The Jersey City Marathon & Half Marathon Marquee Experience at Newport

🏃‍♂️ Event 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.

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.

• Referral Tracking Code: Your referral code can be found in your registration confirmation email.
• Earnings: Earn rewards when your friends use your code to register.

💵 How Much Do I Get Back?

• Five Referrals: $25 refund.
• Ten Referrals: $50 refund.
• Fifteen Referrals: $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.
• Corral Mixing: Both Half Marathon and Marathon are mixed in corrals based on pace per mile.

⏰ Time Limits and Course Cut Offs

• Pace Requirement: Strictly enforced 15 min/mile pace maximum.
• Vehicle Support: A vehicle trailing the last runners will pick up anyone slower than the 15min/mile pace.
• Half Marathon Finish Line: Closes at 10:30 AM (3h30min after the start).
• Marathon Finish Line: Closes at 1:35 PM (6h35min after the start).

♿ 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 Option: Available for non-valuables.
• Arrival Time: Please plan to arrive early for bag check as this is often a bottleneck.
• Closing Time: Bag Check will be closing PROMPTLY AT 6:27 AM! Why 6:27AM? So everyone will remember the time.

🕔 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 for gender transition for at least one year prior to the race.
• Transgender Male: Can register to compete as a male.
• 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 and the ability to challenge results out of a desire for inclusion and fairness. As such we expect all parties to behave in a manner that is honest, compassionate, and respectful.

• Challenge Procedure: Challenges may only be made when a top 3 position is at stake, and must be submitted privately.
• Confidentiality: All information about the runner’s gender identity and medical information will be kept strictly confidential.
• Final Decision: The Race Director, with input from the Medical Director(s), will review the relevant facts and make a final decision.

For more information and to register, visit The Jersey City Marathon & Half Marathon.