Tortoise & Hare Trail Run 2023 - Finger Lakes Runners Club

101 runners enjoyed the trails on a hot and humid day that sidestepped predicted storms. Photos coming soon!

10K+ Results

Place	First name	Last name	City	Age	Gender	Time
1	Dan	Timmerman	Ithaca, NY	43	Male	45:59
2	Ryan	Lohr	Horseheads	24	Male	48:31
3	Isaac	Mazzeo	Ithaca, NY	28	Male	48:45
4	Jack	Crowley	Ithaca, NY	27	Male	51:42
5	Eric	Sambolec	Ithaca, NY	45	Male	51:51
6	Joshua	Nogaret	Ithaca, NY	22	Male	54:15
7	Scotie	Jacobs	Brooktondale, NY	48	Male	54:39
8	Patrick	Lynch	Ithaca, NY	31	Male	55:14
9	Teresa	Wahl	Teltow, Germany	22	Female	56:08
10	Jennifer	Selig	Elmira, NY	40	Female	56:41
11	Jeremy	Thomas	Ithaca, NY	47	Male	57:05
12	Ryan	Allen-Parrot	New York, NY	32	Male	58:50
13	Michael	Hannon	Rochester, NY	33	Male	58:59
14	Robert	Swizdor	Ithaca, NY	57	Male	59:13
15	Dan	Augustyn	Mansfield, MA	50	Male	59:16
16	Michael	Selig	Elmira, NY	45	Male	1:01:14
17	Alan	Lockett	Lansing, NY	66	Male	1:03:54
18	Lauren	Castellucci	Apalachin, NY	28	Female	1:03:55
19	Anders	Hasseler	Oakland, NJ	39	Male	1:03:59
20	Boris	Dzikovski	Ithaca, NY	59	Male	1:04:03
21	Nancy	Kleinrock	Ithaca, NY	63	Female	1:04:36
22	Steve	Nathans-Kelly	Ithaca, NY	53	Male	1:05:43
23	Mark	Perry	Ithaca, NY	44	Male	1:06:00
24	Marie	Lemay	Rochester, NY	33	Female	1:06:07
25	Michael	Parlapiano	Woodbourne, NY	44	Male	1:07:23
26	Lauren	Augustyn	Mansfield, MA	16	Female	1:07:38
27	James	Dean	Ithaca, NY	50	Male	1:09:04
28	Zachary	Starner	Lansing, NY	36	Male	1:09:16
29	Mario	Rocchio	Trumansburg, NY	30	Male	1:09:35
30	Lucas	Stone	Johnson City	43	Male	1:09:53
31	Sheena	Heise	Ithaca, NY	41	Female	1:09:56
32	Julie	Lind	Ithaca, NY	41	Female	1:10:14
33	D. Jake	Tarbe	Cicero	42	Male	1:10:48
34	John	Murdock	Vestal, NY	54	Male	1:10:52
35	Caetlin	Benson-Allott	Washington, DC	43	Female	1:11:32
36	Tara	Powell	Victor,NY, NY	23	Female	1:12:05
37	Makoto	Endo	Ithaca, NY	48	Male	1:12:10
38	Christa	Tyler	Bethel, NY	41	Female	1:12:13
39	Dale	Urnheart The 1St	Ithaca, NY	27	Male	1:13:38
40	Eileen	Randall	Newfield, NY	42	Female	1:13:46
41	Matthew	Clark	Ithaca, NY	60	Male	1:14:03
42	Selina	Cowan	Trumansburg, NY	31	Female	1:14:25
43	Cody	Fearon	Brooklyn, NY	40	Male	1:14:54
44	Carina	Norberg	Lansing	39	Female	1:15:36
45	Courtney	Royal	Ithaca, NY	41	Female	1:15:42
46	Sahil	Desai	Ithaca, NY	25	Male	1:16:08
46	Sean	Medin	Calabasas, CA	26	Male	1:16:08
48	Christopher	Schwarz	Dryden, NY	32	Male	1:16:19
49	Rebecca	Stuhrmann	Hannover	26	Female	1:16:38
