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Back in the winter of 2012, a few of us were sitting at a booth inside the Brickwall Tavern in Asbury Park \u2014 good food, heavy drinks, and a Jersey Shore Roller Girls match in the background \u2014 when an idea started to form. It was me (John Beck), my brother-in-law Christopher Lucania, and the Murray brothers, Michael and James. Somewhere between beers and bad jokes, we came up with the name Uptown Gentlefriends<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 borrowed from Anchorman<\/em>, but it ended up destined for something much bigger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At first, it was just a few friends running road races and mud runs together. But it didn\u2019t stay that way. It grew into something unique \u2014 part running group, part creative project, part majestic absurdity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2017, I started the\u00a0Dash & Deciduous 5K<\/a><\/strong>, a trail run with equal parts grit and whimsy. It was a hit \u2014 but just the beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Around the same time came the 12-hour Track Attack<\/a> which then became moonflower<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 a 12-hour honor-system training run that started as a track challenge and found its home in the woods. It\u2019s not a race, it\u2019s a vibe: come and go as you please, rack up laps, share snacks, and settle into the rhythm of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, in late 2019, came the big one \u2014 the Delaware River Loop Series<\/a><\/strong>. I wanted something that blended history, distance, and community \u2014 something that could get people through winter and maybe even push them further than they thought they could go. Six loops, two states, 66 miles total. It\u2019s now the flagship of Uptown Gentlefriends and has become the first marathon or ultra training ground for a ton of runners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UGF has never really been just a running group. It\u2019s a mix of runners, artists, misfits, and friends \u2014 people who show up, cheer each other on, and make every event better just by being there. We\u2019ve built finish lines out of duct tape, shared snacks out of car trunks, and somehow created something that feels more real than anything else out there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uptown Gentlefriends isn\u2019t just a name \u2014 it\u2019s an open invite.
Come run with us, or just come hang out.
But fair warning: once you do, nothing else quite compares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visit www.uptowngentlefriends.com<\/a> for event details, results, photo galleries, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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