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Leaf Peeper Half Marathon
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Leaf Peeper Half Marathon

Cortland, New York, United States View on map
Sep 26, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
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About this race

IT'S BACK!! The Leaf Peeper Half Marathon is making it's much anticipated return!

LAST DAY TO REGISTER AND RECEIVE THE RACE SHIRT: Friday, September 4th at midnight.

LAST DAY TO REGISTER FOR THE RACE: Friday, September 25th at 12:00pm noon.

RACE START TIME: 7:30 AM

CHECK IN TIME: 6:30 AM (check in will close 15 minutes before the run starts)

LOCATION: Yama Park, Cortland, NY 

PARKING: Parking is available at the park.

COURSE: The half marathon will start near the pavilions at Yaman park and loop behind the lake, then head back towards the playground and onto the road as it goes down East River Road to a turn around and repeats back to the starting line.

There will be day of registration this year. Cash Only!

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Running

2026 Leaf Peeper Half Marathon

Sep 26, 2026 Half-Marathon 7:30 AM
$75.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Cortland, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 11.5° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 20.0°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 10.9° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 20.0°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
15.1
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
1.9mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
80.8%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on September 26, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on September 26, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
11h 58m

The sun rises at 6:56 AM and sets at 6:55 PM local time (EDT) in Cortland on September 26, 2026 — 11h 58m of daylight.

Course

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  • 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, 8 Cortland events

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