Maddie's Mark 5k
About this race
Come help us kick off the fourteenth annual Maddie's Mark 5k. It will once again be held in Central Park Schenectady on Sunday, October 18, 2026. Join us for a fun day of activities, races and fun! This year's events will include our 5k run, 5k walk and family walk timed by Albany Running Exchange as well as a children's race. This is a b-tag timed race.
Race Day Timeline
Race Date: Sunday, October 05, 2025
8:30 am - Packet pickup and day of registrations open
8:45 am - Warm up for Children's Run
9:00 am - Children's Race
9:30 am - Warm up for 5k race and Day of Registration closes
9:45 am - Packet pick up for pre-registered participants closes and National Anthem/announcements (please note that the packet pick up will close promptly at 9:45 am and all participants must clear the pavilion).
10:00 am - 5k Run and Family 5k Walk .
10:45 am - Awards
Activities and Perks
- Medals to all participants!
- Maddie's Mark Shirts to the first 200 registered in the individual race event (Family Walk and Children's Run will receive medals only).
Awards
- Top 3 male and female
- Top 3 male and female in 10-year age group awards.
Events
- 5k Race
- 5k Walk
- Children's Race
- Family Walk
Activities
- Playground
- Face painting
- Zumba warmup
- Children's Activities
- Raffles
About Maddie's Mark
Madeline Musto, age five, an independent, kind and mature kindergartener was diagnosed with an inoperable brain stem tumor - known in the medical world as DIPG. On February 8, 2012, five days after her diagnosis, Madeline entered heaven so peacefully surrounded by her family and sisters. The Maddie's Mark Foundation was developed to provide Best Day Evers to seriously and terminally ill children in the local area. All profit from this race goes directly to the Maddie's Mark Foundation.
Pick your distance
Running
Maddie's Mark 5K
Children's Run
Walking
Family Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Schenectady, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:12 AM and sets at 6:08 PM local time (EDT) in Schenectady on October 18, 2026 — 10h 55m of daylight.
Course
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- Schenectady 5K Races 4 races
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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, 6 Schenectady events
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