CYC Boiling Pot 5K
About this race
The Boiling What?
The Boiling Pot 5K gets its name from the Iroquois origin of “Canajoharie,” which is believed to mean “the pot that washes itself.” This refers to the Canajoharie Boiling Pot—a circular gorge in Canajoharie Creek located just south of the village. If you haven’t seen it before, it’s definitely worth a visit! You can access it at the end of Floral Avenue in the Village of Canajoharie.
Run For What Rock?
The BP5K awards unique handcrafted trophies featuring rocks collected from the Boiling Pot section of the Canajoharie Creek Gorge.
Why Should I Help?
The Boiling Pot 5K is a community fundraiser to benefit the Community Youth Center Inc. The C.Y.C Inc. provides life-enriching, affordable activities in a safe environment to 300 youths from 5 local municipalities. Activities include an after-school program, Biddy Basketball and a five-week summer program. Again, this year we're partnering with NBT Bank and closing off Mohawk Street to allow for an expanded start/finish area and plenty of parking. Registration and packet pick up will be at NBT bank at 20 Mohawk St., Canajoharie.
Come out and join us for a summer evening of fun. The 5K is open to all age groups, unique awards will be given to the top male & female finisher in each age group. T-shirts' provided to the first 100 registrants for the 5K. Our event starts at 6:00 p.m. starting with the kid's fun run which is totally free. The 5K starts shortly after the kids run finishes up.
Donations are accepted and volunteers are always welcome. Come out and support your local community center!
5K Entry Fee is $20 before 8/15 and $25 day of race.
Kids Run is Free. * Registration form must be completed and signed by parent.
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Running
CYC Boiling Pot 5K-2026
Kids Free Fun Run
Kids races are run before the 5K start and are split up into two groups, toddlers and junior runners. Distance for toddlers is much shorter than the older kids group.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Canajoharie, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:11 AM and sets at 7:51 PM local time (EDT) in Canajoharie on August 21, 2026 — 13h 40m of daylight.
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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, 1 Canajoharie event
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