1812 Challenge Weekend
About this race
The 1812 Challenge Weekend continues! Join us in celebrating over a decade of The Challenge with a new exciting race and two new challenges, and a weekend of fun for yourself, your group, or the whole family!
Choose from FOUR distances, with a 5K and 5 Mile race starting and ending at the Brewery on Saturday. Then join us on Sunday for the 18.12 Challenge and Half Marathon you know and love!
Looking for an extra challenge? Register to participate in the Patriot Challenge (5K and Half Marathon) or the Victory Challenge (5K + 18.12 Challenge) or the Liberty Challenge (5K + 5M) or the Freedom Challenge (5K + 5M + 18.12 (26.22 total, marathon-equivalent) ! Finishers of these challenges will receive an additional medal or pin to commemorate your achievement.
PACKET PICKUP FOR ALL RACES
Friday, June 26th Location: Confluence Running North Country (1035 Arsenal St, Watertown) 10 am - 6 pm Saturday, June 27th Location: 1812 Brewing Company 11:30 - 3 pm (look for the Confluence Running Tent) Sunday, June 28th Location: Sackets Harbor Battlefield 6:30 - 7:30 am (look for the Confluence Tent)5K Course Map
https://www.plotaroute.com/route/2612416?units=miles
Half Marathon Course
https://www.plotaroute.com/route/1930617?units=km
1812 Challenge Course
https://www.plotaroute.com/route/1947481?units=km
Pick your distance
Running
5K
Run or walk the inaugural 5K starting near downtown!
5 Miler
Kids Run
18.12 Challenge
Accept the Challenge and run 18.12 miles, starting and ending at the Sackets Harbor Battlefield!
Half Marathon
Run 13.1 miles, starting and ending at the Sackets Harbor Battlefield.
PATRIOT CHALLENGE: 5K and 13.1
Test your limits! Register for both the 5K on 8/26 and the Half Marathon on 8/27.
VICTORY CHALLENGE: 5K and 18.12
Test your limits! Register for both the 5K on 8/26 and the 18.12 Challenge on 8/27.
Liberty Challenge: 5K and 5 Miler
Freedom Challenge: 5K and 5M and 18.12 (26.22 total, marathon-equivalent)
Independence Challenge: 5 Miler and 18.12
Militia Challenge: 5 Miler and Half Marathon
Colonial Challenge: 5K and 5 Miler and Half Marathon
Typical race-day weather
Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Sackets Harbor, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:23 AM and sets at 8:51 PM local time (EDT) in Sackets Harbor on June 27, 2026 — 15h 27m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — 1812 Challenge Weekend
307 finishers across 4 distances · leading places in the 5K
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRYAN MORSEMAN | 16:04 | 5:11 /mi |
| 2 | PATRICK STIEBER | 17:27 | 5:38 /mi |
| 3 | ALDEN MORSEMAN | 19:48 | 6:23 /mi |
| 4 | BENJAMIN LYMAN | 19:49 | 6:24 /mi |
| 5 | CHARLOTTE OLIVA | 20:44 | 6:41 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Sackets Harbor
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Sackets Harbor 5K Races 2 races
- Sackets Harbor Half Marathons 2 races
- Marathons in Sackets Harbor 2 races
- Sackets Harbor Running Calendar 2026 3 races
Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 3 Sackets Harbor events
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