WEEKLY GROUP runs

The Essex Running Club holds group runs on Saturday mornings and organizes hosted group runs on Tuesday evenings during the summer. Fleet Feet Montclair holds a group run from the store (603 Bloomfield Ave) on Thursday nights. Sometimes people also meet up at the store on Sunday mornings but the Sunday morning runs are not usually supported by Fleet Feet staff.

ERC Saturday Morning Group Runs - Meet up with other club members at 8am in the upper parking lot at Brookdale Park. (Note: Enter the park from Bellevue Ave and proceed to the parking lot on the left side of the road just above the track). All paces and distances are welcome. Standard routes available for shorter distances (3 and 5 miles). Different routes provided each week for longer distances which usually loop back to the park about every 5 miles. All routes finish up back in the park on the track. Sample route maps available on the Running Routes page on the ERC web site. Join the ERC Heylo Group to communicate about ERC group runs and other upcoming club events.

ERC Summer Hosted Group Runs - Held on Tuesday nights in July and August. Most people start together at 6:30pm or you can come later provided you finish by 8:00pm. Somebody will host each run either from outside their home or at some other location such as a park. Hosts are asked to map out a 3 - 5 mile course and to provide bottled water and some light refreshments. Please check our Facebook page or newsletter for the locations of each run.

Fleet Feet Thursday Night Runs - Meet at the store at 6:00pm. All paces are welcome and you can run as little or as much mileage as you want. Most people start out on a 3 mile route down Midland Ave with a loop around Edgemont Park but you can turn around sooner if you want a shorter run. Some people also extend the run up to 6 miles with a second loop on North Mountain, Watching and Midland Ave. Route maps are available here.

Fleet Feet Sunday Morning Group Runs - People sometimes meet up at the store on Sunday mornings at 7am but these runs are not usually supported by Fleet Feet staff. All paces and distances welcome. Popular with people training for longer distance events especially during the summer and fall. Various distances and paces through the streets of Montclair to Edgemont Park, Anderson Park and Brookdale Park including popular routes of 3, 5, 7 and 8.5 miles. Route maps are available on the Running Routes page on the ERC web site. Fleet Feet does organize Supported Long Runs on some Sunday mornings in the spring, summer and fall with aid stations at Fleet Feet and Anderson Park.