Taking Strides to Save Lives

Our Packanack Lake Family Fun Event include something for everyone featuring a 5K, and Kids races around scenic Packanack Lake in Wayne, NJ.

Amenities include:

Age Group Awards (M&F Overall Top 3, 15 & under, 16 - 19, 20 - 24, 25 - 29, 30 - 34, 35 - 39, 40 - 44, 45 - 49, 50 - 54, 55 - 59, 60 - 64, 65 - 69, 70 -7 4, 75 - 79, 80+), Refreshments, & T-Shirt giveaways to first 200 pre-registered participants.

Race Day Registration will be available on July 19 from 7am to 8:20am.

Fee: $35.00

We can't wait to see you at the start!

For the year 2026, we will be doing the Paterson Great Falls 5k Race Run/walk the distance on the official Paterson Great Falls 5k course. Post a picture of your run to Facebook or Instagram using #patersongreatfalls5k.

Paterson Great Falls 5k is a 3.1 mile race is for both the serious athlete looking for a PR or an individual looking for a fun experience with family and friends on Labor Day. This race will take you through the historic sites of Paterson. The race will start alongside the Paterson Great Falls, run alongside the Lou Costello statue, run past the Paterson Museum, run past Hinchliffe Stadium, pass Veteran's Park, run in Pennington Park and back to the Paterson Great Falls towards the finish line.

Same Day registration and packet pick up starts at 7am at the Paterson Museum. Race starts at 8:30am

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.)

To this All 8K Awards will be grab and go. Weather permitting the awards table will be in the High School parking lot other wise in the gym.