Garden State 10 Miler & Cookie Chase 5k
Date and time
Saturday, March 20, 2027 · 7:00 PM
Location
156 Mettlers Road, Somerset, NJ
Date and time
Saturday, March 20, 2027 · 7:00 PM
Location
156 Mettlers Road, Somerset, NJ
Date and time
Saturday, March 20, 2027 · 7:00 PM
Location
156 Mettlers Road, Somerset, NJ
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:
5k Map 10 Mile Map
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.
5K
10.0 mi
Half marathon
1 mile
Marathon