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Date:
Sat, Feb 21, 2026 at 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Location:
12 Bear Lane
Short Hills, New Jersey
07079
United States
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Links:
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Tags:
10 Miles 20 Miles 50 Miles 50k Trail

Race Date: February 21, 2026

Distance: 50 Mile, 50 Kilometer, 20 Miles, 10 Miles

all distances are approximate using a 10 mile loop.

Where: South Mountain Reservation Maplewood, NJ

START LOCATION: - At Summit Field picnic area. The closest parking lot in the Park is at the dog park off Crest Drive. The address to plug into a GPS is: 12 Bear Lane, Maplewood, NJ 07079

Race bib pickup: starts 1 hour before your race begins.

Race Start Time 50Miler: 7:00 for 50M (12 Hours to finish-must avg 14 min/mile pace) (Bib pick up starts 6:30am)

Race Start Time 50KM: 8:00 for 50K (11 Hours to finish-must avg 22 min/mile pace) (Bib pick up starts 7:00am)

Race Start Time 20Miler: 9:00 for 20M (Bib pick up starts 8:00am)

Race Start Time 10Miler: 10:00 for 10M (Bib pick up starts 9:00am)

Cutoff: All Races must be finished by 7:00PM. Race Directors reserve the right

to end your race because you will not finish by 7:00PM.

50 Miler Runners must leave on their last 10 Mile loop by 4:30pm as long as they are

keeping pace to finish by 7:00pm. If you take longer than 2 1/2 hours to finish your

40 mile split, then you will not be permitted to continue.Bring a Headlamp.

Price includes SWAG, awards for top 3 M/F. There will be aid stations, an accurate time and a great course. NO MEDALS.

**For ALL races; you can receive a 50% refund until 8 weeks before race date. After that NO REFUNDS.

** If you transfer your bib to another runner, please contact us with the new runner's information ASAP.

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