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The UR Four Race Challenge

Utica, New York, United States View on map
Jan 01, 2027 – Mar 01, 2027 (America/New_York local time)
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About this race

Celebrate over 50 years of running with the Utica Roadrunners with the Four Race Challenge!

Starting January 1, 2026, runners can sign up for all of our four core events at once! Just $120* for current 2026 Utica Roadrunner members and $145* for non-members - and there's a $20 discount if you if you sign up by January 15th! Your member discount will be applied at checkout. *prices do not include Runsignup fees

The UR Four Race Challenge consists of our core races:

  • SAVE OUR SWITCHBACKS 7.5k-South Woods, Utica, NY - Saturday, April 18th
  • THE SUMMER SIZZLE Five Mile Road Race, Proctor Park, Utica, NY - Sunday, June 21st
  • FALLING LEAVES 5k or 14k Road Races, Utica, NY - Sunday, September 27th
  • SKELETON RUN 5k Trail Race, Deerfield NY - Sunday, October 18th

In an age when many other local races are charging $70-100 for one event, we are keeping our rates low!

Sign up for the Four Race Challenge and get a short sleeve performance shirt.

You will also get ALL the SWAG from each event you enter.  That includes medals, shirts, and any other giveaways.

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THE UR FOUR RACE CHALLENGE

Jan 01, 2027 THE UR FOUR RACE CHALLENGE 12:00 PM
$125.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Utica, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) -8.7° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 0.2°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) -16.1° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) -4.8°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
20.1
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
3.8mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
79.2%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on January 1, 2027 (EST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on January 1, 2027 (EST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
9h 04m

The sun rises at 7:32 AM and sets at 4:36 PM local time (EST) in Utica on January 1, 2027 — 9h 04m of daylight.

Course

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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, 16 Utica events

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