The 25th annual Ashenfelter 8K race was run Thanksgiving Day. Rain kept spectator attendance down but not so much participation. According to race director Dan Murphy, 2,997 runners signed up and 2,027 crossed the finish line. The race was won by Ryan Kutch, of New York City, in a time of 23:55.86. In 46th […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Hometown favorite Pelle Nogueira finished second in the 24th annual Ashenfelter Classic 8K on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 23. The race was won by Jean Uminski, of North Brunswick, with a time of 24:09.07. Nogueira finished at 24:13.99. The first female finisher, in 21st place overall, was Roberta Groner, of Ledgewood, with […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The start of a new year is naturally the time to make resolutions. Below are some made by individuals who appeared in stories in The Glen Ridge Paper in 2022. Elizabeth Baker, Glen Ridge Shade Tree commissioner “Maximize the town’s vital green infrastructure and strive to do even better to […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Pelle Nogueira, a 2017 graduate of Glen Ridge High School who finished fourth in the 2021 Ashenfelter 8K with a time of 24:57.40, made a strong showing in the annual Thanksgiving Day race last week with a time of 23:52.17 and a third-place finish. Less than 6 seconds separated the first […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — A borough resident says he is prepared to improve on his 2021 fourth-place finish when the 2022 Ashenfelter 8K Classic is run tomorrow at 9 a.m. Pelle Nogueira, a Glen Ridge High School graduate, Class of 2017, said in a telephone interview this past weekend that his recent first-place finish in […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The 22nd running of the Ashenfelter 8K Classic and Tom Fleming Run is all-set for Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24, with a minor change. The Tom Fleming Run has been lengthened to 1.24 miles, or 2 kilometers, and has been re-named the Tom Fleming 2K to honor local marathon sensation, Tom Fleming, […]