50	Teresa	Vanek	Trumansburg	49	Female	1:18:02
51	Virginia	Callison	Ithaca, NY	29	Female	1:18:24
52	Alex	Scher	Ithaca, NY	41	Male	1:18:39
53	Sarah	Ridenour	Danby, NY	37	Female	1:18:51
54	Sheri	Hall	Lansing, NY	46	Female	1:20:27
55	Rebecca	Givens	Ithaca, NY	46	Female	1:20:59
56	Perrine	Pepiot	Ithaca, NY	42	Female	1:21:05
57	Timothy	Lott	Ithaca, NY	27	Male	1:21:16
58	Robert	Salvato	Van Etten, NY	49	Male	1:21:24
59	Shannon	Parlapiano	Woodbourne, NY	37	Female	1:21:43
60	Aaron	Freemantle	Lansing, NY	14	Male	1:21:46
61	Katie	Gannon	Ithaca, NY	28	Female	1:22:49
62	Cadence	Dubus	Brooklyn, NY	41	Female	1:23:12
63	Mckenzie	Leonard	Dryden, NY	11	Female	1:23:37
64	Melissa	Wallace	Ithaca, NY	49	Female	1:23:42
65	Allison	Mulvaney	Hingham, MA	40	Female	1:24:03
66	Benjamin	Leonard	Dryden, NY	38	Male	1:24:10
67	Ballard	Smith	Ithaca, NY	43	Male	1:24:43
68	Ryan	Zawel	Ithaca, NY	47	Male	1:24:45
69	William	Hartnett	Hoboken, NJ	60	Male	1:25:04
70	Steve	Shaum	Ithaca, NY	57	Male	1:26:33
71	Rachel	Rehnelt	Ithaca, NY	24	Female	1:26:33
72	George	Hansen	Ithaca, NY	25	Male	1:26:34
73	Michelle	Dardia	Freeville, NY	64	Female	1:26:37
74	Tiffany	Tarbe	Cicero, NY	42	Female	1:27:13
75	Tonya	Engst	Ithaca, NY	55	Female	1:27:49
76	Vicki	Castellucci	Apalachin, NY	64	Female	1:27:51
77	Michael	Ford	Port Crane, NY	60	Male	1:28:34
78	Steph	Bailey	Ithaca, NY	41	Female	1:28:57
79	Shea	Oleksa	Ithaca, NY	30	Female	1:29:36
80	Elsa	Wood	Painted Post, NY	15	Female	1:30:03
80	Laura	Wood	Painted Post, NY	48	Female	1:30:03
82	Christie	Hillenbrand	Dryden, NY	36	Female	1:30:24
83	Thomas	Joyce	Ithaca, NY	72	Male	1:30:45
84	Everett	Vail	Binghamton, NY	61	Male	1:31:04
85	Steven	Ferrante	Vestal, NY	59	Male	1:31:30
86	Carl	Franck	Ithaca, NY	71	Male	1:31:54
87	Jessica	Smith	Ithaca, NY	42	Female	1:32:41
88	Cathrine	Millis	Groton	50	Female	1:32:56
89	Robb	Stone	Trumansburg, NY	46	Male	1:33:43
90	Ashley	Demuth	Brownfield, ME	30	Female	1:35:07
91	Randi	Quackenbush	Trumansburg, NY	40	Female	1:35:37
92	Rebecca	Townsend	Akron, NY	32	Female	1:35:46
93	Trista	Thorn	Cortland, NY	37	Female	1:35:59
94	Matthew	McMullan	West Chester, PA	38	Male	1:38:00
95	Monika	Muzyka	Le Raysville, PA	34	Female	1:39:06
96	Tamar	Law	Ithaca, NY	28	Female	1:43:08
97	Anna Jerome	Jerome	Pulaski, NY	51	Female	1:44:13
98	Abigail	Landers	Ithaca, NY	28	Female	1:52:57
99	Tony	Magnosi	Lansing	58	Male	1:53:09
100	Amy	Spadolini	Cortland	60	Female	2:01:57
101	Chris	Spadolini	Cortland	59	Male	2:09:32

