HoBOOken5k Halloween Run

HoBOOken5k Halloween Run takes place in Hoboken, New Jersey, on October 25, 2026. As the name says, the distance is a 5K, and it is run through the streets of the city on a Halloween theme. The urban course takes in views of the Manhattan skyline across the Hudson.

City 5Ks like this one reward a controlled start more than anything else, since the field is dense in the first few blocks and it is easy to burn through your race in the opening half mile. Aim to run even splits, then push the final kilometer. Preparation is modest by design: three or four runs a week for a month, one of them with a faster segment in the middle, will get you to the line ready.