LIVE EVENT FAQ
Important Information for 2024
The Hoodie Continues!
Whether you walk or run with us on January 1st, we’re sure you will have a fun time. And, you’ll receive our special edition, long sleeve hooded sweatshirt to keep you warm all Winter long.
Course and Timing
The event and the course is USA Track & Field-NJ Sanctioned and Certified. (Certification # NJ22048JLW.) USATF-NJ members can earn points in the 2024 Grand Prix competition. Course map can be found here.
Walker Friendly
Your choice! You can race, run, jog or walk our flat 3.1 mile course. Start your new Fitness Year on New Year’s Day with your family, friends and neighbors.
Awards
We'll have ribbons, awards and refreshments after you cross the Finish Line. Everybody deserves and gets a Finisher’s Ribbon. This has become a yearly Collector’s Item! In addition, we have a total of 92 awards. We are offering 1st, 2nd and 3rd Overall Male, Female and Non-binary awards, we have age group awards for top three (M/F), in 5-year increments, from Under 9 to Over 90! And we have male and female awards for the first Master (over 40) Finishers.
Beneficiaries
Graduates of Hillsborough's Class of 2024 will enjoy a high-spirited, all-night celebration and party immediately following the commencement exercises in June. This popular local effort is part of a nationally recognized program whose goal is to provide a drug and alcohol free celebration of life while giving graduates a positive sendoff. According to the Prosper Press in a publication dated February 21, 2016: The percentage of teen automobile fatalities involving alcohol jumps from 33 percent to 40 percent on the night of graduation. One-third of those younger than 21 who die in car accidents lose their lives during graduation season. In a 2010 poll, 79 percent of seniors admitted teens were more likely to drink and drive on graduation night.
Rock Steady Boxing is a unique program in Hillsborough organized by Barbara Kelly to improve symptoms and quality of life in people diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. This cause is important to us as the Resolution Run Founder, Gary Verhoorn, says this program helped him tremendously following his own diagnosis. Our goal in 2024 is to fund educational programs and support a scholarship program for those in our community who may not be able to participate as a result of limited funds.
Special Pricing
Early Bird Registration is available through midnight, October 15, 2023. The fee is $32. USATF-NJ members and those 18 and younger may take a $3.00 discount.
Regular Online Registration begins October 16, 2023 and will close at midnight, December 25, 2022, or sooner, if the race limit is reached. Last year, registration closed by mid-December. The fee is $37. USATF-NJ members and those 18 and younger may take a $3.00 discount. Sorry, but there is absolutely NO Raceday in-person registration and NO registration after we have filled up. No exceptions.
Food Bank Collection
Each year we invite in-person participants to help us restock the Township Food Bank and bring non-perishable items with them on race day - or - you can donate $5 during your registration whether in-person or virtual.
