Course de la Liberté

Course de la Liberté is held in Jersey City, New Jersey, on October 31, 2026. The single format on the program is a 5K, run through public parkland in the city and organized in support of a charitable cause.

Running on park ground rather than open road makes for a calmer race morning, with open views across the surroundings and the energy of the New York metropolitan area close at hand. The distance suits everyone from walkers to club runners, which is usually what a charity 5K is aiming for, and it asks for no particular build-up beyond regular running. If you want to race it rather than jog it, two or three weeks of short, fast repetitions beforehand is all the sharpening this distance really needs, and one easy day afterwards is enough to be recovered.