Winter Chill 5K #1 2026 - Finger Lakes Runners Club

You can view photos from Winter Chill #1, and if you took photos you’d love to share, add them to FLRC’s shared album and we’ll import them!

Age group results are available on Webscorer.

5K Results

Place	First name	Last name	Hometown	Age	Gender	Time
1	Alexander	Simpson	Ithaca	23	Male	16:35
2	Luke	Gallagher	Corning, NY	28	Male	19:08
3	Anne	Riordan	Brooktondale, NY	41	Female	19:44
4	Scott	Dawson	Trumansburg, NY	52	Male	20:33
5	Stephen	Jesch	Ithaca, NY	56	Male	21:04
6	Tuli	Kuckes	Ithaca, NY	27	Male	21:19
7	Chris	Mellor	Ithaca	29	Male	21:28
8	Andrew	Flyak	Ithaca, NY	37	Male	21:33
9	Caitlin	Loehr	Ithaca, NY	60	Female	22:09
10	Aiden	Begeal	Ithaca	25	Male	22:12
11	Steven	Johnson	Saipan	37	Male	22:44
12	Alex	Kleinerman	Ithaca, NY	44	Female	22:47
13	Hannah	Friedrich	Saint Joseph, MN	31	Female	22:54
14	Andrew	Getzin	Ithaca, NY	56	Male	23:05
15	Daniel	Kalinowski	Ithaca, NY	35	Male	23:11
16	Andrew	Roth	Groton, NY	32	Male	23:21
17	Alan	Lockett	Ithaca, NY	68	Male	23:25
18	Jan	Vanek-Raphaelidis	Ithaca	19	Male	23:36
18	Steven	Vanek	Ithaca, NY	54	Male	23:36
20	Pete	Kresock	Ithaca, NY	43	Male	23:45
21	Sarah	Caddy	Ithaca, NY	41	Female	23:54
22	Hilary	Kellner-Davis	Hector, NY	38	Female	24:08
23	Gerrit	Van Loon	Ithaca, NY	64	Male	24:12
24	Laura	Morse	Lansing, NY	45	Female	24:18
25	Amy	Parker	Ithaca, NY	30	Female	24:27
26	Jacqueline	De Oliveira	Ithaca, NY	58	Female	24:31
27	Karl	Smolenski	Ithaca, NY	56	Male	24:34
28	Karl	Granroth	Ithaca, NY	52	Male	24:40
29	Molly	Doruska	Ithaca, NY	28	Female	24:51
30	Dirk	Swart	Ithaca, NY	55	Male	25:48
31	Jamie	Loehr	Ithaca, NY	63	Male	26:21
32	Donna	Hopple	Trumansburg, NY	61	Female	26:42
33	Rachel	Nascimento	Ithaca, NY	47	Female	26:43
34	Melissa	Weiner	Ithaca, NY	48	Female	26:54
35	Karen	Laface	Ithaca, NY	59	Female	26:55
36	Annaliese	Granroth	Ithaca, NY	13	Female	26:58
37	Joseph	Nolan	Ithaca, NY	60	Male	27:09
38	Trent	Westhoff	Ithaca, NY	28	Male	27:14
39	Lawrence	Glickman	Ithaca, NY	62	Male	27:23
40	Mia	Slotnick	Ithaca, NY	63	Female	27:29
41	Amy	Dawson	Trumansburg, NY	52	Female	27:47
42	Tonya	Engst	Ithaca, NY	58	Female	28:32
43	Laura	Helmerick	Ithaca, NY	66	Female	28:33
44	Elizabeth	Rechtin	Ithaca, NY	55	Female	28:43
45	Mark	De Oliveira	Ithaca, NY	54	Male	28:45
46	Lucia	Chen		32	Female	28:47
46	Kuwanna	Dyer-Pietras	Vestal, NY	49	Female	28:47
48	Courtney	Hill	Trumansburg, NY	43	Female	28:59
49	Matthew	Clark	Ithaca, NY	63	Male	29:04
50	Layla	Kehoe	Ithaca, NY	13	Female	29:08
51	Shannon	Gleeson		45	Female	29:28
52	Michelle	Dardia	Freeville, NY	66	Female	29:54
53	Melissa	Wallace	Ithaca, NY	52	Female	30:00
54	Dan	Timmerman	Ithaca, NY	45	Male	30:09
55	Steph	Bailey	Ithaca, NY	44	Female	30:11
56	Jura	Warren	Ithaca, NY	44	Female	31:04
56	Jeff	Huddle	Ithaca, NY	55	Male	31:04
58	Rachel	Neugarten	Ithaca, NY	43	Female	31:24
58	Joel	Cisne	Ithaca, NY	44	Male	31:24
60	Christian	Lincoln		32	Male	31:28
61	Sandra	Thananart	Ithaca, NY	54	Female	31:30
62	Susan	Barnett	Ithaca, NY	64	Female	31:40
63	Christie	Hillenbrand	Dryden, NY	38	Female	31:45
64	Melanie	Smee	Lansing, NY	40	Female	31:49
65	Elyse	Braner	Washington, DC	41	Female	31:57
66	Kayla	Gronkowski	Shavertown, PA	29	Female	32:12
67	Christopher	Crooker	Ithaca, NY	60	Male	32:42
68	Shanthi	Mariappan	Ithaca, NY	49	Female	32:49
69	Nana	Potenza	Trumansburg, NY	46	Female	32:59
70	Gemma	Acquilano	Dryden, NY	11	Female	33:00
71	Kacey	Bray	Dryden, NY	47	Female	33:07
72	Rachel	Bezner Kerr	Ithaca, NY	54	Female	33:16
73	Joseph	Sullivan	Ithaca	68	Male	33:18
74	Amy	Spadolini	Cortland, NY	62	Female	33:22
75	Paula	Klaben	Ithaca, NY	56	Female	33:48
76	James	Entwood	Ithaca, NY	48	Male	33:52
77	Deborah	Bliss	Spencer, NY	78	Female	33:58
78	Sherry	Huddle	Ithaca, NY	47	Female	34:12
79	James	Miner	Dryden	77	Male	35:11
80	Natasha	Thompson	Newfield, NY	51	Female	35:42
81	Cecilia	Kehoe	Ithaca, NY	9	Female	36:15
81	Ryan	Kehoe	Ithaca, NY	46	Male	36:15
83	Gretchen	Gilbert	Brooktondale, NY	57	Female	37:22
84	Danielle	Falcon	Ithaca, NY	37	Female	37:24
85	Chelsea	Ryan	Lansing, NY	39	Female	37:50
85	Jeffrey	Ryan	Lansing, NY	38	Male	37:50
87	Amy	Planty	Watkins Glen, NY	56	Female	38:14
88	Marie	Fitzsimmons	Hector, NY	67	Female	38:15
89	Elena	Kamynina	Ithaca	51	Female	42:24
90	Paula	Kilts	Newfield, NY	67	Female	43:05
91	Dina	Maxwell	Ithaca, NY	55	Female	43:06

