Get your running costume on and run with the ghosts!!! A chip-timed race through beautiful Overpeck Park, Bergan County, on a mostly flat and paved surface with few turns and long straightaways that provide you with incredible views and a lake over a 3.27 mile loop that the HALF MARATHON athletes will complete 4 times and a 3.1 mile loop that 10K athletes will complete 2 times and 5K athletes will complete once....for maximum fan support!
Leave your valuables with the race team at the start. Overpeck Park is stunning community park in the heart of Bergan County. Be prepared to experience this place for your first time or umpteenth time on a well marked and supported course. The race will include, water, Gatorade, and power gels, distributed at several points so that you can access these at approximately every mile. Multiple splits provided throughout to assure adherence to the course and provide you and your fans with real-time updates on your progress. Live online tracking so everyone can see your progress on the course and make sure that the Halloween spirit gets you to the finish line. Afterward, pick up your unique runner's jersey and finisher medal, partake in the bountiful morning grub, and celebrate in costume or not with a great awards ceremony. A great time to go the distance in a beautiful setting, perfect for your fall running regimen.
Oct 31, 2026
Distance — 21.1K
Type — Running
09:00
$75.00
Oct 31, 2026
Distance — 10K
Type — Running
09:10
$55.00
Oct 31, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
09:10
$50.00
Learn more about the host city, Ridgefield Park.
Ridgefield Park is a village in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the village's population was 13,224, an increase of 495 (+3.9%) from the 2010 census count of 12,729, which in turn reflected a decline of 144 (−1.1%) from the 12,873 counted in the 2000 census. Of the 564 municipalities in the state, Ridgefield Park is one of only four with a village type of government, though it operates a Walsh Act form of government. Of the four New Jersey villages, Loch Arbour also uses the commission form of government, while Ridgewood operates under the council-manager form, and the Township of South Orange Village operates under a special charter form with many characteristics of village government.
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