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ABOUT

Borrowing from the fable, Tortoise & Hare is a race for the slow and the fast—victory lies in finishing. Our closest trail race to Ithaca, this is a good introduction to both trail running and local trails, while Buttermilk Falls provides a spectacular backdrop. The 10K+ (roughly 6.5-mile) course covers beautiful, varied terrain, including the easy Larch Meadow Trail, the semi-technical Bear Trail, and the rolling Treman Lake Trail. There is one long, steep hill that climbs about 450 feet in under a mile, lending another interpretation to the race name—up slow, down fast.

Don’t miss the free 1-mile fun run for kids of all ages, which returns this year to send kids around the Larch Meadow Trail loop at the start. It’s noncompetitive and won’t be timed.

This race is dedicated to the memory of its founder, Rich Lawrence, who died in a canoeing accident in 1998. Special thanks to Rich’s close friend Cynthia Lange for her continued support and help at this race.

Tortoise & Hare is part of the FLRC Trail Circuit, and results are included in the annual Pebblehead/Stonehead/Boulderhead rankings.

If you’ve never run a trail race before, check out our First-Timers FAQs for Trail Races.

Many FLRC trail races take place on parts of the Finger Lakes Trail, which crosses much of New York State and is maintained by the nonprofit Finger Lakes Trail Conference. If you enjoy running on our local trails, consider supporting the Finger Lakes Trail Conference’s efforts to develop and maintain the Finger Lakes Trail. Support Finger Lakes Trails

WHERE

The race is held at Buttermilk Falls State Park: 106 E Buttermilk Falls Road, Ithaca, NY 14850. The start is at the lower park’s ballfield, on the side of Sandbank Road opposite the playground.

Parking is available, but be prepared to pay the $9 vehicle entrance fee or present an Empire Pass. This is important—park personnel will ticket cars parked illegally! It’s possible to park for free less than half a mile away, at the little mall on Route 13 east of the park.

FLRC encourages runners to carpool to make the race more inclusive for those without cars, help fight climate change, and save on parking fees—sign up to drive or ride.

This race is run entirely within Buttermilk Falls State Park. FLRC recognizes that this park is on traditional lands of the Indigenous Cayuga Nation, part of the larger Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and the Susquehannock people. We honor with gratitude the land itself and the people who have stewarded it throughout the generations, long before New York State existed. As you run our race, please respect the land and acknowledge this history and the Indigenous people’s relationship to it.

WHEN

The race starts at 9:00 AM. Please arrive at least 30 minutes early to pick up your bib.

The 1-mile kids’ fun run starts at 9:15 AM.

SIGNUP

Online registration is required and is open until 2 hours before the race.
Registration for the 10K is $20.
FLRC members may deduct $5.
Runners 18 and under may register for free.
If financial considerations would prevent you from entering this race, please use coupon code FLRCRUNFREE2023 during registration to waive the entry fee.
There is no in-person registration at the race.

COURSE

You can load RunGo turn-by-turn directions onto your phone or Apple Watch.

Run across the ballfields and around the marshy Larch Meadow Trail loop.
Leave the field to cross Sandbank Road, pass the playground, cross the footbridge, run past the falls, and ascend the paved campsite road.
Turn right onto the unpaved service trail and run the steep uphill for about a half mile.
Turn right at King Road, cross the bridge, and take an immediate left onto the Bear Trail. (Watch for traffic here!)
After almost a mile, turn right and run across the open fields.
Pass the restrooms and go up the asphalt path to Treman Lake.
Keep right, and run counterclockwise around the lake for about half a mile.
Turn right on the orange-blazed spur of the Finger Lakes Trail—if you get to the lean-to you’ve gone too far!
Turn left onto Yaple Road, and take another left at Comfort Road.
Bear left back onto the service road.
Continue counterclockwise around Lake Treman.
Merge back onto the trail you previously ascended.
Enjoy the long downhill to the end! Retrace all the trails back down to the finish line at the playground.

NOTES

There are nearby restrooms and a bathhouse with cold showers!
Water and food will be available to all runners post-race.
Results will be available via Webscorer and the FLRC Web site.
This race is part of the Finger Lakes Trail Circuit, for all you Pebbleheads, Stoneheads, and Boulderheads. Check your standing on the Trail Circuit leaderboard.
For remaining questions, contact race director Laurel Gilmer (tortoise@fingerlakesrunners.org).
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WARNINGS

Look for flags and arrows marking the trail or you’ll end up off course! As with all trail runs, it’s on you to pay attention.
Unlike road races, the footing is not level. It is uneven and can be dangerous. A fall or injury is possible.
Insect bites, mud, treacherous footing, fallen logs, and vehicles at road crossings are all possible hazards.

POLICIES

No dogs, headphones, or jogging strollers. These make the race dangerous for everyone.
The race directors reserve the right to reject any entry for any reason.
Entry fees are non-refundable, even if the race is canceled because of an act of nature or mankind.
If you need accommodation for a disability to participate in this event, please contact the FLRC Diversity and Inclusion Committee chair at diversity@fingerlakesrunners.org.
This race is organized by the Finger Lakes Runners Club and insured by the Road Runners Club of America.

Our race directors are committed to providing an equal race experience among genders and sexes. The Tortoise & Hare Trail Race, along with all other FLRC trail races, will abide by the following standards (to the extent that they are available to men) as outlined by the Trail Sisters Web site.

The Commitment:

Equal podium spots
Equal prize money & awards
Women’s-specific swag & apparel
Menstrual products and disposal opportunity at aid stations in races of a half marathon or longer
Equal opportunity and space for women on the starting line

For more information on these standards, please visit TrailSisters.net.