Marathon's 5K Run for the Scholars
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Marathon's 5K Run for the Scholars

Marathon, New York, United States View on map
Jun 27, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
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About this race

General Information Course:  A fast course with a few slight rolling hills starting and finishing on Main Street in the village of Marathon.  USATF Certification NY-070444-JG

Course Records:

Male Established :  2022 Kevin Heeman, 15:38

Female Established 2013 Sara Dunham 18:08.5

Pre-registry:  Register by mail prior to June 14th at a fee of $25;  After June 14th a fee of $30 is charged. Registrations and race packets can be picked up at the high school.

Race Day Entries:  Register up to 30 minutes prior to the start at a fee of $30.  Registration will be held on the village green in front of the school until 8:30 AM.

Shirts:  A True Classic Performance Multi-Colored Shirt is guaranteed to all pre-registered athletes.  First come first serve for  race day entries.

Awards:  First Place Overall Male and Female, First Place Masters Male and Female, and Top 3 Finishers in each age group will receive a Race Bag Award.  No Duplications of Awards.

Age Groups:  Age Groups for Male and Female Runners will be 14 and under then starting at age 15, with ten year increments up to 65 and older. 

If the race attracts more than 150 pre-race entries by June 1st we will increase the total number of age groups by using five year increments for the age groups.

Post Race Celebration:  An awards ceremony  and post race foods will be available after the race

Facilities:  Restroom facilities are available in the High School.

Parking:  Available at the high school and Lovell’s Field.  Please respect all NO Parking signs.

Directions:  From the North (Exit 38) and South (Exit 39), Marathon is located off Interstate 81.  From the East and West the Village of Marathon is located on Route 221.

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Marathon's 5K Run for the Scholars

Jun 27, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$30.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Marathon, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 15.5° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 25.8°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 15.4° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 27.8°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
15.5
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
4.2mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
76.0%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on June 27, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on June 27, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
15h 16m

The sun rises at 5:29 AM and sets at 8:45 PM local time (EDT) in Marathon on June 27, 2026 — 15h 16m of daylight.

Course

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Results — Marathon's 5K Run for the Scholars

2019 edition View Results

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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 Marathon event

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