03Oct
Empire State Challenge (HM & 5k)
Running
- Distance
- 26.1K
- Start time
- 08:00
- Entry fee
- $55.00
2027 Empire State Half Marathon & 5k
Congers,
Nova Scotia,
Canada
339 days left
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Date
03 Oct, 2027
Races
4 distances
Entry fee
$20.00 – $120.00
Runner rating
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Website
Official website
2027 Empire State Half Marathon & 5k
About the event
The Empire State HM & 5k: October 3, 2027
The Empire State Half Marathon and 5k are on the flattest and fastest road course on the East Coast: Rockland Lake State Park In just a few laps around the lake, just north of the NJ/NY border, you'll walk away with a big shiny medal, a tech race shirt, and hopefully a shiny new personal best!
Follow us on IG: @empirestatehalfmarathon for future updates!
Please arrive before 8am to avoid paying the park admission fee!
Race Schedule
8:00am - 5k Start
8:45am - HM Elite Introductions
9:00am - Half Marathon Start
9:15am - 5k Awards Available
10:00am - Beer Garden Opens
11:15am - Half Marathon Awards Available
Course
The course is a USATF-certified loop around scenic Rockland Lake.
Course Profile
As shown on the Rockland Lake Half Marathon Strava Segment, the course has 135' of elevation over the 13.1 miles. The difference between its highest elevation point (170') and lowest (155') is just 15', making it a pancake flat loop.
Fueling Stations
There are three aid stations with both water and Gatorade along the course.
Elite Athlete Program (EAP)
The EAP provides a complimentary entry, personal water stations, preferred baggage claim, and for some, free lodging. Please email empirestatehalfmarathon@gmail.com your running resume for consideration.
Individual Prize Structure
$500 - Top M/F
$300 - 2nd M/F
$200 - 3rd M/F
Team Prize Structure
$500 - Top M/F Teams (3/Team)
HM and 5k Medals: 5 Year Age Groups
Top 3 finishers to male/female finishers in 19 and under, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70+
5k and HM AG Winners win ice cream from the Sweet Guy Ice Cream Truck
Bib Pickup
Bibs can either be picked up at Road Runner Sports (Paramus) on Friday evening (5pm-7pm), Saturday morning (10am-1pm), or at the race site on Sunday morning.
Empire State Challenge Medal
Any runner finishing both the Empire State Half Marathon and the Garden State 10 Miler (or the Empire State 5k) will receive the Empire State Challenge Medal at the conclusion of the Empire State Half.
Lodging
Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Nanuet (425 NY-59, Nanuet, NY 10954): 845-623-6000
Element Spring Valley (90 Spring Valley Market Place, Spring Valley, NY 10977): 845-694-8200
Hilton Garden Inn (270 W Route 9, Nanuet, NY 10954): 845-623-0600
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- Start time
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- Entry fee
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Running
- Distance
- 37.2K
- Start time
- 08:15
- Entry fee
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Empire State Half Marathon
Running
- Distance
- 21.1K
- Start time
- 09:00
- Entry fee
- $45.00
Weather history
3-year monthly averages for October in Congers.
Temperature8.6° / 19.0°
Feels like6.1° / 16.4°
Sunshine hours8h 44m
Rainfall3.0 mm
Snowfall—
Wind9.8 km/h (Light breeze)
Humidity70.0%
Max UV indexModerate (4.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise07:08
Sunset18:13
About Congers
Learn more about the host city, Congers.
Congers is a suburban hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located north of Valley Cottage, east of New City, across Lake DeForest, south of Haverstraw, and west of the Hudson River. It lies 19 miles (31 km) north of New York City's Bronx boundary. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,532.
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Race results
Official finishing times from previous editions of 2027 Empire State Half Marathon & 5k.
