Garden State 10 Miler & Cookie Chase 5k
Date and time
Sunday, March 21, 2027
Location
156 Mettlers Road, Somerset, NJ
Date and time
Sunday, March 21, 2027
Location
156 Mettlers Road, Somerset, NJ
Date and time
Sunday, March 21, 2027
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