2025 - Fairlife Lilac Run 5K/10K presented by Fleet Feet
2025 distances
Running
Virtual 5K
Take part in the Ford Lilac Run even if you're not able to make the race in person or enjoy running on your own schedule. A virtual race registrant receives an official 2025 Lilac Run shirt, virtual bib and finisher's medal! Participants have from May 9th to May 18th to complete the virtual event and log their finish time in RunSignUp.
Virtual 10K
Take part in the Ford Lilac Run even if you're not able to make the race in person or enjoy running on your own schedule. A virtual race registrant receives an official 2025 Lilac Run shirt, virtual bib and finisher's medal! Participants have from May 9th to May 18th to complete the virtual event and log their finish time in RunSignUp.
5K
Join us for our In-Person Ford Lilac Run 5K. Finishers will receive a Finisher Medal and t-shirt. The course begins on Highland Avenue near the Purple Crosswalk and takes a scenic route through the suburb of Brighton.
10K
Join us for our In-Person Ford Lilac Run 10K. Finishers will receive a Finisher Medal and t-shirt. The course begins on Highland Avenue near the Purple Crosswalk and takes a scenic route through the suburb of Brighton.
Double Dash! 5K & 10K
Join us for BOTH the In-Person Ford Lilac Run 5K & 10K. Participate in the 5K and turn right back around and run the 10K! Finishers will receive a 5K and 10K finisher medals and one t-shirt plus and added custom pint glass giveaway. The course begins on Highland Avenue near the Purple Crosswalk and takes a scenic route through the suburb of Brighton.
Race-day weather
Conditions on May 9, 2025 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 5:52 AM and sets at 8:21 PM local time (EDT) in Rochester on May 9, 2025 — 14h 28m of daylight.
Course
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2025 results — Fairlife Lilac Run 5K/10K presented by Fleet Feet
2,465 finishers across 4 distances · leading places in the Virtual 5K
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kathryn Acciari | 34:52 | 11:13 /mi |
| 2 | Ruthie Kisiel | 37:09 | 11:57 /mi |
| 3 | Isabella Ovejero | 38:50 | 12:30 /mi |
| 4 | Susan Umstead | 39:33 | 12:44 /mi |
| 5 | Rebecca Prunella | 53:17 | 17:09 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
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