As we await the recap of yesterday’s delightful Tortoise & Hare race, let’s reflect back on FLRC’s first trail race of the season: the Thom B. Trail Runs. Last month, 126 intrepid runners toed the line at Hammond Hill State Forest for the 32nd Thom B. Trail Runs. Runners opted to tackle 8.5 miles (one… Read more »
Category: Results
New Skunk Courses a Success for 725 Runners on a Gorgeous Day
Oh, for the day! We couldn’t have asked for better weather for Skunk Cabbage this year, and nearly 80 volunteers worked together to put on a highly successful race. Attendance continues to move toward pre-pandemic numbers, with 851 registrants and 725 finishers enjoying our new courses, an increase of 22% from last year. The 10K… 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 February Track Meet Hosts Fast 5000m and More
Our second track meet of 2024 was once again a big success, with 199 athletes and numerous spectators. This month, 12 teams competed, and we racked up 427 event participations. Full results are available on the FLRC website, and we have photos in our public album from Abigail Silva and Jay Hubisz—contribute yours too! (Photos below… Read more »
FLRC’s January 21 Meet Kicks Off the 2024 Indoor Track Season
Our first track meet of 2024 is in the books, with some smoking-fast times and impressive jumps. We had 216 runners, including 11 teams, competing in 477 events. Full results are available on the FLRC website, and we have photos in our public album from Jamie Love and Jay Hubisz—contribute yours, too! (Photos below each… 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 »
Two Hollows Monster Marathon and Half 2023 Recap
For 2023, the Two Hollows Monster Marathon and Half Marathon—formerly, simply the Monster Marathon and Half Marathon—moved to a beautiful network of Finger Lakes Trail-associated trails in Kennedy State Forest that most participants had never set foot on, despite being local to the area. In this way, the trail races differed from past runnings, along with… Read more »
Forge the Gorge 2023 race results and photos
Despite rain all day and threatening weather reports, we managed to catch a break and have no rain during the Forge the Gorge trail race on August 10. In the 3-mile short course, Eric Sambolec ran unchallenged with a winning time of 22:30. Second place overall went to Margo Lee in 26:33, with 10-year-old Ada… Read more »
First Trackapalooza Offers a Full-Slate Track Invitational
Historically, FLRC track meets have had just a handful of individual running events, though we added some jumps and throws this year. With Trackapalooza, we wanted to offer a full slate of events so everyone could run the distances they prefer. To aid in that, we retained TAJ Timing to provide an FAT system that… Read more »