A warm breeze and glowing skies set the scene for this year’s Twilight 5K, where 398 runners gathered at Cass Park for a fast, flat evening race along the shores of Cayuga Lake. Families were out in force, and youth empowerment programs Girls on the Run and GirlStrong had strong showings at the start line—adding… Read more »
Category: Results
2025 Women’s Distance Festival Results and Highlights
The 2025 Women’s Distance Festival 5K took place on Mother’s Day along the beautiful Jim Schug Trail in Dryden. Women and girls of all ages came out to run, walk, skip or jump along the 5K course. We enjoyed good weather, community, family and fun as we celebrated women’s running in memory of cofounder Diane… Read more »
Singletrack Fun at the 2025 Thom B Trail Runs
On Saturday, 115 runners across three race distances took part in the 33rd running of the Thom B. Trail Runs at Hammond Hill State Forest. Conditions were mostly favorable and completely (un)predictable, as clouds gave way to sun, then rain, then back to sun again. Eighty-five runners completed one 8.5-mile loop (“loopers”), nineteen finished two… Read more »
Skunk Cabbage 2025 results, photos, shirts, and more!
Thank you for joining the Finger Lakes Runners Club for the 42nd anniversary of the Skunk Cabbage Classic, and we hope you had a great time! Results: Congratulations to our winners! In the 10K, Alexander Simpson of Ithaca won handily in 33:48, outpacing second place by 3:11. Emily Miller of Freeville was the first woman (and fourth overall) in a… Read more »
FLRC’s Strides of March Closes Out Indoor Track Season
Apologies for the late recap, folks, but our final track meet of the season was a big success. We had 208 athletes from 14 teams recording 477 results for the day. Full results and hundreds of fabulous photos by photographer Paul Houle are now available. 60m Dash Logan Aman of the Candor Running Club blazed… Read more »
Super Frosty Loomis returns with record number of participants and two course records
On February 8, FLRC was proud to kick off our 2025 trail race circuit with our first Super Frosty Loomis snowshoe race in three years. The weather was perfect, with plenty of sun and temperatures in the mid-20s. Where the past two years lacked sufficient snow for a race, conditions this year were great, with… Read more »
189 Athletes Brave the Weather for FLRC’s February Flash Dash
The weather was truly dreadful on Sunday, with heavy rain following heavy snow. Nevertheless, out of the 300 people who registered, 189 athletes braved the elements to enjoy the warm, dry track in Barton Hall. Eleven teams fielded runners, including the Chenango Forks Running Club, GIAC Navigators, Groton Project TC, Ithaca Running Club, Morrisville State… Read more »
Two World Records Broken in the 2025 Hartshorne Memorial Masters Mile
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 »
Ithaca 5&10 Sees Largest Field in 20 Years, New 10K Course Record
We had great weather—cool and a little breezy—for hosting 421 finishers at the 2024 Ithaca 5&10, the largest field in at least the past 20 years. Pre-race setup and bib pickup went smoothly thanks to numerous volunteers, and nearly 30 kids kicked off the day’s events with a 1-mile untimed fun run on the paths… Read more »
Forge the Gorge 2024 Race Results
Last Thursday evening, 97 runners met at Fillmore Glen State Park to participate in the 2024 Forge the Gorge Trail Races. Although it rained for an hour before the race, leading to wet and muddy conditions (some would say perfect trail running conditions), the rain subsided for the actual race, improving the experience for runners… Read more »