Sun, Apr 4, 2027
Cross River, NY
Entry is $23 now and rises to $25 after Nov 22, 2026, so registering before then saves $2.
The course starts on open fields on a school campus, then drops into wooded trails behind the middle school and high school. Once you are in the trees, the terrain gets hilly and technical. The route comes back out to a track and field area at the finish, so the last stretch is open and fast after everything you just ran through.
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Going by the 2026 results, this is a small, friendly field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
5K · 2026 results
Top 3: Tommy Consalvo (17:34) · Matthew Ebert (19:07) · T. Dunn (21:59)
4K · 2026 results
Top 3: David Oltman (21:49) · Lina Haimelin (22:21) · Kim Oltman (22:36)
The John Jay Community Trail Race has been held every year since at least 2018. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
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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 Jul 27, 2026.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 30:14, and the last recorded finisher came in around 43:37, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.
It is a small race (103 finishers), which is friendlier and less intimidating than a big-city event, though the field thins out. There is no qualifying time, and the finish-time spread above shows how varied the field really is. If it is your first 5K, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 5K winner ran 17:34 while the median finisher took 30:14. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.
