RACE CALENDAR
Race Calendar for DECEMBER 2025 - MARCH 2026
This calendar shows many of the local races in northern New Jersey, other races that are popular with club members and all of the USATF-NJ championship races. Information on most races in New York City can be found at nyrr.org and nycruns.com.
We have a USATF team (Fleet Feet / Essex Racing) that competes in the USATF-NJ championship races as shown in bold print on the race calendar below. Please click on the links below for more information about our USATF team and joining USATF.
DECEMBER 2025
12/6 Academy Reindeer Run (Caldwell) 9:30am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts)
12/7 5K Doughnut Run (Montclair) 9:00am
12/7 Holiday Hustle 5K (Overpeck Park, Leonia) 8:00am
12/7 Chris Conway Memorial 5K (Ridgefield Park) 9:30am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts)
12/7 Egg Nog Slog 1 Mile All Star Classic (South Mountain Reservation) 10:00am
12/13 NJ Trail Winter Series #2 (South Mountain Reservation) 13.1M 9:00am, 10K 9:30am, 5K 10:00am
12/13 Rutgers Big Chill 5K (New Brunswick) 10:00am
12/20 Run Before Christmas Santa Con 8K (Clinton) 8:00am
12/27 Asbury Park Polar Bear 5K 10:00am
JANUARY 2026
1/1 Fairlawn First Day 5K 11:00am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts)
1/1 Westfield Hangover 5K Noon (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts)
1/10 NJ Trail Winter Series #3 (South Mountain Reservation) 13.1M 9:00am, 10K 9:30am, 5K 10:00am
1/25 Racefaster 5K through the Mall (Garden State Plaza, Paramus) 8:00am
1/31 Penguin Pace 5K (Packanack Lake, Wayne) 9:00am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts)
1/31 Frosty Fat Sass Trail Race (South Mountain Reservation) 5K, 6 Hour 9:00am, 3 Hour 12:00pm
FEBRUARY 2026
2/14 Cupid's Chase 5K (Glen Rock) 10:00am
2/14 Cupid's Chase 5K (Morristown) 10:00am
2/14 Squatchy Onesie Fest (Ramapo Valley Reservation) 5K 10:00am
2/21 Febapple Frozen Fifty (South Mountain Reservation) 50M 7:00am, 50K 8:00am, 20M 9:00am, 10M 10:00am
MARCH 2026
3/1 March Fourth 5K (Millburn) 9:00am
3/7 Livingston Oval Ultra 12 Hour 7:00am, 6 Hour 7:00am, 3 Hour 8:00am, 1 Hour 9:00am
3/8 E. Murray Todd Half Marathon (Lincroft) 8:30am
3/14 Michael Cassidy Shamrock 'N' Run 5K (Rutherford) 9:00am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts)
3/14 St Paddy's Day 5K (Morris Township) 10:00am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts)
3/15 New York City Half 7:00am
3/22 Sham Rock and a Hard Place 5K (PCTI, Wayne) 11:00am
3/21 Shamrock Shuffle 5K (Bernardsville) 10:00am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts)
3/22 Garden State 10 Miler & Cookie Chase 5K (Colonial Park, Franklin Township) 5K 8:45am, 10M 9:30am
Additional Information
Check the following web sites for additional information about races in New Jersey and New York City.
Active.com (www.active.com/running)
Best Racing Systems (www.bestrace.com)
CompuScore (www.compuscore.com)
Elite Racing Systems (www.eliteracingsystems.com)
New Jersey Trail Series (www.njtrailseries.com)
New York Road Runners (www.nyrr.org)
NYCRUNS (nycruns.com)
PracticeHard.com (www.practicehard.com)
Race Forum (www.raceforum.com)
Sassquad Trail Running (www.sassquadtrailrunning.com)
USATF-NJ (newjersey.usatf.org)
2025 USATF-NJ Championship Races
2/1 Penguin Pace 5K (Coed)
3/23 Garden State 10 Miler (Open & Masters Men)
3/30 Spring Distance Classic 15K (Open & Masters Women)
4/6 Essex County Cherry Blossom 10K (Coed)
4/26 Wayne Rotary Run 5K (Coed)
5/17 Mile by Impact Zone (Open Men & Women)
5/26 Ridgewood Run 10K (Open Men & Women)
6/8 Fitzgerald’s Lager Run 5K (Masters Women)
6/23 President's Cup 5K (Open Men)
6/26 Tom Fleming Sunset Classic 5 Mile (Coed)
7/19 Big Bang Mile (Masters Men & Women)
8/9 Three Bridges 5 Mile Race (Coed))
8/24 USATF-NJ 5K XC (All Divisions)
9/27 Haworth 5K (Masters Men)
10/12 Long Beach Island 12K (All Divisions)
10/19 Terri Roemer Paramus 10K (Masters Women)
10/26 USATF-NJ 8K XC (All Divisions)
11/1 Harrington Park 5K (Open Women)
11/9 Giralda Farms 10K (Masters Men)
11/27 Ashenfelter 8K (All Divisions)