The Jersey City Marathon & Half Marathon Marquee Experience at Newport
About this race
The Jersey City Road Runners (JCRR) in partnership with the City of Jersey City invites you to its 4th Annual Jersey City Marathon and Half Marathon at Newport, taking place April 19, 2026, with a 7 AM start time. The marathon and half-marathon will be a USA Track & Field-sanctioned event on a USATF-certified course, one of the fastest and flattest in the United States. Furthermore, runners will have the opportunity to race through Jersey City’s uniquely diverse and culturally rich neighborhoods.
This race will be a 2027 Boston Marathon Qualifying event.
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Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Jersey City, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:12 AM and sets at 7:38 PM local time (EDT) in Jersey City on April 18, 2027 — 13h 25m of daylight.
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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, 28 Jersey City events
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