About the Hot Mess Trail Races
The course runs through Parvin State Park on mostly natural surface, with a stretch or two of pavement connecting things. Expect rooty single-track, sandy sections, and a mostly flat lollipop-shaped route that starts and finishes at an open farm field. The half marathon does a couple of loops; the timed ultra lets you keep going as long as you want, returning to the start area between laps.
This is a cupless race, so bring your own cup. The park is carry-in, carry-out, and that policy is taken seriously. The start and finish area at Danna Farm Fields doubles as the main aid station for the ultra runners, who pass through it after every lap.
Free race emails
Get the Weekly RunSesh
Get races near Pittsgrove in your inbox. Every Monday we send the races coming up, and every Thursday we send the ones happening that weekend.
Two helpful emails per week. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Hot Mess Trail Races 2025 Results
Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.
3.95 Miles Results · 2025
54finishers
51:20winner
5:23:43median
5:54:50cutoff
Top 3: Brian Paulson (5:42:22) · Donald Kirschner (5:52:13) · Kristopher Jackson (5:53:23)
Half Marathon Results · 2025
44finishers
1:32:57winner
2:15:02median
5:15:24cutoff
Top 3: Dmitry Egorov (1:32:57) · Renee Blanchette (1:43:21) · Jonathan Soong (1:46:35)
The Hot Mess Trail Races has been held every year since at least 2021. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Oct 23, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
4.35 Miles10/24/2026 07:30$100
13.1 Miles10/24/2026 07:30$90
Going for a Time?
Set a goal and get a pace band: every mile split on a card sized for your phone lock screen, so race morning needs no math.
Not sure what to aim for? The half marathon pace chart lists the pace for every finish time.
Where to Stay
Traveling for this race? The map shows hotels and rentals in and around Pittsgrove — pan or zoom to compare what's nearby.
The map is provided by Stay22. If you book through it, RunSesh may earn a commission at no extra cost to you — it never affects the races we list.
