Princeton Half Marathon
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Event overview
The 2025 HiTOPS Princeton Half Marathon is a race weekend in Princeton, New Jersey. The live half marathon takes place on Sunday, November 9, 2025. Virtual and youth options run from November 9 to November 23, 2025. Distances offered include:
- Half Marathon - 13.1 miles (live and virtual)
- Youth Run - any distance for participants up to 18 years
The live course is located entirely in historic Princeton and passes Princeton Battlefield, the Institute for Advanced Study, the home of Einstein, Princeton University, the Princeton Boathouse on Lake Carnegie, Westminster Choir College, Mount Lucas, and Herrontown Woods. The event is a USATF certified Grand Prix race. There is a pace cutoff; participants may not exceed a 13 minute per mile pace. The live field is limited to 1,800 runners.
Entry, awards and fundraising
Live and virtual participants receive a commemorative medal, shirt, and bib. All virtual packets are shipped on November 5; youth run packets ship November 5 unless added to a live registration. The race lists registration fees (for example, live registration shown at $90 through March 31, then $100 until sold out; virtual $50; youth $25 or $10 as an add-on).
Awards include top three finishers in male, female, and nonbinary categories, top Princeton employee (male and female), and five-year age-group awards from 14 and under to 85+ (male and female). Fundraising incentives include a registration refund, a $50 Fleet Feet gift card, and tiered prize choices for fundraising thresholds. The 2025 race is shown as sold out; a wait list is available. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.