Quirky format · Piscataway, NJ
D&R Canal Towpath "Train"ing Run is a quirky-format race in Piscataway, New Jersey, with a listed date of June 5, 2027.
Projected
- When
- Sat, June 5, 2027
National Trails Day (first Saturday of June) - Where
- Johnson Park, Grove 4 (finish)
Piscataway, NJ · Middlesex County
Directions - Entry
- Register
- Organized by
- Raritan Valley Road Runners
Since 2000 (27th in 2026)
What to expect
2027 Projected
Projected from the 2026 pattern (National Trails Day, first Saturday of June; 27th annual run was June 6, 2026); RVRR says 2027 information coming soon.
- Sat, June 5, 2027
About the run
Raritan Valley Road Runners' non-competitive National Trails Day group run along the Delaware & Raritan Canal towpath: paced 'trains' leave Trenton and pick up runners at 'stations' for up to 34.6 miles, all arriving together at Johnson Park. It benefits Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey.
The run
- Distances
- Up to 34.6 miles
- Occasion
- National Trails Day
- Season
- Summer
- Benefits
- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey ($0.50 donated per mile run or walked)
Also in the NJ Event Atlas
Nearby
Sources
- Official site official
- Registration official
Details checked against the race’s own pages on Sun, Oct 4, 2026.