RACE CALENDAR 2026
Race Calendar for JANUARY - FEBRUARY 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 - Cancelled
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.
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.