The Jersey City Marathon & Half Marathon Marquee Experience at Newport

🏃‍♂️ The Jersey City Marathon & Half Marathon Overview

The Jersey City Road Runners (JCRR), in partnership with the City of Jersey City, and CompuScore, has announced its 3rd Annual Jersey City Marathon and Half Marathon at Newport taking place April 13, 2025, with a 7AM start time.

• Sanctioned Event: The marathon and half marathon will be a USA Track & Field sanctioned event on a USATF certified course.
• Fast Course: One of the fastest and flattest in all of America.
• Diverse Route: Runners will get to race through Jersey City’s uniquely diverse and culturally rich neighborhoods.
• Boston Qualifier: This race will be a 2026 Boston Marathon Qualifying event.

💰 Participant Referral Rewards

Want to earn back up to $75 off your registration fee? Well, now you can with our Participant Referral Rewards program. Just register for either the Jersey City Marathon or Half Marathon and then share your referral tracking code with your friends and family.

• Referral Code: Your referral code can be found in your registration confirmation email.
• 5 Referrals: You will get a $25 refund.
• 10 Referrals: You will get a $50 refund.
• 15 Referrals: You will get a $75 refund.

🏅 Corral Information

Corral Assignments have been made based on estimated finish time collected during registration.

• Release Time: All corrals will be released at 7AM.
• Mixed Corrals: Both Half Marathon and Marathon are mixed in corrals based on pace per mile.

⏳ Time Limits and Course Cut Offs

Due to the nature of the course and the safety of all participants, volunteers, residents and race personnel, there will be a strictly enforced 15 min/mile pace maximum.

• Half Marathon Closure: The Half Marathon Finish Line will close at 10:30 AM (3h30min after the start).
• Full Marathon Closure: The full Marathon Finish Line will close at 1:35 PM (6h35min after the start).
• Post Race Refreshments: Participants picked up after the cut-off times will still be able to get the post race refreshments and party.

♿ Athletes with Disabilities

The use of assistance devices on the course is limited to push rim wheelchairs only. Please contact us directly if you have any questions about how to participate with a specific disability.

🧢 Swag!

All registrants will get a custom Jersey City Marathon and Half Marathon race shirt. All finishers will get a huge finisher's medal.

• Unique Merchandise: Pics of all swag coming soon!

📷 Race Photos

MarathonFoto will be taking all of the race photos. You can pre-purchase your photos during registration.

🎒 Bag Check

We highly encourage you to leave your belongings in your car or hotel room. We are not responsible for lost or stolen items.

• Option Available: There will be a bag check option for non-valuables.
• Early Arrival: Please plan to arrive early for bag check.
• Closing Time: Bag Check will be closing PROMPTLY AT 6:27 AM!

🕕 Time to be Onsite

As always, it is best to arrive early and to plan for traffic and road closures. Everyone should be onsite at the start/finish no later than 6am.

👥 Entrance Policy for Nonbinary/Transgender Athletes

We will accept each entrant’s declared gender at face value, and no additional supporting evidence is required.

• Transgender Female: Can register to compete as a female with appropriate hormone treatment.
• Transgender Male: Can register to compete as a male under certain conditions.

⚖️ Challenges of Results Involving Transgender Athletes

The Jersey City Road Runners has adopted this policy and the ability to challenge results out of a desire for inclusion and fairness.

• Respectful Behavior: We expect all parties to behave in a manner that is honest, compassionate, and respectful.
• Challenges Process: Must be submitted in writing or email to the Race Director.
• Confidentiality: All information about the runner’s gender identity and medical information will be kept strictly confidential.

For additional information, please visit the race page: Jersey City Marathon & Half Marathon.