Head to Hillside Park in Andover, NJ for an 8 mile trail run and 5K on Sunday October 18, 2026 to benefit our free mammography program. Kids age 12 and under (up to 8th grade) can participate in a fun run. Enjoy a variety of yummy chili including vegetarian!
Kids Fun Run: ages 5-12 (K-8th grade) : $10. Kids will receive finisher medals only.
• Awards and F2F swag to top 3 M/F finishers
• Medals in 10-year age groups for both events
8 Mile: 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-69; 70-79; 80+
5K: 13-19; 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-69; 70-79; 80+
• T-shirts, Hobo bags & finisher medals to all adult participants; Kids 5-12 (K-8 grade) will receive finisher medals only.
Featuring
• Variety of yummy chili including vegetarian, grilled hotdogs, fresh fruit, snacks
• Newater station on site provides H20 for 300 thirsty runners
• Timing and race results by Compuscore
Oct 18, 2026
Distance — 8 Miles
Type — Running
10:00
$40.00
Oct 18, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
10:20
$40.00
Oct 18, 2026
Distance — Hot Chili Challenge Kids Fun Run
Type — Running
10:30
$10.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Andover.
Learn more about the host city, Andover.
Andover is a borough in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 595, a decrease of 11 (−1.8%) from the 2010 census count of 606, which in turn reflected a decline of 52 (−7.9%) from the 658 counted in the 2000 census.
Read more launchOfficial finishing times from previous editions of Hot Chili Challenge 8 Mile Trail Run, 5K & Kids Fun Run.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | CARMINE BATTAGLIA | — | |
| 🥈 | Christopher Lorenz | — | |
| 🥉 | JAMES EASTER | — | |
| 4 | ERIC VANBENSCHOTEN | — | |
| 5 | NICK MARION | — | |
| 6 | Ava Diego | — | |
| 7 | Dorothy Lagg | — | |
| 8 | JEREMY GABILANES | — | |
| 9 | LEO SMUDA | — | |
| 10 | MOSHARA EDWARDS | — | |
| 11 | Raymond Anderson | — | |
| 12 | Claire Crowder | — | |
| 13 | Timothy A Rifflard | — | |
| 14 | KRISTIN VANBENSCHOLEN | — | |
| 15 | Anna Bisson | — | |
| 16 | Alyssa Anderson | — | |
| 17 | Ashley Tashjian | — | |
| 18 | EMMA BISS | — | |
| 19 | Jessica Bennett | — | |
| 20 | D. ASSARAF | — | |
| 21 | SEAN MELICA | — | |
| 22 | Monika Aimova | — | |
| 23 | JONATHAN ASSARAF | — | |
| 24 | Maximo Diego | — | |
| 25 | Evelyn Marshall | — | |
| 26 | KARLEE REID | — | |
| 27 | NOT REGISTERED | — | |
| 28 | AUDREY BISS | — | |
| 29 | Elizabeth Janiec | — | |
| 30 | Lynn Barnes | — | |
| 31 | BOB BURT | — | |
| 32 | Sarah Sprague | — | |
| 33 | Eduard Poinescu | — | |
| 34 | Jennifer Skorski | — | |
| 35 | Ellen Stefanacci | — | |
| 36 | SAM FORTUNATO | — | |
| 37 | MARC FORTUNATO | — | |
| 38 | Mike DePue | — | |
| 39 | Bruce Lorenz | — | |
| 40 | NOT REGISTERED | — | |
| 41 | NOT REGISTERED | — | |
| 42 | Cassandra DeVita | — | |
| 43 | Alyson Sandman | — | |
| 44 | CHERYL MATTERA | — | |
| 45 | Patricia Volin | — | |
| 46 | DANI DANI | — | |
| 47 | PAMELA BISS | — | |
| 48 | Jim Mulvey | — | |
| 49 | Joseph Farinella | — | |
| 50 | Linda Packard | — |
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