New York > Rochester Marathon, Half Marathon & Relay
Rochester, NY • Sunday, September 23, 2012 • Course Map
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Run as a benefit for the Arthritis Foundation (which also organizes the "Joints in Motion" marathon training programs around the country every year), the Rochester Marathon, Half-Marathon & 4-Person Relay takes runners on a course that crosses the Genesee River and unfolds through the downtown areas and intown residential neighborhoods of this scenic city in western upstate New York.
Largely fast and flat, this point-to-point race offers runners many of the same sights as the full 26.2-mile marathon, including the Rochester Science Museum and St. John Fisher College. More than 2,700 runners, wheelchair athletes and relay team participants crossed the finish line at the race's 2011 running, including more than 1,600 finishers in the half marathon.
From the starting line downtown at the corner of Franklin and Andrews Streets, the race starts with a long, flat straightaway stretch toward the southeast of the city, past the green Cobbs Hill Park and into Brighton Town Park. There, the course turns back toward the west as it takes participants past the University of Rochester along the Erie Canal Path, toward the Genesee Valley Park, where three waterways intersect (Red Creek, the Genesee River and the New York State Barge Canal).
After the Genesee Valley Park, the course then turns northward along the river as runners take turns running under a pedestrian bridge as well as an abandoned railroad bridge, and then run through the quaint Corn Hill neighborhood, whose 19th-century era homes have been lovingly restored and helping lead to a revitalization of this intown area. The race then heads toward the finish at Frontier Field, home of Rochester's AAA farm team of Major League Baseball's Minnesota Twins.
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Weather & Climate
Located along the shoreline of Lake Ontario in western New York state, about 85 miles west of Syracuse and roughly 74 miles northeast of Buffalo, Rochester typically sees September temperatures that average between 72°F and 52°F, while rainfall totals average just under 3.4 inches, making September the city's second-wettest month of the year. On the day of the race (Sept. 23), the average high is 69°F and the average low is 49°F.
Course Map
View the race route map for the Rochester Half Marathon
Fees
$60 for the half marathon, if registered before July 28, 2012
$65 between July 28 - September 8
$70 after Sept. 8
Registration
To reserve your spot in the early fall 2012 running of the Rochester Marathon, Marathon Relay or Half Marathon, register online at Active.com.
Official Race Website
www.rochestermarathon.com
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