A Family Day at the Races

The Fred d’Elia Memorial Day Ridgewood Run is a family-focused day of events that provide a fun environment in a festive open-park atmosphere. Seven distinct events provide the center of activity. They start at 8:30 AM and continue until after the conclusion of the Fun Run at noon. The road races are run through the tree-lined streets of the Village of Ridgewood NJ. Ridgewood is located in Bergen County bordering Rockland, Westchester, and New York counties.

The close proximity to New York City gives families from the NY Metropolitan area a chance to celebrate the holiday by spending a fun-filled weekend that concludes with a day of healthy exercise. At the Ridgewood Run, one spouse might run the 10K, the other the 5K, and then accompany the children in the Fun Run.

The Ridgewood Run has established itself as the must-run road race in the NY-NJ-Connecticut area on Memorial Day. The North Jersey Masters (NJM), the premier running club in Northern NJ, has been the organizer of the race since it’s inception in 1976. In those years NJM has built a reputation for hospitality and the ability to put on a quality day for all participants (see Race History).

Race Amenities in 2009 are: a Flat & Fast Course, Chip Timing, a Baggage Check Area, Mile Clocks, Water Stops, Certified Routes, and this year, a Ridgewood Run Tech T-Shirt to the first 2,000 online registrants. These lightweight running shirts feature a fabric that wicks perspiration to keep you dry and comfortable. Other extras are: a Family Team competition in the 5K, Hotel discounts, and Photographs by Ken Shelton Photography.

Awards and Prizes are plentiful: 1) Prize money to the top three finishers in the Elite 1-Mile races, and to the top 5 finishers in the 5K & 10K. 2) New Balance Gift Certificates to the top three finishers in each five-year age-group bracket. 3) Finisher’s Medal to all registered finishers of the Ridgewood YMCA Fun Run/Health Walk. 4) Park Avenue Mountain Bike drawing. 5) Ridgewood Running Company Baby Jogger Raffle.

Results are in! Visit CompuScore.com. Race day photos provided by Ken Shelton Photography. Three new age group records were set in 2009 - the 5K mens 40 Khattabi Elarbi 15:15, mens 50 Glenn McIsacc 16:33, and the 10K womens 40 Anzhelika Averkova 34:16. See Course Records. The Ridgewood Run has been designated the RRCA New Jersey State Championship 10K Race. More information about the RRCA The Ridgewood Run has been designated a USATF-NJ 500 Points Race. More information about USATF-NJ Long Distance Running Total prize money for 2009 was $6,120! See Awards & Prizes.

2009 Results posted: All Results All results by compuscore Thank You to all our runners, support staff, volunteers, sponsors and supporter for another great race!  10K Men: Derese Deniboba - 30:01 Women: Buzunesh Deba - 33:39  5K Men: Stephen Chemlany - 14:08 Women: Buzunesh Deba - 17:10  10K Wheelchair Men: Krige Schabort - 22:13 Women: Jessica Galli - 26:24  Elite Mile Men: Alex Wechsler - 04:11 Women: Muliye Guymu - 05:20  Masters Mile Men: Kattabi Elarbi - 04:36 Women: Anzhelika Averkova - 05:09  Family Team Phillips - 55:34 All Results

8:40 - The Kessler Foundation Wheelchair 10K (10K Course Map)   8:40 - 10K Runners in corrals   8:45 - Park Ave BMW 10K (10K Course Map) 10:15 - Park Ave BMW 5K (5K Course Map) 11:15 - Valley Hospital Womens Mile (Mile Course Map) 11:40 - Valley Hospital Mens Mile (Mile Course Map) 12 Noon - Ridgewood YMCA Fun Run/Health Walk Mile

Pre-registration only for the 10K, 5K, Elite and Masters Mile Field limit - 4000 runners! Same day registration for Fun Run/Health Walk only. NO EXCEPTIONS. There is no on-site race registration for the 5k, 10k, or Elite and Masters Mile. This is a ChampionChip timed race. Be sure to pick up your chip on race day to be scored! Wearing iPods, electronic devices, or any mobile sound equipment is not encouraged on the race course.