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Mid-April · Northeast · Point-to-Point

The Jersey City Marathon & Half Marathon Marquee Experience at Newport

Jersey City, NJ · Sunday, April 18, 2027

Event listed as: Marathon

  • Best for PR
  • Boston Qualifier
  • First Marathon
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Typical start

43°

Cooler than 76% of U.S. marathons

Modeled historical conditions

Elevation gain

100ft

Flatter than 77% of races

Estimated total climb

Field size

3K

Larger than 84% of races

Estimated field

PR potential

9.4/10

Top 11%

Almanac model

Percentiles compare this race against all 224 U.S. marathons in the Almanac.

Course profile

100 ft gain · 0 ft net

Flat course, point-to-point.

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Schematic profile drawn from total gain, total loss and course category, on a shared vertical scale of 200 ft. Not a surveyed GPS trace.

Race-day weather

Modeled from location, month and coastal proximity, not verified race history.

6 AM

35°

Start

43°

Midday

54°

ExcellentGoodWarmHeat risk

Typical start sits at 43°F, excellent marathon conditions.

Typical dew point 36°F, 22% chance of precipitation, wind around 7 mph. All modeled.

The bottom line

A quietly fast race that does not ask for much beyond honest pacing.

The Jersey City Marathon & Half Marathon Marquee Experience at Newport is a strong choice for a PR attempt, and Jersey City offers very little meaningful elevation. The tradeoff is that nothing about it is extreme in either direction.

Why runners choose this race

A point-to-point course around Jersey City, NJ, with very little meaningful elevation change.

The case for it

  • PR attempts
  • Boston qualification
  • First-time marathoners

The tradeoffs

  • No notable warnings in the data.

Course and logistics

Course type
Point-to-Point
Surface
Road
Profile
Flat
Total gain
100 ft(estimated)
Total loss
100 ft(estimated)
Net elevation
0 ft(estimated)
Field size
~3,000 runners(estimated)
Crowd support
Steady crowd support
Entry
Easy
Entry fee
$170(most recent listed price)
Day of week
Sunday
Start / finish
Start and finish in different locations

Race details

Typical timing
Mid-April
Next confirmed date
Sunday, April 18, 2027
Registration
Open now
Region
Northeast
Editorial tier
Recommended
Data last reviewed
2026-08-26
  • Best for PR
  • Boston Qualifier
  • First Marathon
  • Point-to-point
  • Flat course
  • Easy entry

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