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EVERY RUN IS A TRAIL PARTY!

 

WHO ARE WE?

Sassquad hosts trail races, group runs, trail work days and trail running clinics throughout New Jersey and New York. The Sassquad community is open to all ages, paces and peoples and is a safe space for newbies to try out trail running. Women consistently make up over 50% of the starting line at Sassquad events. Sassquad has created a family-friendly environment and offers discounts to families registering together, as well as discounts for Military, Veterans and Frontline Workers. Sassquad has a non-profit/charity partner for each race and since starting up in 2018, over $30,000 has been donated to their charity and non-profit partners in NJ and NY. There is an event for everyone at Sassquad with traditional races that range from 5K up to 50 mile (100 miler coming in Sept of 2023!) as well as races that have a fun "twist". A few of the unique Sassquad events include a Onesie 5K (yes, everyone wears a onesie), a twelve hour race that starts at midnight, a Last Person Standing race where time comes off of the clock after every one mile loop, and a Backyard Ultra (that is a Big's Backyard qualifier) where the 2021 winner completed 150 miles. Sassquad has one race every month throughout the year; you can check out the full list of events on their here.

WE ARE FAMILY-FRIENDLY

We want the WHOLE family to come out to our events! We have a special discount code for families registering 3 or more Squatches in the same household. Please email us before you register so we can give you the code! 

WE LOVE OUR VOLUNTEERS

Sassquad may be the first race series to have a waitlist for the volunteer team! We may need to start holding try-outs because our volunteer list is growing so quickly. Join the Dream Team and give back to this amazing trail community. We'll sign off all all volunteer hours if you have required hours for another race or a community service project. Oh, and we LOVE having families volunteer at our events!  Email us if you want to volunteer at an event!

WE WELCOME ALL PEOPLES

We welcome all ages, paces and peoples at our trail parties and work hard to make everyone feel welcome! The registration platform UltraSignUp recently added several gender options. If you do not see your desired pronoun listed, please email us at trailpartydirector@sassquadtrailrunning.com to express your desired pronouns so we can adjust our records on the backend. 

WE PROUDLY SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, VETERANS AND FRONTLINE WORKERS + OUR TRAIL PARTNERS

Sassquad Trail Running is proud to offer 20% off all events to all active duty military and Veterans. Must provide proof of service. Please email us before you register for an event so we can provide you with a discount code. We are also offering 20% off to all Frontline Workers! This includes all hospital workers, EMS, Police, Fire, Public Transit, Pharmacy and Grocery Store Workers. Please email us before you register for an event so we can provide you with a discount code. We also offer 10% off all of our events to members of the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference and members of the South Mountain Conservancy. Please email us before you register for an event so we can provide you with a discount code.

WE GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY

We have an official local charity partner for every Sassquad event! To date, we have donated over $30,000 to our charity and non-profit partners. Some of our giving highlights include: