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Helene Cody Cranbury 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk

location_city Cranbury

location_on New Jersey

flag United States

calendar_today 12 Sep, 2026

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About the Event

This event honors the memory of Helene Cody, who passed away from a brain aneurysm on her 16th birthday in 2008. Helene had planned to revive the Cranbury Day 5K that had been previously discontinued as a way to combine her love of distance running and community service. Her classmate hosted the first Helene Cody Cranbury 5K after her passing in 2008, and ever since, the Helene Cody Foundation has used the race to bring the community together and fund youth service projects and scholarships. 

T-shirts are guaranteed to those who register by August 6th! T-shirts will be given to registrants while supplies last for those who register after August 6th. 

Packet pickup nights are held on Wednesday, September 3rd at Fleet Feet Princeton from 5-7 PM and Thursday, September 4th at the Cranbury branch of Princeton Soup and Sandwich Company from 4-6 PM. Those who have preregistered may pick up their T-shirt and race bib at this event to avoid the lines on race day.

Race day packet pickup is from 7:30-8:00 AM for the 1 Mile, and from 7:30-8:30 AM for the 5K at Heritage Park. 

All proceeds go to the Helene Cody Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charity with the mission of inspiring youth to volunteer, to better their communities and themselves. Your donations will support youth-led projects benefiting Central NJ.

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Races Offered

5K

Sep 12, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Road running

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255 days remaining

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for September in Cranbury.

Temp (°C)
Feels Like (°C)
thermostat 15.6° / 25.3°
wb_sunny 14.9° / 24.4°
Wind (km/h)
Humidity (%)
air 10.2 /
water_drop 71.0%

About Cranbury

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Cranbury is a township in southern Middlesex County, within the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 3,842, a decrease of 15 (−0.4%) from the 2010 census count of 3,857, which in turn reflected an increase of 630 (+19.5%) from the 3,227 counted in the 2000 census.

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