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Crossroads Half Marathon

Crossroads Half Marathon

Race Date

Apr 12, 2026

Location

Metuchen, NJ

Standout60

The Experience

Please join us for the 7th annual Crossroads Half Marathon race on a fast and relatively flat course.

Event: Sunday, April 12, 2026, at 8 a.m. Crossroads Half Marathon hosted by Crossroads Running Club Cost: $14.99 - $20.26  $14.99 (Early Bird Special: January 2 – February 14/Valentine’s Day)  $20.26 (Last chance for us procrastinators: February 15 – April 1) or whenever we reach the capacity.   THERE IS NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION. Course Description: The course runs on the Middlesex Greenway, a picturesque open space resource within the communities of Metuchen, Edison, and Woodbridge. Situated on a historic portion of Lehigh Valley rail corridor. It is a 3.6 mile long and 10-foot wide, paved asphalt tree-lined trail. The course will be marked. We will also have a copy of the course map posted in the Start area.

Schedule of events:  7:50 am National Anthem 7:55 Pre-race instructions 8:00 am Start of Crossroads Half Marathon

Timing: Timing will be provided by Compuscore, a premier race timer in the area. 

Race Cutoff time: You must complete the 13.1 miles in 3 hours, or approximately 13:40 minutes per mile.

Course Support: Water will be available at the Start/Finish area and around miles 2.9 and 4.3. Water and Refreshments will be available in the Start / Finish area.

Awards: Top 3 Overall Male and Top 3 Overall Female.  Finisher's Medal to all the runners. 

Amenities: Free parking and Portable Toilets are available on-site.

Misc. Info: The Middlesex Greenway is free of vehicular traffic and the use of headphones is permitted. However, several crossing points are open to vehicular traffic, including the Middlesex CR-514. Always be aware of your surroundings. If you have COVID-19 or any variants of COVID or related symptoms, please be considerate to others and STAY HOME.

Course Info

Course Type

Loop Course

Terrain

road

Difficulty

Ultra-Flat

Elevation Gain

0'

Net Drop/km

0 m (Flat)

Separation

0.0%

Quality Score

Standout60
Methodology
Heritage14/20

7 years running

Size10/15

~113 finishers a year

Momentum1/5

shrinking

Loyalty20/20

30% returning runners

Course & details3/15

2 timing sources

National draw3/10

runners from 3 states

Front-pack speed1/5

winner 1:27:55

Weather8/10

typical high 64°F

Race Day Weather

5-year historical avg

Start (Low)

45°

Afternoon (High)

64°

Pleasant conditions — light layers at start, comfortable by finish

0.2"

Precipitation

12 mph

Wind

68%

Humidity

Historical Finish Times

How 462 finishers actually crossed the line across 7 years.

Most recent

2026

Total finishers

462

Median time

2:18:29

Latest turnout

77

States

4

10%
25%
75%
90%
1:20p50 median ≈ 2:053:35

Turnout by year

20202026

'20'21'22'23'24'25'26
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