RACE CALENDAR
Race Calendar for MAY - SEPTEMBER 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.
MAY 2026
5/2 Run for the Last Mile 5K (William Paterson College) 9:00am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts)
5/2 Meghan Doyle '05K Run (Caldwell) 9:30am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts)
5/2 Run for Casey 5K (Nomahegan Park, Cranford) 10:00am
5/3 Lincoln Tunnel Challenge 5K 8:00am
5/3 Superhero Half Marathon & Relay (Morris Township) 8:30am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Wildcard Event 500/700 pts)
5/3 Nutley Chamber of Commerce 5K 8:45am
5/3 Waldwick Chamber of Commerce 5K 9:00am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts)
5/9 Our House 4 Miler (Berkeley Heights) 10:00am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Championship Event 700 pts - All Division Championship)
5/10 Rubin Run (Tenafly) 10K 8:00am, 5K 10:00am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts)
5/16 Brooklyn Half 7:00am
5/16 Caldwell Classic 5K 8:45am
5/17 Geo Foundation 5K (Brookdale Park) 9:00am
5/17 Cranford Pizza Run 5K 10:00am
5/23 Spring Lake 5 Mile Run 8:30am
5/25 Ridgewood Run 10K 7:55am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Championship Event 700 pts - Masters Men 10K Championship), 5K 10:05am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts)
5/30 Spartan Spirit 5K (Somerville) 8:30am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts)
5/30 Wayne Rotary 5K 9:30am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Championship Event 500/700 pts - Coed Team Championship)
JUNE 2026
6/1 Roxbury Community Benefit 5K 7:00pm (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts)
6/6 Zip Code 07662 Marathon & Half Marathon (Saddle River Park) 6:30am
6/6 Valerie Fund 5K (Verona Park) 8:30am
6/7 George Washington Bridge Challenge (Fort Lee) 5K 7:45am, 10K 8:15am
6/7 Montclair YMCA Run 10K 8:00am, 2 Mile 10:00am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts - 10K)
6/7 Tenafly 5K 9:00am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts)
6/7 North Jersey Pride Run (South Orange) 9:00am
6/11 Veterans Flag Day 5K (Lyons VA) 7:00pm (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts)
6/14 Portugal Day 5K (Newark / Ironbound) 9:15am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts)
6/14 Fitzgerald's Lager Run 5K (Glen Ridge) 5:30pm (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Championship Event 700 pts - Open Men & Women 5K Championship)
6/20 Red Bank Classic 5K 8:30am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts)
6/20 Black Men Run Juneteenth 5K (West Orange Reservoir) 8:30am
6/22 President's Cup 5K (Millburn) 8:00pm (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts)
6/25 Tom Fleming Sunset Classic (Bloomfield) 5M 7:30pm (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Championship Event 500/700 pts - Coed Team Championship)
6/27 Red, White and Blue 5K (Oak Ridge Park, Clark) 8:00am
6/27 Track Night Montclair 1 Mile 4:00pm, 5K 5:00pm
JULY 2026
7/4 Firecracker 4 Mile Run (Cranford) 8:00am
7/4 Glen Rock Tribute Run 5K 8:00am
7/8 Trail Night NJ (South Mountain Reservation) 5K 6:05pm
7/12 Women’s Distance Festival (Rockland Lake State Park) 5K 8:00am
7/15 Woodbridge 4 Mile & Pizza Extravaganza 7:00pm
7/16 Verizon Corporate Classic 5K (Morristown) 7:30pm
7/18 Big Bang Mile (Bell Works, Holmdel) 8:40am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Championship Event 700 pts - All Division Championship)
7/25 Packanack Day Lake Run 5K (Wayne) 8:30am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts)
7/26 Miles for Minds 5K (Edison) 9:00am
AUGUST 2026
8/1 Loopy Looper (Cooper River Park, Pennsauken) 12 Hour, 24 Hour or 100M 7:00am
8/1 MCW Westfield Ultra 3, 6, 9, 12 or 24 Hour 9:00am
8/6 Montclair Mile 5:00pm (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts)
8/8 Asbury Park Sheehan Classic 5K 8:00am
8/8 Three Bridges 5 Mile Run 9:00am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Championship Event 500/700 pts - Coed Team Championship)
SEPTEMBER 2026
9/7 Verona Labor Day Classic 1 Mile Fun Run / Health Walk 9:00am, 5K 9:30am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts)
9/13 Racefaster Half Marathon (Saddle River Park, Ridgewood) 8:00am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Wildcard Event 500/700 pts)
9/19 Newark Boys & Girls Club 5K To Wellness (Branch Brook Park) 8:00am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts)
9/20 Berkeley Heights 5K Run for Mental Health 9:30am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts)
9/26 Newstead 5K (South Orange) 9:00am
9/26 Chase 5K (Hillsborough) 5:00pm (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Championship Event 700 pts - Open Men & Women 5K Championship)
9/27 Palisades Half Marathon & 8K Trail Run 13.1M 9:00am, 8K 9:30am (13.1M - USATF-NJ Grand Prix Wildcard Event 500/700 pts)
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)
2026 USATF-NJ Championship Races
1/31 Penguin Pace 5K (Coed)
4/12 Cherry Blossom 10K (Coed)
5/9 Our House 4 Mile (All Divisions)
5/25 Ridgewood Run 10K (Masters Men)
5/30 Wayne Rotary Run 5K (Coed)
6/14 Lager Run 5K (Open Men & Women)
6/25 Sunset Classic 5 Mile (Coed)
7/18 Big Bang Mile (All Divisions)
8/8 Three Bridges 5 Mile (Coed)
8/30 USATF-NJ 5K XC (All Divisions)
9/19 Haworth 5K (Masters Men & Women)
9/26 Chase 5K (Open Men & Women)
10/18 Terri Roemer Paramus 10K (Masters Women)
10/25 USATF-NJ 8K XC (All Divisions)
10/30 Harrington Park 5K (Masters Men & Women)
11/8 Giralda Farms 10K (Open Men & Women)
11/21 Tom O'Reilly 5K (Coed)
11/26 Ashenfelter 8K (All Divisions)
Note: There are no championship races for Category 3 in 2026 but all grand prix races for Category 3 in 2026 will be Wildcard 500 / 700 point events for the individual grand prix.