FLEET FEET / ESSEX RACING TEAM

All club members (16 and over) are invited to be on our USA Track and Field (USATF) racing team –Fleet Feet / Essex Racing. We compete against other teams from New Jersey in the USATF-NJ team grand prix competition and we’re ranked as a club based on how many points we accumulate during the year at the USATF-NJ championship races. These races are held around the state between March and November at distances ranging from 1 mile to half marathon. There are separate teams for men and women in both open (16 and over) and masters age groups (40-49, 50-59, 60-69, etc.). Some races are championships for all divisions, meaning all teams, while others are for teams of a specific gender or age.

Runners of all ages (16 and over) and abilities are welcome to participate since we can enter multiple teams if we have enough people and every team earns at least one point. So we would encourage you to come out and try running for the team. It can be a lot of fun and many people find they run faster when running as part of a team! Although it’s not usually required, most team members wear a Fleet Feet / Essex singlet when running for the team and you will receive a singlet singlet when you run your first race for the team.

Please contact one of our team captains listed below if you would like to join our team or have any questions. When you sign up for a race, please forward your confirmation email to essexcaptains@gmail.com so the team captains know you will be running and can put you on a team. You must pre-register for the race to be included on the team since the teams must be submitted the day before the race.

Team Captains

How To Participate

To get involved in our USATF team:

1. Become a member of USA Track and Field (USATF). If you're not currently a USATF member, please click here to join USATF or renew your membership.

2. Mark Fleet Feet / Essex Racing (Club Number 07-246) as your club when you join USATF.

3. Complete the date of birth verification when you join USATF. Click here for more information.

4. Sign up for a USATF-NJ championship race and forward your confirmation email to essexcaptains@gmail.com so the team captains know you will be running and can put you on a team. You must pre-register for the race to be included on the team since the teams must be submitted the day before the race.

Incentive / Reward Program

The club started an incentive program in 2012 designed to reward you for running on the club team. We will reimburse a portion of your USATF membership dues for the next year if you ran on a club team at a specific number of USATF-NJ championship races during the prior year. You will qualify for the reward this year if you ran at least five times on a club team in 2024 if you are a masters runner (40 and over) or at least four times if you are an open runner (under 40).