5 events in Short Hills, New Jersey
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Short Hills
5 events in Short Hills-
Sat, Feb 21, 2026 at 7:00 AMSee full details
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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Sat, Sep 12, 2026 at 7:00 AMSee full details
Race Distances
5K, 10K, Half Marathon and Marathon, 50K, 50M
The course will use existing fire roads, single track trail, hills and some pavement at South Mountain Reservation. The course is designed to be a mix of everything and fun. In early September, the course should be dry and run able. You will have access to aid approximately every 3 miles.
Course map here, https://sites.google.com/site/njtrailseries/fallapple
or here, https://www.alltrails.com/explore/map/nj-trail-series-fall-apple-2e1b24a
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Sat, Nov 14, 2026 at 9:00 AMSee full details
Course Description
The course will use existing fire roads, single track trail, hills and some pavement at South Mountain Reservation. The course is designed to be a mix of everything. You will have access to aid approximately every 3 miles.
5K, 10K, and 13.1M distances on a looped course. 5K will do 1 loop, 10K will do 2 loops and the 13.1M will do 4 loops.
There are no finishing medals but there will be a giveaway.
There will be Race Day Registration available.
8:00 AM - Race day registration and check in begins. Please be at registration 1 hour before your race starts.
9:00 AM - Longest Race Start 13.1M
9:30 AM - 2nd Longest Race Start 10K
10:00 AM - Shortest Race Start 5K
Prices start at
5K $30, 10K $35, and 13.1M $40 prices increase as the date of the race gets closer by $5 each time
Day of registration will be 5K $45, 10K $50, and 13.1M $55 which can be paid with cash, check, venmo, zelle, or paypal.
You can also register by emailing us and can venmo, zelle or paypal in advance. Please email [email protected]