strut
About this race
🥓 Did someone say bacon?
YES. WE. DID. 🥓
Kick off Thanksgiving week the MegaBite Runs way... Race for Bacon — a fun, festive Turkey Trot–inspired 4 Mile run & Pup Strut on Sunday, November 22 at Nomahgen Park
This flat, fast course is perfect for runners and walkers looking to burn a few calories before the big feast — and the reward is worth it… FREE BACON waiting for you at the finish line! 🥓🔥
🐾 New this year — Pup Strut!
Bring your fur baby out for our 1.5-mile Pup Walk
✔️ You get the bacon
✔️ Your pup gets a bacon dog treat
✔️ Everyone wins 🐶🥓
Like all MegaBite races, this event is rain, snow, or shine, so dress for the weather and come ready for fun.
🥓 Finish Line Perks
• Awesome Racin’ for Bacon finisher medal
• Freshly cooked bacon from Btch'n Bacon on a Stick and More...
• A Thanksgiving-week vibe you won’t find at a typical Turkey Trot
This race is open to all levels of runners and walkers
You can walk or run either race! Bring the family, bring the dog, and definitely bring your appetite for FUN!
🎁 Give Back This Thanksgiving Season
Please bring an unwrapped toy — we’ll be supporting Toys for Tots in Northern New Jersey.
🏃♂️ Registration (plus RunSignUp fees)
• 4 Mile race – $40
• 1.5 Mile Pup Strut – $25
⚠️ Price increases by $10 per race 21 days before the event
Register by midnight to lock in the lower rate.
📦 Packet Pick-Up
• Pre-race location: TBA
• Race-day pick-up begins at 8:30 AM
• Same-day registration available if spots remain
👕 IMPORTANT NOTE
T-shirts and finisher medals are guaranteed if you register by October 31st.
🦃🥓 Burn calories now… feast later.
Race for Bacon this Thanksgiving season!
Pick your distance
Running
Racin for Bacon 4 miler
Walking
Racin for Bacon 2k Pup Strut
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Cranford, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:52 AM and sets at 4:34 PM local time (EST) in Cranford on November 22, 2026 — 9h 42m of daylight.
Course
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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, 9 Cranford events
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