Ashenfelter 8K Classic & The Tom Fleming 2K
Please join us for the 27th A8K Classic and the Tom Fleming 2K Run benefiting the Glen Ridge Educational Foundation. Start time 8K 9:00AM, 2K 8:15AM. The 8K Run honors local hero and Olympic Champion, Horace Ashenfelter, who won the steeplechase event at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland. The 2K Run honors local hero Tom Fleming who won the 1973 and 1975 New York City Marathons.
COURSE: The 8K Course is a USATF Certified “relatively flat” road course with two water stops through historic Glen Ridge. The one mile course is USATF certified; an out and run back on Ridgewood Avenue.
USATF NJ Members receive a $3 discount Up until 5 days prior to the event (discount taken off during the registration process.)
Awards: Trophy to the overall M/F winners of the A8K Classic & Tom Fleming 2K. Award to the Top 1 M/F from Glen Ridge in the A8K. A8K: Commemorative Embroidered Apparel will be awarded to the top 3 finishers (male & female) in each of the following divisions: first overall, 9 and under, 10-12, 13-15, 16-19, 20-29, 30-39 etc., then 5 year increments through all master’s divisions. Tom Fleming 2K: All Tom Fleming 2K participants will receive a commemorative medal. Ceramic Cups to the first 100 male & first 100 female finishers in the A8K. Prize Money - Current USATF-NJ Members Only. $1200 Total: Top Three Overall & Top Three Age Graded Masters, M & F $150, $100, $50.
Benefits: Proceeds from the A8K and the Tom Fleming 2K fund the Glen Ridge Educational Foundation, a not-for-profit organization providing supplemental funding to the Glen Ridge School system. Rain or Shine.
Amenities: Long sleeve “tech tops” to the first 3000 A8K Pre-Registered Participants on a first-come, first serve basis. Long sleeve cotton T-shirts to the first 1000 TF2K Pre-Registered Participants on a first-come, first serve basis.
Scoring by CompuScore. Race results will be available on the Internet at www.compuscore.com.
Directions: GPS: Use 200 Ridgewood Ave, Glen Ridge, NJ 07028 - From the Garden State Parkway, take exit 148 (Bloomfield Avenue exit). Take Bloomfield Avenue West to Ridgewood Avenue in Glen Ridge. Turn Left onto Ridgewood Avenue. The start of the race is just two blocks South on Ridgewood Avenue. Turn Right onto Woodland Avenue and look for parking. Ok to park on Bloomfield Ave. No parking on Ridgewood Ave.
BIB AND T-SHIRT Info and Pickup: Pre-Registered Race Packet Pick-up will be at the Glen Ridge High School Gymnasium, 200 Ridgewood Avenue, on the Wednesday before the race from 4-7 P.M. and on Thanksgiving Day beginning at 7:00 A.M. Any Shirts not picked up 30 min prior to the start of the event may be given to other participants.
