The Labor Day 5K Race & 1.5 Mile Family Fitness Walk
About this race
We are excited to announce that the 34th Annual Labor Day 5K Race and Family Fitness Walk is back at its regular time! Join us at 9:30 a.m. for the event kickoff! Registration will begin at 8:15am.
Run along the parade route right before the parade starts while the parade spectators cheer you on. Stay to watch the parade afterward!
Fun for any level participant...
REMINDER: Roads close in South Plainfield around 9:00 a.m. You should arrive on or before that time to park and register.
Pick your distance
Running
5K
$5.00 for students. Please register before Aug 10 for the discounted price. (valid school ID or report card must be presented for student price) *Students are not prize-eligible!
Walking
1.5 Mile Fitness Walk
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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2026 results — The Labor Day 5K Race & 1.5 Mile Family Fitness Walk
5K · 327 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Eder | 16:30 | 5:18 /mi |
| 2 | Carter Lodato | 17:09 | 5:31 /mi |
| 3 | Felipe Tortoreto | 17:09 | 5:31 /mi |
| 4 | Chris Marrone | 18:14 | 5:52 /mi |
| 5 | Atilla Sabahoglu | 18:19 | 5:54 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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, 1 South Plainfield event
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