It’s a Memorial Day Weekend trip to New Jersey for a soccer tournament for our oldest daughter and this morning Mrs. Running Griffin and I made our way over to Summit, New Jersey for an early morning run before the day kicked into high gear. We parked right in the downtown section of Summit and ran some of the neighborhoods surrounding downtown and banged out a nice, early 5K run.

The houses along the way were absolutely amazing and even the streets have cobblestones as curbing showing a true touch of class evident throughout the town. There were are a handful of hilly sections mixed into our run and the downtown area was a place that would be easy to run through every day as there is a lot to look at and very runner friendly streets along the way. Impressive, beautiful churches included Central Presbyterian Church and St. Teresa of Avila Parish graced the area and certainly added to the charm of the town.

Historic sites abounded throughout town and on the run we passed by The Fortnightly Club of Summit. The Fortnightly Club of Summit is a women’s organization dedicated to community service and outreach. The Club offers its members volunteer opportunities, group activities, and enduring friendships.  Club members meet at historic Twin Maples estate.

Post run we grabbed a coffee at one of the local coffee shops downtown, Boxwood Coffee. Not a bad way to wrap up a nice, early morning run!