The Superhero Half Marathon and Relay had its inaugural race on May 16, 2010, and is now one of the largest races in New Jersey. Come join the fun and make sure you don’t forget to wear your favorite superhero costume. The race starts at Ginty Field and finishes in …
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The Superhero Half Marathon and Relay had its inaugural race on May 16, 2010, and is now one of the largest races in New Jersey. Come join the fun and make sure you don’t forget to wear your favorite superhero costume.
The race starts at Ginty Field and finishes in Loantaka Park, with everything to ensure that you have a great running experience! Scenic course, plenty of aid stations, awesome crowd support, cool tech shirts and finisher medals, this race has it all! Everyone will be made to feel like the superhero that they are! Highlights: – Tech tees to first 1,000 registrants! – Large finisher medals to all Half Marathon and Relay finishers! – Prizes will be awarded to top 3 overall male and female runners! – Great post-run food including fresh, hot pizza from the Columbia Inn’s food truck! – FREE participant photos! – Scenic Course!
A very scenic course through Morris Township, Chatham, Harding and Loantaka Park.
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Fun but too hot
This was a fun race. The weather was a bit toasty for my taste, but we had a beautiful day. I was disappointed by the lack of costumes, but overall … MORE
This was a fun race. The weather was a bit toasty for my taste, but we had a beautiful day. I was disappointed by the lack of costumes, but overall it was good. I’d run it again. Plus, there was pizza at the finish.
2023 Superhero Half-Morristown
A nice race and course. The final few miles are a nice run on a shaded , paved trail of Loantaka Park. I had not run this race in a … MORE
A nice race and course. The final few miles are a nice run on a shaded , paved trail of Loantaka Park.
I had not run this race in a few years.
The race is well organized, six pacer groups were offered, local police do a great job with traffic on the main roads and the path out of the woods and to the finish was blocked off (which hadn’t been years ago when I last ran it, allowing spectators to stand in the path, blocking your run as they looked for their runners). Glad to see this change had been made.
It was a warm day for the race and it appeared that they were running out of water for the finishers.
The race finishers’ medal is very nice, and large. When picking up the race bid, the ‘technical’ shirt I received was an orange shirt, more of a t-shirt material than a race technical shirt. There were blue and green shirts in boxes also. I did not get a chance to ask, but figured they may have been for the relay race teams. I saw the green and blue shirts being worn by runners of the full marathon, and they were more of a technical/wicking shirt than the orange one that I received. I didn’t register late either.
My race time would have been better had I not had tried running a pace that I knew I had not trained to maintain for the full distance. I need to be more aware of my limitations and race for what I trained to do.
Not enough water stations!
I ran this race coming off of biking as part of Ironman training, so my perspective should probably be taken with a grain of salt. Either way, here it goes: … MORE
I ran this race coming off of biking as part of Ironman training, so my perspective should probably be taken with a grain of salt. Either way, here it goes:
Pros:
-Easy access to start line from parking lot (<1 min walk)
-Really small race, which made for quick porta potty lines and no crowding at the start line
-Pace groups
-Some shaded areas on the course
Cons:
-First three miles have hills (especially mile 3), making it hard to PR but easy to negative split
-NOT ENOUGH WATER! I think there was water every 1.75-2 miles or so, but I needed more because of the sun/heat
-Expo was lame (took place at a running store)
-Medal/shirt was meh
Overall, the race seemed more like an organized training run. It was so small that I was running seemingly by myself for a good chunk of it. The course is very rolling, which made it hard to keep a consistent pace. For those looking to PR, I’d recommend starting slower during the first hilly miles and then ramping up for a strong finish. Wear sunscreen/sunglasses if it’s a sunny day – there are plenty of unshaded parts of the course that can leave you baking in the heat.
Another tip…bring gu/chews if you need them. The course had only water, so you’re on your own for any additional hydration.
Fun and hilly
Set in northern New Jersey, this race is divided into two distinct stages. The first is a very hilly five mile loop and the second a fairly flat seven-ish mile … MORE
Set in northern New Jersey, this race is divided into two distinct stages. The first is a very hilly five mile loop and the second a fairly flat seven-ish mile loop that spends most of its time weaving through a paved bike trail. The theme of the race was fun with most participants dressing up and the miles winding through the park were very pretty. Only knock against this one was the finishing area (or rather, lack of one) which included a self-poured cup of water and an orange but nothing more.
Pros: fun theme, nice course, free photography
Cons: finish was lacking
Improve the finisher’s area (even some granola bars or something) and this is easily a four-star race.