Sun, Sep 6, 2026
Trenton, NJ
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The half marathon heads out from Robbinsville Community Park onto country roads, passing farmland and an old historic house along the way. The route has a rural feel for most of its distance, with open land on either side rather than neighborhoods or commercial strips. The shorter race runs an out-and-back from the same park. Both courses are USATF certified.
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Going by the 2025 results, this is a decent-sized field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
13.1 Miles · 2025 results
Top 3: Ryan Kromer (1:13:44) · Justin Monchinski (1:23:46) · Ryan Gross (1:23:55)
· 2025 results
Top 3: Hailey Bookwalter (20:58) · Andrew Melnyk (23:08) · Peter Chrysler (23:26)
The Mercer County Half Marathon & EVO 5k has been held every year since at least 2019. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
Enter a finish time to see where it lands against the most recent 13.1 Miles results.
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 13.1 Miles field finished slower than 2:06:39, and the last recorded finisher came in around 3:26:24, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.
A field of 302 is big enough that you will have company at your pace without feeling lost in a crowd. There is no qualifying time, and the finish-time spread above shows how varied the field really is. If it is your first 13.1 Miles, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 13.1 Miles winner ran 1:13:44 while the median finisher took 2:06:39. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.
