Runners Waded Through Chest-Deep Waters: Bergen County Bans Race Organizer After Viral Flood Controversy

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Hackensack NJ, The Bergen County Parks Department’s permitting office has officially placed race management company Racefaster on probation and issued a one-year ban on organizing events within the county park system. The disciplinary action follows massive public outrage and a formal county investigation into the decision to proceed with the Racefaster Half Marathon on Sunday, September 13, 2026, despite severe flash flooding across North Jersey.