The Jersey City Marathon & Half Marathon Marquee Experience at Newport

🏃‍♂️ About the Race

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. The marathon and half marathon will be a USA Track & Field sanctioned event on a USATF certified course, one of the fastest and flattest in all of America. Furthermore, runners will get to race through Jersey City’s uniquely diverse and culturally rich neighborhoods.

This race will be a 2026 Boston Marathon Qualifying event. More details coming soon.....

🎉 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.

• Earn Refunds: Once they use your code to register for either the Jersey City Marathon of Half Marathon, it will count towards your referral rewards.
• Referral Code: Your referral code can be found in your registration confirmation email.

💰 How Much Do I Get Back?

• 5 Referrals: You will get a $25 refund.
• 10 Referrals: You will get a $50 refund.
• 15 Referrals: You will get a $75 refund.
• Refund Policy: All refunds will be awarded once you reach 5, 10, 15 respectively. There is no partial credit refunds allowed.

🚦 Corral Information

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

• Release Time: All corrals will be released at 7AM.
• Mix of Events: 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.

• Vehicle Support: There will be a vehicle trailing the last runners and picking up anyone who is slower than the 15min/mile pace.
• Half Marathon Closure: The Half Marathon Finish Line will close at 10:30 AM (3h30min after the start).
• Marathon Closure: The full Marathon Finish Line will close at 1:35 PM (6h35min after the start).
• Post-Race Access: Anyone picked up 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 finishers medal.

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.

• Bag Check: There will be a bag check option for non-valuables.
• Arrive Early: Please plan to arrive early for bag check as this often causes delays.
• 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.

Bag Check will close at 6:27 AM. If you purchased the option to pick your bib up on race day, you should arrive closer to 5am to allow for the crowds and lines.

🏳️‍⚧️ 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, provided they have undergone continuous, medically supervised hormone treatment.
• Transgender Male: Can register to compete as a male if they have not begun hormone treatment for gender transition.
• Sex Assigned at Birth: Runners may compete in the category of their sex assigned at birth if they have not undergone hormone treatment.

🤝 Challenges of Results Involving Transgender Athletes

The Jersey City Road Runners has adopted this policy to promote inclusion and fairness.

• Challenge Policy: Challenges may be made to results only when a top 3 position is at stake, within 10 days of race completion.
• Privacy: Challenges must be submitted privately and with respect for all parties involved.
• Documentation: Jersey City Road Runners may request supporting documentation from a medical professional.
• Confidentiality: All information about the runner’s gender identity and medical information will be kept strictly confidential.

For more information, you can visit the official race page.