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Mick Barbi | 15:36.73 |
| 🥈 | Josh Corsentino | 15:47.25 |
| 🥉 | Karlo Mendoza | 15:49.93 |
| 4 | Sebtastian Ruiz | 16:07.16 |
| 5 | Noah Sanchez | 16:16.63 |
| 6 | Nicholas Magnone | 16:18.93 |
| 7 | Darin Cofield | 16:26.05 |
| 8 | Jacob Newman | 16:28.05 |
| 9 | Zack Rezk | 16:32.26 |
| 10 | Yeshwant Chillakuru | 16:35.71 |
| 11 | Johan Bertotty | 16:37.43 |
| 12 | Edward Letko | 16:55.42 |
| 13 | Christian Caravetta | 17:01.07 |
| 14 | Aidan Wynn | 17:04.93 |
| 15 | Noah Gurevich | 17:05.97 |
| 16 | Fernando Aguilar | 17:10.26 |
| 17 | Isaiah Aviles | 17:11.82 |
| 18 | Jeremiah Wiley | 17:38.69 |
| 19 | Aarav Kochhar | 17:39.91 |
| 20 | Juan Duran | 17:48.83 |
| 21 | Ciaran McNamara | 17:59.54 |
| 22 | Jonathan Frieder | 18:01.89 |
| 23 | Giancarlo Calixto | 18:14.8 |
| 24 | Jason Heap | 18:36.76 |
| 25 | A. Martin | 18:46.7 |
| 26 | Ashley Rathbun | 18:48.68 |
| 27 | Jen Dimitriadis | 18:49.39 |
| 28 | Treyvon Blunt | 18:54.2 |
| 29 | Chandler Kinsey | 19:01.18 |
| 30 | Jonathan Doman | 19:08.78 |
| 31 | Walter Pazos Jr | 19:13.41 |
| 32 | BRIAN CHABLA | 19:17.11 |
| 33 | Lien Capiferri | 19:22.52 |
| 34 | Madison DeRosa | 19:22.87 |
| 35 | Kevin Jang | 19:56.72 |
| 36 | Chabely Ortiz | 20:07.82 |
| 37 | Daniel Sieling | 20:17.44 |
| 38 | Shaun Puluse | 20:52.95 |
| 39 | Kate Smallberg | 21:28.11 |
| 40 | Kimberly Aspholm | 21:31.61 |
| 41 | Natalie DeVito | 21:39.5 |
| 42 | Shawn Dominguez | 21:47.35 |
| 43 | Josiah Ramkellawan | 21:55.41 |
| 44 | Giovanna Scrimo | 22:00.23 |
| 45 | Rianda Steck | 22:19.34 |
| 46 | DANIEL GARCIA | 22:02.51 |
| 47 | Randall Bibighaus | 23:24.48 |
| 48 | Carlos Rosario | 23:26.19 |
| 49 | Andrew Vaccaro | 23:35.37 |
| 50 | Lou Milillo | 24:25.54 |
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Henry Moore | 16:14.1 |
| 🥈 | Bernard Ray | 16:33.2 |
| 🥉 | Hans Hilson-Schneider | 16:35.5 |
| 4 | Bryant Cordova | 16:40.5 |
| 5 | Mike Ippolito | 16:42.6 |
| 6 | Jake Sisk | 16:47.6 |
| 7 | Walter Ingram | 16:47.8 |
| 8 | Luke MacKinnon | 17:23.2 |
| 9 | Hans Zanger | 17:45.8 |
| 10 | Patrick Ryan | 17:55.9 |
| 11 | Melissa Hidalgo | 18:07.5 |
| 12 | Trey Matschner | 18:17.7 |
| 13 | Kelsey Larkin | 18:18.6 |
| 14 | JOON OH | 18:56.9 |
| 15 | Kevin Jang | 18:59.3 |
| 16 | Kate Babcock | 19:02.9 |
| 17 | Heather McDermott | 19:12.5 |
| 18 | Jefferson Suchite | 19:49.4 |
| 19 | John Milone | 19:50.7 |
| 20 | Rann Moshea | 20:09.3 |
| 21 | Alexandra Ramirez | 20:24.4 |
| 22 | Gabrielle Panepinto | 20:59.2 |
| 23 | Daniel Reiser | 20:59.4 |
| 24 | Vivek Pabby | 21:11.5 |
| 25 | Beatriz Chavarria | 22:40.4 |
| 26 | Amanda Guida | 22:45.2 |
| 27 | Shannon Mckinna | 22:45.7 |
