Old Forge Marathon Weekend - Ultra, Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, Kayak, Bike
About this race
Ultra - 26.2 - 13.1 - 10K - 5K + Challenges (Loony, Super Loony or ADKrazy!)
Run the beautiful Adirondack Park this fall in Old Forge NY. A true destination location at the most perfect time of year!
Choose from the ULTRA (50K), FULL or HALF MARATHON, 10K, 5K, or push yourself with the ADKrazy or Loon or Super Loon Challenge.
Want to switch it up? Grab your paddle, sneakers & bike for the Ky-Tri or just your bike for the 12Mile Gravel Grinder.
Pick your distance
Running
ADKrazy (3 Day Challenge)
Move over Dopey, we have an even greater challenge that will require you to finish a 5K, 10K, Half Marathon and Full Marathon over just 3 days! For 2026, we will keep the same order of events as we did for the past couple years with the Half Marathon run Friday AM and the 10K Friday PM. Swag = 5K -Thurs, September 10th (5:00pm)* 13.1- Friday September 11th (8:30am) 10K- Friday September 11th (4:30pm) 26.2- Saturday September 12th (8:00am) *We have added a Virtual option for the Thursday evening 5K. You are welcome to replace the in-person 5K with a virtual 5K that can be run anywhere on Thursday September 10th. Email us a screenshot of the completed virtual 5K. Send to willowrunningNY@gmail.com.
ADKrazy (3 Day event) VIRTUAL
For those of you interested in this amazing Challenge but are unable to attend in person this option is now available to you. Earn all medals and receive all the cool swag from a location that works for you. We will mail you all the swag/finisher medals once you complete the ADKrazy Challenge 💪🏻.
Old Forge 5K (Thurs 9/10-5PM)
Super Loony Challenge (10K plus Full Marathon)
Swag= Finisher Medals for 10K & Marathon and a Loon Glass 10K- Friday, Sept. 5th (4:30pm) 26.2- Saturday, Sept. 6th (8:00am)
Loony Challenge 1 - (9/11 4:30PM 10K and 9/12 8:15 AM Half Marathon)
Swag = Finisher Medals for 10K & Half marathon and a Loon Glass 10K - Friday, Sept. 11th (4:30pm) 13.1 - Saturday, Sept. 12th (8:15am)
Loony Challenge 2 - (9/11 8:45AM 10K and 9/12 8:15AM Half Marathon)
Swag = Finisher Medals for 10K & Half marathon and a Loon Glass 10K - Friday, Sept. 11th (8:45am) 13.1 - Saturday, Sept. 12th (8:15am)
Loony Challenge 3 - (9/11 8:30AM Half Marathon and 9/12 8:30AM 10K)
Swag = Finisher Medals for 10K & Half marathon and a Loon Glass 13.1 - Friday, Sept. 11th (8:30am) 10K - Saturday, Sept. 12th (8:30am)
Loony Challenge 4 - (9/11 8:30AM Half Marathon and 9/11 4:30PM 10K)
Swag = Finisher Medals for 10K & Half marathon and a Loon Glass 13.1 - Friday, Sept. 11th (8:30am) 10K - Saturday, Sept. 12th (4:30pm)
Old Forge Half Marathon (Fri- 9/11)
Old Forge 10K (Fri 9/11- 8:45AM)
Old Forge 10K (Fri 9/11- 4:30pm)
Old Forge 5K (Friday, 9/11- 4:30PM)
Old Forge Marathon -USATF Certified
Virtual Old Forge Marathon
Old Forge Half Marathon (Sat 9/12)
Virtual Old Forge Half Marathon
Old Forge 10K (Sat 9/12)
Virtual Old Forge 10K
Old Forge 5K (Sat- 9/12)
Virtual Old Forge 5K
Triathlon
Old Forge Ky-Tri (Kayak, Run, Bike)
Swag= 5K Kayak- Friday Sept 11th (2:45pm) 10K Run- Saturday, Sept 12th (8:30am) 12 mile Gravel Grinder- Sunday Sept 13th (9:50am)
Paddle sports
Old Forge Kayak (5K)
A down and back paddle in what is commonly referred to as the "channel" that connects Old Forge Pond with First Lake.
Trail running
Old Forge Ultra Marathon (50K)
Plenty of Hydration Stations along the course with food items provided at a couple stops.
Gravel biking
Old Forge Gravel Grinder (12 Miles).
Same course as the 2025 12M
Typical race-day weather
Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Old Forge, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:33 AM and sets at 7:19 PM local time (EDT) in Old Forge on September 10, 2026 — 12h 45m of daylight.
Course
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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2026 results — Old Forge Marathon Weekend - Ultra, Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, Kayak, Bike
1,131 finishers across 18 distances · leading places in the ADKrazy (3 Day Challenge)
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zach Sprague | 6:18:24 | 7:48 /mi |
| 2 | Mike Hartwell | 6:26:33 | 7:58 /mi |
| 3 | Kevin Crable | 6:39:31 | 8:14 /mi |
| 4 | Benjamin Broberg | 7:06:00 | 8:46 /mi |
| 5 | Amelia Bowman-McCoy | 7:28:02 | 9:14 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Old Forge
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
The Flannel & Flapjacks 5k
UR Skeleton Run
Osceola Tug Hill Dryland Challenge
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, 3 Old Forge events
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