It’s time to start registering for Forge the Gorgeous! Run up, around, through, and down the gorge at Fillmore Glen State Park to forge your way through this Thursday night trail race. Start at 6 PM and steel your calves in the early miles on the North Rim Trail’s 200+ stairs. Things level out across… Read more »
Category: Race Announcements
FLRC Footnotes for August 2021
Greetings, runners! We have results to share from Forest Frolic, Forge the Gorgeous, the August track meet, and upcoming races include the Monster Marathon and Danby Down & Dirty! But first, here’s what’s happening with the club. CLUB NEWS Want to run cross country? Join our teams for the PGXC series! We are once again… Read more »
FLRC Footnotes for July 2021
Greetings, runners! Racing almost feels like it’s back to normal, and we have results to share from the Finger Lakes 50s, the Fillmore 5K, and our July track meet. Upcoming races include Forest Frolic, Forge the Gorgeous, the August track meet, and the Ithaca 5&10—and don’t miss the FLRC Annual Picnic! But first, here’s what’s… Read more »
FLRC Footnotes for June 2021
Remember, fully vaccinated people can now go maskless at all FLRC events, so keep getting those shots! Results are in from the Tortoise & Hare, which almost saw a new course record. Get ready for the Finger Lakes 50s, Fillmore 5K, Forest Frolic, and July track meet. Help us rebuild our volunteer database by filling… Read more »
FLRC Footnotes for May 2021
Keep getting those jabs—fully vaccinated people can now go maskless at all FLRC events! Speaking of which, things are getting back to normal. Results are in from the Women’s Distance Festival 5K and Thom B Trail Runs. Our next races are Tortoise & Hare on 6/6 and the Finger Lakes 50s on 7/3. It’s never… Read more »
Registration Open for the Women’s Distance Festival 5K
We are thrilled to announce the 2021 Women’s Distance Festival registration is open! Held in memory of race co-founder Diane Sherrer, this event celebrates women’s running with a female-only 5k road race and walk. New for 2021, the race will be held on Mother’s Day—Sunday, May 9th. Women and girls of all ages run together… Read more »
FLRC Challenge Registration and Two Courses Are Now Open
Registration for the FLRC Challenge is now open—read all the details, check out the medals and swag, learn how self-timing works, see the full course list, ponder the prizes, and pore over the rules. We’ve also created a special FLRC Challenge forum for asking questions, chatting about courses, dissecting the standings, and friendly needling of other teams… Read more »
Super Frosty Loomis: FLRC’s First Post-COVID Race (on Snowshoes)!
Good day, runners! We’re pleased to announce that registration is open for Super Frosty Loomis 1, FLRC’s annual 5K and 10K snowshoe race at Hammond Hill on Saturday, February 6th (with a no-snow makeup date of February 13th). If you don’t have snowshoes, we’ll have 20 pairs available to rent for $5, and we may have a… Read more »
Run FLRC’s Virtual Turkey Trot and raise money for Loaves & Fishes!
Greetings, Turkey Trotters! The Finger Lakes Runners Club is hosting the 48th Annual Turkey Trot as a virtual fund run to benefit Loaves & Fishes of Tompkins County. Loaves & Fishes currently provides over 1200 meals every week to those in need, nearly three times more than last year at this time. Run, walk, or… Read more »
Ithaca 5&10, Monster Marathon, Danby Down & Dirty, and Turkey Trot Canceled for 2020
As much as it pains us to say this, the FLRC board and race directors regret to announce the cancellation of the in-person runnings of the Ithaca 5&10, Monster Marathon, Danby Down & Dirty, and Turkey Trot. As with previous race cancellations, we made this decision to comply with New York State regulations and recommendations… Read more »