| 28 | Dominic D'andrea | 23:07.7 |
| 29 | Meredith Cayzer | 23:45.2 |
| 30 | Chris Whittingham | 23:46.6 |
| 31 | Lisa Matschner | 25:35.1 |
| 32 | Jennifer Heiner | 26:04.7 |
| 33 | Sara Culvur | 26:34.6 |
| 34 | Jack Cruz | 26:34.7 |
| 35 | Izzy Gladstone | 28:09.7 |
| 36 | Jennifer Pesce | 28:10.7 |
| 37 | Beckham Riley Hammell | 28:13.1 |
| 38 | Peter Curan | 28:44.7 |
| 39 | Mackenzie Weakland | 30:19.6 |
| 40 | Rudy Arietta | 30:20.4 |
| 41 | Daniel Bello | 30:25.5 |
| 42 | Sheida Tabaie | 30:51.3 |
| 43 | Carly Arnold | 30:51.8 |
| 44 | Betsy L. Gonzalez | 30:56 |
| 45 | Yining Chen | 31:41.8 |
| 46 | Aureliana Toma | 31:54.6 |
| 47 | Sebastion Santiago | 31:57.2 |
| 48 | Liza T | 32:28.2 |
| 49 | Vadim T | 32:28.8 |
| 50 | Antoinette Parco | 33:07.7 |
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Isaame El Jazouli | 1:06:41.87 |
| 🥈 | Daniel Joyce | 1:10:26.9 |
| 🥉 | Pelle Nogueira | 1:10:38.4 |
| 4 | Bradley Kilheeney | 1:11:50.34 |
| 5 | Jack Wilson | 1:11:59.39 |
| 6 | Steve Fiumefreddo | 1:14:28.68 |
| 7 | Daniel Daurio | 1:14:33.55 |
| 8 | Chris Andersen | 1:14:39.83 |
| 9 | Joseph Gaynor | 1:14:39.96 |
| 10 | LEE WEISBERGER | 1:16:32.17 |
| 11 | Tyler Cox-Philyaw | 1:18:06.73 |
| 12 | Harry Stone | 1:18:07.93 |
| 13 | Jackson Bangs | 1:18:16.69 |
| 14 | Fahim Chowdhury | 1:18:21.66 |
| 15 | Allie McGuire | 1:18:26.03 |
| 16 | Steve Zervesco | 1:19:20.84 |
| 17 | Albert Pedemonte | 1:19:54.49 |
| 18 | Wismith Francois | 1:20:17.68 |
| 19 | Kyle Price | 1:20:18.57 |
| 20 | rob zand | 1:20:27.85 |
| 21 | Jennifer Pesce | 1:22:13.75 |
| 22 | Benjamin Frot | 1:22:42.65 |
| 23 | Ryan Torre | 1:23:55.7 |
| 24 | PAUL KARTANOWICZ | 1:24:07.3 |
| 25 | Emily Rosario | 1:24:29.15 |
| 26 | Izzy Gladstone | 1:24:47.37 |
| 27 | Ashley DeFuria | 1:25:03.1 |
| 28 | Laura Barnes | 1:25:28.57 |
| 29 | Tim Ball | 1:25:30.32 |
| 30 | Abbey Kimbrell | 1:25:46.45 |
| 31 | Dave DiCerbo | 1:26:51.28 |
| 32 | Rishi Shadaksharappa | 1:26:52.84 |
| 33 | Natalie Lutz | 1:27:18.85 |
| 34 | Molly Doyle | 1:27:50.84 |
| 35 | Bianca Toledo | 1:28:38.17 |
| 36 | Jeremy Despringre | 1:28:38.51 |
| 37 | Derek Roseman | 1:28:46.85 |
| 38 | Raymond Schneider | 1:29:45.18 |
| 39 | Walter Ingram | 1:29:45.75 |
| 40 | Daniel Reiser | 1:32:01.78 |
| 41 | Mohammad Hoque | 1:32:07.54 |
| 42 | Hortencia Aliaga | 1:32:19.52 |
| 43 | Jennifer Muller | 1:33:20.85 |
| 44 | Rann Moshea | 1:33:43.02 |
| 45 | Emily Spradling | 1:33:49.37 |
| 46 | Kristen Dams-O'Connor | 1:34:27 |
| 47 | Jane Manfred | 1:34:28.05 |
| 48 | Kevin Bull | 1:34:50.24 |
| 49 | David Tarantino | 1:35:35.05 |
| 50 | Adolfo Ferrando | 1:35:44.15 |
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