Fanwood 5K Pizza Run & Family Fun Run

About the Event

🎽 Fanwood 5K Pizza Run & 1-Mile Family Fun Run
📅 Sunday, October 19, 2025
📍 Borough Hall, 75 North Martine Avenue, Fanwood, NJ

Join us for a fun-filled morning of fitness, community, and—yes, a free slice of pizza for all finishers! The 5K features a USATF Certified Course.

🏃‍♂️ Event Schedule

1-Mile Family Fun Run: 11:00 AM start
5K Pizza Run: 11:30 AM start

💻 Registration

Online registration closes: Saturday, October 18 at 12:00 PM (noon)

🎟️ Bib Pickup
Saturday, October 18 from 12:00–2:00 PM
📍 Patricia Kuran Cultural Center/Carriage House (GPS: 135 Watson Road)
🅿️ Park in the Carriage House Park lot or along Watson Road
Race Day – Sunday, October 19
Check-in opens at 9:30 AM at Borough Hall, 75 North Martine Avenue
🅿️ Best parking: Fanwood Train Station (free)

💲 Entry Fees

5K Pizza Run: $30 through October 12; $35 thereafter; $25 for USATF-NJ members
1-Mile Family Fun Run: $10 flat rate

👕 T-Shirts

T-shirts are guaranteed for all participants who register by October 3. After that date, shirts will be distributed based on availability.

🎉 About the Event

This event is organized by the Fanwood Recreation Commission - a team of dedicated volunteers committed to enhancing recreational opportunities in the Fanwood community. All proceeds benefit Fanwood Recreation events, parks, and facilities.

📲 Register today and bring your friends!
Let’s run, have fun, and grab a slice together! And a cup of beer - ID required

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Races Offered

1 Mile Family Fun Run

Oct 18, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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Type — Running

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11:00

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$10.00

5K Pizza Run

Oct 18, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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11:30

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$30.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Fanwood.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 9.9° / 19.9°

wb_sunny 7.2° / 17.5°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 10.7 /

water_drop 66.2%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 9.9° / 19.9°

wb_sunny 7.2° / 17.5°

air 10.7 km/h

water_drop 66.2%

About Fanwood

Learn more about the host city, Fanwood.

Fanwood is a borough in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Located on a ridge in northern-central New Jersey, the borough is a commuter town of New York City in the New York metropolitan area. Fanwood is located in the Raritan Valley and Rahway Valley regions. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 7,774, an increase of 456 (+6.2%) from the 2010 census count of 7,318, which in turn reflected an increase of 144 (+2.0%) from the 7,174 counted in the 2000 census.