ALL North Jersey Masters members are invited to participate on our USA Track & Field (USATF) racing team!
We compete against other clubs and teams from New Jersey in the USATF-NJ team grand prix competition. We’re ranked annually as a club based on how many points we win at each USATF-NJ championship race during the year. These races are held around the state at distances ranging from 1 mile to half marathon.
There are separate teams for men and women in both open (under 40) and masters age groups (40-49, 50-59, 60-69, etc.). Some races are championships for all divisions, meaning all age group teams, while others are for teams of a specific gender or age.
WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN!
-NJM Members of all ages and abilities are welcome and encouraged to participate on our teams – we’ve had teenagers, ages 80 and older, and everything in between.
-NJM can enter multiple teams in an age group.
-Runners of every pace are eligible. The only qualification standard is the desire to run for our club and to be on our NJM team!!!!!!
-It is fun and motivating to be part of a team!
– You get a free NJM team racing singlet! All team members MUST wear a NJM singlet when running for the team.
HOW TO JOIN
Become a member of USA Track and Field (USATF) USATF Membership. https://www.usatf.
Pick North Jersey Masters Track & Field (#102) as your club when you join USATF.
Complete the date of birth verification when you join USATF.
Sign up for a USATF-NJ championship race. https://newjersey.usatf.org/
Select from the list of USATF-NJ Championship (age group or coed) races and pre-register.
Notify your team captain at least 48 hours before the race. All team rosters must be submitted the day before the race.
*Choose 4 races to qualify for NJM’s team racing incentive*
INCENTIVE / REWARD PROGRAM
The club rewards you for running on the club team. We will reimburse your USATF membership dues if you ran on the NJM team at least four (4) USATF-NJ championship (age group or coed) races during the year. The purpose is to help encourage and promote participation at team events.
CONTACT YOUR TEAM CAPTAINS!
Notify our our team captains/manager if you would like to join the team for a particular race.
Team Captains and Manager
Women: Joan Darnsteadt darnsteadtj@gmail.com
Men: Aaron Kleinbaum aaron.kleinbaum@gmail.com
and Bill Zink wmzink@gmail.com