RACE CALENDAR 2026
Race Calendar for JANUARY - JUNE 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.
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) - Postponed / Rescheduled for 1/18
1/3 Asbury Park Polar Bear 5K 10:00am - Rescheduled from 12/27
1/10 NJ Trail Winter Series #3 (South Mountain Reservation) 13.1M 9:00am, 10K 9:30am, 5K 10:00am
1/18 Westfield Hangover 5K 10:00am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts) - Postponed / Rescheduled for 2/22
1/25 Racefaster 5K through the Mall (American Dream) 8:00am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts) - - Postponed / Rescheduled for 2/8
1/31 Penguin Pace 5K (Packanack Lake, Wayne) 9:00am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Championship Event 500/700 pts - Coed Team Championship)
1/31 Frosty Squatchy Trail Race (South Mountain Reservation) 5K, 6 Hour 9:00am, 3 Hour 12:00pm - Canceled
FEBRUARY 2026
2/8 Racefaster through the Mall 5K (American Dream) 8:00am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts) - Rescheduled from 1/25
2/14 Cupid's Chase 5K (Rutherford) 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
2/22 Westfield Hangover 5K 10:00am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts) - Rescheduled from 1/1 & 1/18 but canceled again.
MARCH 2026
3/1 March Fourth 5K (Millburn) 9:00am
3/7 Racefaster through the Mall 5K Race 2 (American Dream) 8:00am
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 Goodwill Shamrock Shuffle 5K (Saddle River Park, Ridgewood) 8:00am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts)
3/14 Run O' The Mill 5K (Clinton) 8:00am
3/14 Michael Cassidy Shamrock 'N' Run 5K (Rutherford) 10:00am (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
3/15 March Madness Half-10K-5K (Weequahic Park, Newark) 9:30am
3/21 St. Patrick’s Day 5K (Maplewood) 9:00am
3/21 Run for Tomorrow 5K (Northvale) 9:30am
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 (5K - USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts, 10M - USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500/700 pts)
3/22 Sham Rock and a Hard Place 5K (PCTI, Wayne) 11:00am - Canceled
APRIL 2026
4/11 RunAPalooza (Asbury Park) 5K, Half Marathon, Marathon Relay 8:30am
4/12 Cherry Blossom 10K (Branch Brook Park) 10:00am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Championship Event 500/700 pts - Coed Team Championship)
4/18 St. Cassian’s 5K Race (Brookdale Park) 9:30am
4/19 Jersey City Marathon & Half Marathon 7:00am
4/19 Baker's Dozen Half Marathon (Minnewaska State Park, NY) 10:30am
4/20 Boston Marathon 9:00am
4/25 Susan Zabransky Hughes Memorial Run (Saddle River) 5K 8:30am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts)
4/25 Building Tomorrow's 5K (South Mountain Recreation Complex, West Orange) 9:00am
4/25 Mile A Day For Jay 5K (Packanack Lake, Wayne) 9:00am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts)
4/25 Clinton Township Country Run 15K, 5K 9:30am (15K - USATF-NJ Grand Prix Wildcard Event 500/700 pts)
4/25 Woods and Lakes Run (Mountain Lakes) 5K, 10K 10:00am
4/26 Lamp for Haiti 5K (Branch Brook Park) 8:00am
4/26 Bloomin' 5K (Clifton) 8:30am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts)
4/26 AAPI Color Run (Brookdale Park) 5K 8:30am, 1 Mile 10:00am
4/26 Leatherman's Loop 10K (Cross River, NY) 9:00am
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 Pequannock Valley Rotary 5K 8:00am
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 - All Division 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
6/20 Mile by Impact Zone (Norwood) 9:00am (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts)
6/22 President's Cup 5K (Millburn) 8:00pm (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event 500 pts) - Postponed until 7/13 due to severe weather forecast.
6/25 Tom Fleming Sunset Classic (Bloomfield) 5M 7:30pm (USATF-NJ Grand Prix Championship Event 500/700 pts - Coed Team Championship)
6/27 Track Night Montclair 1 Mile 4:00pm, 5K 6:00pm
6/28 Red, White and Blue 5K (Oak Ridge Park, Clark) 8:00am
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.