Name: Run4Rare 5K / 1K
Start: 2026-05-16
End: 2026-05-16
Location: Bridgewater, New Jersey

About the Event

The 4th Annual Run4Rare is set to return on May 11, 2025 at Duke Island Park in Bridgewater, NJ. This race is rain or shine.

Aubrie Rowland is 6 year old Raritan resident attending First Grade at Milltown Primary School in Bridgewater, NJ. She was born with an ultra-rare Mitochondrial Disease, Leukoencephalopathy with Ovarian Failure (LKENP). This condition is terminal and has no cure. This run is hosted by Aubrie's mom, Ashley Rowland who is the Co-Founder of CureARS.

CureARS is a parent organization (founded by two mom's) supporting families and funding research that could lead to life-saving treatments for their children and others affected by mtARS disorders.

Dedicate your miles to local resident, Aubrie and the thousands of others affected and those who will be diagnosed worldwide in 2025.

Run bib/time tracker
T-shirt for all in-person runners (if registered prior to April 5th)
Swag bag for all in-person runners
Flat course at Duke Island Park
USATF Certified Course (NJ22033JLW)
Awards for Overall first, second and third
Virtual runners can enter their time and receive virtual bibs.

Event Agenda

8:30am Registration/Packet Pickup
9:25am Welcome
9:30am 5k Start
9:35am 1k Start
10:30am Award Ceremony

water_drop 67.9%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 11.4° / 22.5°

wb_sunny 9.4° / 20.6°

air 10.2 km/h

water_drop 67.9%

About Bridgewater

Bridgewater is a township in New Jersey with a population of 44,000. It has a long history, having been created in 1749 and incorporated in 1798, and according to tradition was where the first official U.S. flag was unfurled. It was primarily rural until the mid 20th century, but today it is a fairly developed suburban community, with traces of its rural past concentrated in the northwest of the township.