WEEKLY GROUP runs

The Essex Running Club organizes hosted group runs on Sunday mornings during the winter (Jan - Mar) and on Tuesday nights during the summer (Jul - Aug). Fleet Feet Montclair holds group runs at their store (603 Bloomfield Ave, Montclair) on Thursday nights and Sunday mornings. Fueled by Doughnuts holds groups runs at Montclair Bread Company (16 Label St, Montclair) on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings. See below for more details.

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 Fun Run / Walk - Meet up at Fleet Feet at 6pm. Friendly social group for walkers or runners and a great way to meet new friends. Bring family, friends, co-workers or come alone. All paces are welcome and you can run or walk 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 walk / 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 Run - Meet up at Fleet Feet at 7am. 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. These meet-ups are not usually guided by Fleet Feet staff but there are Supported Long Runs on some Sunday mornings in the spring, summer and fall with aid stations at Fleet Feet and Anderson Park. (Note: Supported Long Runs this fall are scheduled on 9/17, 10/1 and 10/15).

Fueled by Doughnuts Group Runs - Meet at Montclair Bread Company (16 Label St, Montclair) on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 5:30am or on Saturday mornings at 8:00am. Most people run 3 - 6 miles on Tuesday / Thursday and 3 - 20 miles on Saturday. All paces are welcome and every attempt will be made to match people up based on pace and distance. Saturday morning runs are popular with people training for longer distance events,