FROM THE NJ TRAIL SERIES ARCHIVES.
Over the years, NJ Trail Series races have taken runners to parks, trails, ski hills and a few places we don't race anymore.
These events may be retired, relocated or just part of NJ Trail Series history, but their original pages, results and assorted weirdness live on here.
The pages below have been left largely as they were. Consider them time capsules.
WINTER SERIES
Lewis Morris Park & Central Ave Park · Through 2023–24
For more than a decade, the Winter Series brought 5K, 10K and Half Marathon trail races to Morris County during the coldest months of the year. Its final season at Lewis Morris and Central Ave Park led into today's Fall & Winter Series at South Mountain Reservation.
SPRING RACE AT CAMPGAW MOUNTAIN
Campgaw Mountain · Last held June 2022
A spring trail race at Campgaw Mountain offering multiple distances on the trails of the reservation.
WILDCAT RIDGE ROMP
Wildcat Ridge WMA · Last held August 2021
A rugged summer trail race at Wildcat Ridge with distances from 10 Miles through 100K, built around a 10-mile loop through the WMA. The final running was August 14, 2021.
NJ ULTRA FESTIVAL
Princeton-Blairstown Center · Last held March 2021
A full weekend of trail ultras ranging from the Half Marathon through 100 Miles, held in its later years at the Princeton-Blairstown Center. The event's history stretches back to the original NJ100 in 2010.
RUNNING WITH THE DEVIL
Campgaw Mountain · Last held July 2020
A timed summer sufferfest built around a one-mile trip up and down the ski hill, with 3 Hour, 6 Hour and 12 Hour races and roughly 350 feet of climbing and descending every loop.
VIRTUAL VERTICAL CHALLENGE
July 2020 · One-time virtual event
Born out of the COVID shutdown, this one-month challenge asked runners to accumulate as much vertical gain as possible anywhere they could—roads, trails, stairs or gym equipment—with the Seven Summits providing some appropriately ridiculous targets.
WATCHUNG WINTER
Watchung Reservation · Retired
A low-key winter trail event at Watchung Reservation with 10K, Half Marathon, Marathon and 50K options on a roughly six-mile loop. The race supported Jersey Battered Women's Service over the years.
PARSIPPANY 12 HOUR
Parsippany · Last held August 2016
A 12-hour timed event in Parsippany, giving runners the better part of a day to see how many miles they could accumulate.
FALL SERIES
Berkshire Valley WMA · Last held Fall 2012
One of the early NJ Trail Series seasonal events, with 5K, 10K, 15K, 30K and 50K races at Berkshire Valley Wildlife Management Area. The longer distances were built around a 10K loop.
STILL RUNNING.
Some races disappear. Some move. Some turn into something new.
NJ Trail Series is still out there putting on races throughout New Jersey—from 5Ks to multi-day ultras.