Brookdale Shop Rite Tom Fleming Sunset Classic

🏃‍♂️ Event Overview

Join us for the 37th running of the Tom Fleming Sunset Classic sponsored by Brookdale Shop Rite, which benefits the Bloomfield Educational Foundation and the Vocational Educational Special Training (V.E.S.T) program.

We are the USATF-NJ COED Team Championship.

🍔 Family Fun Activities

• Food and drink: There will be hot dogs, beverages, ice cream, and beer.
• Kids Activities: Kids Infield Sprints for 2 to 12 year olds.
• Mile Race: The growing Rick Petersen Mile for all ages.
• Main Event: Of course, the Tom Fleming 5 Mile.

🏆 Awards Details

Awards: 5 Mile Race

• Overall Winners: Top 3 Male and Female winners: 1st Place $150, 2nd Place $125, 3rd Place $100.
• Bloomfielders: Top overall Male and Female Bloomfielder.
• Masters: Top 3 Masters Male and Female based on PLP %: 1st $100, 2nd $75, 3rd $50.
• Age Group: Top 3 male and female in each division (10 to 90+).

🥇 Race Day Information

Rick Petersen Mile will be a timed event!

ALL AWARDS ARE BASED ON GUN TIME

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Brookdale ShopRite Tom Fleming Sunset Classic Course Map

🅿️ Parking Instructions

• Town Pub: Parking lot behind the Town Pub, 378 Broad St, Bloomfield.
• Memorial Park: Memorial Park Parking lot, 7-11 Division St, Bloomfield.
• Board of Ed: Bloomfield Board of Ed parking lot, 155 Broad Street - short warm-up to Race Site at Foley Field.
• Street Parking: Available on Baldwin St, Warren St, Osborne St, all off of Broad St.
• Road Closure: Broad St will be closed from Belleville Ave to Watchung Ave starting between 6:30 and 6:45pm.

👟 About Tom Fleming

Thomas J. Fleming was an American distance runner who won the 1973 and 1975 New York City Marathon. He was also a two-time runner-up in the Boston Marathon in 1973 and 1974 and finished six times in the top ten in the BAA marathon. He was one of the founding fathers of the Sunset Classic.

📍 Packet Pick-Up

Location: Fleet Feet Montclair, 603 Bloomfield Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042

• Date: Tuesday June 24 from 12 Noon to 6:00pm.
• Date: Wednesday June 25 from 10:00am to 5:00pm.

📝 Race Day Registration

Date: June 26 at Bloomfield's Foley Field, starting at 5:00PM.

Note: All Registrations will be online only this year, so bring your smartphone to register at Fleet Feet on Tuesday or Wednesday and Race Day! You can pay online with a credit card: we also will accept checks made out to the BEF or cash at packet pick-up or race day.

👉 Race Information

For more details about the race, visit the official race page.