From the Organizer
The 3-2-1's of the TXR Mile Challenge: 3 Disciplines - 2 Hours - 1 American Mile
3 separate races, 3 running disciplines
2 hours to complete your challenge
1 unique day at 1 venue featuring 1 Track Mile, 1 X-Country Mile, and 1 Road Mile.
TXR's innovative format offers the best of 3 styles of running competition and engagement:
For serious competitors, challenge yourself to 3 running disciplines in 1 day while strategizing your race order and recovery time. Our unique cumulative format will give you new PR goals to chase through the years.
For the adventurers, if you've never tried cross-country or haven't been on a track since high school, this is the welcoming opportunity you've been waiting for. A short distance on all 3 surfaces and a generous finish cutoff invite you to get familiar and comfortable with all aspects of running.
The TXR Mile Challenge welcomes all levels of runners from the elite to just getting started. Our unique event format offers the distinctive opportunity to run three surfaces - track, grass, and pavement - within the same venue. Challengers will take on three separate races - each one mile - each timed separately. Each of the three races will be started and timed separately from one another for each Challenger. Cumulative times will be used for overall scoring. All three miles must be started within the Starting Block and completed before the Finish Cutoff. Starting Block - 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.; Finish Cutoff - Noon
Events
Weather
It's too far out for a forecast, so here's what weather on this date is normally like in the area. A race day forecast will replace this as race week approaches.
Typical High
83°
Typical Low
64°
Chance of Rain
36%
Based on US Climate Normals data from Cranford, 3 mi from the venue.
Host City
Elevation
53 ft
Nearest Airport
EWR
Newark Liberty International Airport · 9 mi
Time Zone
Eastern Time
From Endurance Grid
Line up lodging and travel early to lock in your race weekend.
Race Location
Your Next Start Line
Every finish line starts with a single decision. Claim your spot at TXR Mile Challenge: (Track, X-Country, Road), put it on the calendar, and turn “someday” into a start date.
13
Days to train
Coming Up
Red, White & Blue 5K
Less than a mile away
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2 miles away
Cranford Cupcake 5K - Vegan + Gluten Free Friendly
2 miles away
The Beulah Murphy Foundation Inc. 5K Run/Walk for Cervical Cancer
2 miles away
From Endurance Grid
Endurance Grid is here to help you understand the sport, decide if it's the right fit, and learn how to prepare. For course distances, logistics, and race-day specifics, always defer to the race organizer's event page.
With running, there's a distance for every fitness level, a community at every start line, and nothing beats the feeling of crossing a finish line you trained for.
Running is an endurance sport that rewards consistency, and showing up every week compounds in ways that will surprise you.
From 5K to marathon, running races are the most accessible entry point into endurance sport. There's a distance for every fitness level and a community at every start line.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
TXR Mile Challenge: (Track, X-Country, Road)
Jun 21, 2026