The Finger Lakes Runners Club hosted its longstanding Hartshorne Memorial Masters Mile on January 18, 2025, celebrating the 56th edition of this premier masters race at Cornell University’s Barton Hall. With 68 runners competing across six heats, the meet delivered numerous exhilarating performances. Along with the usual fast times and thrilling finishes, this year’s race… Read more »
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FLRC’s 2024 Accomplishments
One of our big goals with FLRC is to provide opportunities for runners of all stripes, flavors, and persuasions. Whether you enjoy trails, roads, track, or cross-country, prefer social workouts or races, like to run by yourself or in large groups, or gain satisfaction from volunteering at an event, we have a place for you…. Read more »
FLRC’s March Track Meet Draws Near-Record Numbers
Our March track meet is usually the smallest of the indoor season, but despite the slight confusion presented by Daylight Saving Time, it was by far our largest of the year and one of our largest ever, with 248 athletes and numerous spectators. This month, a record 13 teams competed, including St. Dominic’s Academy from… Read more »
FLRC’s 2023 Accomplishments
For those who just run a race or two each year, FLRC can be a bit of an iceberg, with a lot more happening under the water than is obvious. The club had an amazing 2023, coordinating a race or a group run every weekend, along with a coached workout every Tuesday night the entire… Read more »
2023 Turkey Trot raises record amount for Loaves & Fishes
The 51st running of the Finger Lakes Runners Club’s Turkey Trot was a smashing success. A record $6,730 was raised for Loaves & Fishes, and 458 people participated on an overcast morning in the mid-30s. Did you know the Turkey Trot is now FLRC’s second-largest race after Skunk Cabbage? Consider adding the Skunk Cabbage Classic… Read more »
FLRC and High Noon Post Highest PGXC Cup Ranking in 2023
Now that we’ve had our post-season PGXC party with runners and family members, it’s time to share the highlights from the final season results. (To see the series results at Run4Results, select 23 for the year, click Individual, Teams by AG, or Cup, and then click Submit.) First, as I noted at the party, I write… Read more »
390 runners at 50th Turkey Trot raise record amount for Loaves & Fishes
The 50th running of the Finger Lakes Runners Club’s Turkey Trot was a huge success. A record $5,895 (and growing) was raised for Loaves & Fishes, and about 390 people participated on a sunny, 40-degree morning. We have some runner-taken photos from the race, and if you took any, please upload them! Donation History 2010–13:… Read more »
35 runners brave Monster’s rocky trails; Dan Timmerman flirts with the course record
On August 27th, 35 hardy runners took to the trails in Robert H. Treman State Park in the Monster Marathon and Half Marathon. The conditions were perfect for trail running, though they also attracted the 150-person Cornell crew team, which plugged up the trails for a few runners. Unique among FLRC’s races, Monster features age-… Read more »
Ithaca 5&10 returns with fun run, 5K, and 10K races
After a long, dry summer, it was surprising when September 11th dawned wet and drizzly, but that didn’t stop runners and volunteers from around the area from converging on Ithaca High School to participate in the Ithaca 5&10. At 8:30, 18 kids and parents kicked off the day’s events with a 1-mile untimed fun run…. Read more »
Experience triumphs over youth at this year’s Forest Frolic
104 runners flocked to Virgil to frolic along the singletrack trails in Kennedy State Forest, with 46 running the 7K and 56 completing the 15K. This summer’s drought left the trails bone dry, and the heat and humidity were noticeably more runner-friendly than normal for the late-July race day. This led to the Frolic’s best… Read more »