Jersey City Hillers "Fatass" Marathon Course Challenge
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Event overview
The event takes place on Sunday, December 7, 2025, in Jersey City, NJ, with a meeting place at Enos Jones Park (8th Street and Division Street). Entry is free. The event offers two course challenges:
- Half marathon
- Marathon
Participants must sign a waiver that includes COVID information.
Course details
Both courses are provided as downloadable routes on MapMyRun and as RunGo turn instructions. The courses are not USATF certified and distances are therefore approximate. Organizers provide detailed turn-by-turn instructions and recommend carrying them during the run.
The half course records about 1,137 feet of elevation gain; the full course records about 2,701 feet of elevation gain. The routes include many turns and cross several busy or one-way streets, so participants should obey traffic signals and take care when crossing roads. The routes pass views of Manhattan, Jersey City’s Bear Mural, the Weehawken Cliffs, and James Braddock Park. There are convenience stores and gas stations listed in the route directions.
Organizers require submission of GPS results or a map from a tracking service (for example Strava or Garmin) to qualify for placement and a medal. Photos or screenshots of a device can be submitted for a recorded finish time, but will not be used for placement or medal awards. The official time and placement are based on total elapsed time from the submitted tracking data. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.