The Ridgewood Run
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The Ridgewood Run 2027
The Ridgewood Run features timed road races in multiple distances held in Ridgewood. The event offers the following race options:
- 5K
- 10K
- The Ridgewood Run Memorial Mile
Amenities listed for the event include T-shirts guaranteed to the first 2,000 registrants, live/text/email results, free finish-line photos, personalized bibs for registrations made three weeks in advance, fun run shirts available first come first serve at packet pickup, a beer garden, and a bounce house.
Awards and prizes cover overall and age-group finishes. Prize money is offered to the top three male and female overall and masters finishers in USATF competition with amounts of $250, $100, and $50 for first through third. Medals are awarded for top age-group finishers in the 10K and 5K across a wide range of age brackets and for top finishers in the Memorial Mile. Additional awards include top non-binary, wheelchair divisions, a Ridgewood resident award for the 5K, running club and business team trophies, and immediate family team awards scored from the three fastest family members. Course-record bonuses are listed for breaking 10K, 5K, and Memorial Mile records, and age-group record bonuses are also offered.
Packet pickup is available early on Friday, May 22 (4:00 PM-7:00 PM) and Saturday, May 23 (10:00 AM-4:00 PM) at Road Runner Sports, 65 Route 4, Paramus, NJ 07652. Participants must know their bib number for pickup; a self-lookup area is provided and last-minute registrants may receive bib numbers by text.
The courses are USATF certified. Results and photos from the previous year are available. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