Show Registration Information

ABOUT

Please note the new start time of 10 AM!

The Winter Chill 5K Series is an excuse to get out of the house on weekends—this race is Saturday!—in January and run a low-key race with fellow FLRC members. The weather at these races can range from downright balmy to wonderfully wintry. All four races are free and restricted to FLRC members, and if you’re not already a member, you can sign up for an annual membership for just $20.

Continuing with our tradition, each race will have a theme—this year we’re going full color to increase the fun factor and amp up the photo opportunities. Each race will have a different color, and your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to wear as much of that color as you can as your outer layer. Wearing the color of the week is optional, of course, but those who do will stand out. The first race’s color is BLUE!

Warm up your New Year’s resolutions (or proud lack thereof!) and drag your friends along for the fun!

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

WHERE

Each race starts and finishes behind the hockey rink at Cass Park (701 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca, NY 14850). There is plenty of free parking at Cass Park, but if you’re going to leave before all the runners are finished, please park so you won’t be driving through finishing runners.

Each Winter Chill race follows the same course, starting behind the hockey rink at Cass Park and following the Waterfront Trail along the Cayuga Inlet. Runners will follow the Waterfront Trail south along the Cayuga Inlet, turning around just beyond the Route 79 underpass. Then follow the same route back to the finish.

Winter Chill 5K course map. Red dot is the halfway turn-around.

WHEN

The race starts at 10:00 AM. Please arrive at least 30 minutes early to pick up your bib. There is no race-day registration for the Winter Chill races!

SIGNUP

Online pre-registration is required. There is no race-day registration.

You will be issued a numbered bib which will be used for all four races.

Reuse your bib for each race!

WARNINGS

Beware that the wind off the inlet may be very cold. Wear appropriate clothing and lots of it! Here’s a nice primer on layering for running in cold and/or wet weather.
The paved trail may be icy. Please exercise caution when running and passing others.
FLRC and the City of Ithaca make reasonable efforts to ensure a clear path, but cannot guarantee one.

NOTES

You must be an FLRC member to run!
Make sure to bring your bib from the first race to each subsequent race.
Restrooms and changing facilities are available in the main building of Cass Park.
There will be no water stops on the course—they might freeze, and it’s only a 5K.
Post-race food and drink will be provided.
Results will be available on Webscorer and the FLRC Web site.
For remaining questions, contact race director Sarah Drumheller at smdrumheller@gmail.com.

POLICIES

No dogs, headphones, or jogging strollers. These make the race dangerous for everyone.
All runners, volunteers, and spectators must abide by FLRC’s Code of Conduct.
The race directors reserve the right to reject any entry for any reason.
All runners must follow the directions of course marshals or risk being disqualified.
If you need an accommodation for a disability to participate in this event, please contact the FLRC Diversity and Inclusion Committee chair at diversity@fingerlakesrunners.org.
To ensure participant and volunteer safety in the event of hazardous environmental conditions, the race director may modify or cancel the race in accordance with FLRC’s Event Cancellation Policy.
This race is organized by the Finger Lakes Runners Club and insured by the Road Runners Club of America.