Description
2026 Final Instructions Email Here
(sent 8:45am Friday, March 20, 2026)
2026 Garden State 10
Welcome to NJ's Favorite Distance Race!
WHEN:
March 21, 2027
WHERE:
Colonial Park
156 Mettlers Road
Somerset, NJ
RACE WEEKEND SCHEDULE:
Friday
4pm-7pm: Packet Pickup, Road Runner Sports (North Brunswick, NJ)
Saturday
10am-2pm: Packet Pickup, Road Runner Sports (North Brunswick, NJ)
Sunday
7:00am: Registration opens (packet pickup, new registration)
8:45am: Cookie Chase 5k presented by Insomnia Cookies
9:30am: Garden State 10 Miler
11:00am: Youth Fun Run
SHIRT & BIB DEADLINE:
Free shirts to the first 800 registrants.
A FEW EVENT DETAILS:
10 Miler Awards
Prize Money: $150/$100/$75* Top 3 M/F
AG medals: 19 & Under, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85-89, 90+
All finishers receive a medal
Cookie Chase 5k Awards
Prize Money: Top 3 Costumes - $100*
AG medals: 19 & Under, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 80-84, 85-89, 90+
All finishers receive a cookie
*Gift cards provided by Road Runner Sports
Half Marathon Challenge
All finishers receive a "Challenge Accepted" medal in addition to their GS10 medal
The Relay
We know running is more fun with friends. This is a 2-person team. The first participant runs ~3.6 miles, high fives their partner who then runs the remaining 6.4 miles. The relay transition is within walking distance of the 10-mile start at the corner of Mettlers Lane and Colonial Drive. Both participants must register for the relay individually.
Youth Fun Run Awards
All youth participants receive a race bib and finisher's medal.
EVENT PROCEEDS:
The Garden State 10 Miler is a collaborative fund raiser hosted by the Garden State Track Club and the Franklin Township Police Department. Since its inception in 2017, the event has donated $35,000 to charitable causes. It now provides need-based scholarships to graduating seniors at Franklin High School.
Place
Somerset, NJ US 08873
Race Contact Info
The 2026 Theme: The American Revolution
It's our country's 250th birthday, so what better NJ theme than to celebrate such a milestone in American history.
2026 Cookie Chase 5k Sponsor: Blue Sheep Bakeshop
Blue Sheep Bakeshop (Somerville) is a local bake shop and ice creamery just down the road from the GS10. Custom cakes, cookies, cupcakes, ice cream...they have it all!
Presenting Sponsor: Road Runner Sports
Our club's first fundraiser was at RRS in 2010, and we've been connected with them ever since. They have four stores in NJ (North Brunswick, Paramus, Cherry Hill, Shrewsbury) for all of your running needs.
Gold Sponsor: Kessler PT
We've partnered with Kessler PT now for seven years, referring our participants and club members to their trusted therapists when something just doesn't feel right.
The AG Medal
The Challenger Medal
