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Finger Lakes Festival of Races (18M,13.1M,10K& 5K)
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Finger Lakes Festival of Races (18M,13.1M,10K& 5K)

Montour Falls, New York, United States View on map
Sep 25, 2026 – Sep 26, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

One of the premier Willow Running events is in Montour Falls (Watkins Glen), NY.  There will be various race distance on the beautiful Catharine Valley Trail to choose from including the 18M, a great training run for those gearing up for a fall marathon, Half Marathon, 10K & 5 K distances. The trail is an old Rail Trail that is well maintained all year and easy to navigate with a slight elevation gain heading out and a slight elevation decline heading back to the finish line.

Post race enjoy a fun filled celebration with music, food and drinks.

This years event will once again benefit the Friends of the Catharine Valley Trail

Come enjoy the Finger Lakes Region of New York State, take in the fall foliage, enjoy the many wineries and craft beer locations that dominate the region. 

Pick your distance

Running

Friday Night 5K

Two years ago we added the Friday night 5K in Montour Falls that coincides with the Packet Pickup event. The Friday night 5K is a different 5K course than the Saturday morning 5K

Sep 25, 2026 5K 6:00 PM
$40.00
Open

Finger Lakes Half Marathon

Sep 25, 2026 Half-Marathon 8:00 AM
$80.00
Open

Finger Lakes 18 Miler

Sep 25, 2026 29K 7:45 AM
$85.00
Open

Finger Lakes 10K

Sep 25, 2026 10K 8:15 AM
$60.00
Open

Saturday Finger Lakes 5K

Sep 25, 2026 5K 8:30 AM
$42.00
Open

Finger Lakes Half Marathon- Virtual

Shipping fees are included in the price

Sep 25, 2026 Half-Marathon 8:30 AM
$86.00
Open

Finger Lakes 10K- Virtual

Shipping fees are included in the price

Sep 25, 2026 10K 8:30 AM
$62.00
Open

Finger Lakes 5K- Virtual

Shipping fees are included in the price

Sep 25, 2026 5K 8:30 AM
$45.00
Open

Finger Lakes 18 miler- Virtual

Shipping fees are included in the price

Sep 25, 2026 29K 7:30 AM
$89.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 7 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Montour Falls.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-day average) 10.5° / Maximum temperature (race-day average) 20.1°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-day average) 10.5° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-day average) 20.1°
Wind (km/h)
Average wind speed (race-day average)
15.3
Precip (mm)
Average precipitation (race-day average)
1.1mm
Humidity
Average relative humidity (race-day average)
72.9%

Course

Route map and elevation profile

No course map published yet.

The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.

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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 Montour Falls event

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