Verona Labor Day Classic
About this race
44th Annual Verona Labor Day Classic
Monday, September 7, 2026
1 Mile Fun Run / Health Walk - 9:00 am
5K Race - 9:30 am
Join us in Verona Park on Labor Day as we celebrate the 44th anniversary of the Verona Labor Day Classic, one of the oldest and best 5K races held in northern New Jersey. The 5K race is a USATF-NJ 500 point grand prix event on a USATF certified course through the streets of Verona with the start on Lakeside Ave and a scenic finish in Verona Park. There is also a 1 mile fun run / health walk around Verona Park.
This race is organized entirely by volunteers from Verona UNICO and the Essex Running Club with all proceeds going towards local charities and scholarships! Verona UNICO will cover half of the registration fee!
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Running
1 Mile Fun Run / Health Walk
1 mile fun run and health walk around Verona Park.
5K Race
USATF-NJ 500 point grand prix event on a USATF certified course through the streets of Verona with a scenic finish in Verona Park.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Verona, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:29 AM and sets at 7:19 PM local time (EDT) in Verona on September 7, 2026 — 12h 49m of daylight.
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2026 results — Verona Labor Day Classic
5K Race · 454 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaouad El Jazouli | 15:03 | 4:51 /mi |
| 2 | Joseph Gaynor | 16:21 | 5:16 /mi |
| 3 | Michael Maglione | 16:22 | 5:16 /mi |
| 4 | Jason Lakritz | 16:26 | 5:17 /mi |
| 5 | Justin Napier | 16:28 | 5:18 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Verona
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Verona
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Verona 5K Races 3 races
- Verona Running Calendar 2026 3 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, 4 Verona events
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