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"LOOP THE LAKE" The Great New York State Marathon Weekend

calendar_today 17 Oct, 2026 – 18 Oct, 2026

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"LOOP THE LAKE" The Great New York State Marathon Weekend

About the Event

LOOP THE LAKE!!   A celebration of the Great State of New York, Races passes through a beautiful tree lined course that loops around Onondaga Lake.  The weekend kicks off the morning of Saturday October 18th with the 5k and 10k runs. Then continues the morning of Sunday October 19th with the full and half marathon's. 

EXCELSIOR CHALLENGE!  Test your endurance and achieve New York State acclaim! When you complete both a Saturday and Sunday race (5k/10k and half/full marathon) you'll earn the prestigious Great New York EXCELSIOR Challenge Medal - in addition to your 5k/10k finisher and half/full marathon medals.

Sign up for one of our Excelsior Challenges and hit the trifecta of medals!

 

Races Offered

10K Race

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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09:00

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$40.00

5K Race

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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09:15

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$25.00

10K with Marathon Excelsior Challenge

Oct 18, 2026

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Distance — 10K with Marathon Excelsior Challenge

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08:00

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$125.00

5k with Marathon Excelsior Challenge

Oct 18, 2026

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Distance — 5k with Marathon Excelsior Challenge

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08:00

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$110.00

Great New York State Marathon

Oct 18, 2026

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Distance — 26.2 Miles

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08:00

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$100.00

10K with Half Marathon Excelsior Challenge

Oct 18, 2026

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Distance — 10K with Half Marathon Excelsior Challenge

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08:15

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$110.00

5K with Half Marathon Excelsior Challenge

Oct 18, 2026

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Distance — 5K with Half Marathon Excelsior Challenge

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08:15

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$100.00

Half Marathon

Oct 18, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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08:15

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$75.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Syracuse.

thermostat Temperature
8.0° / 16.5°
wb_sunny Feels like
5.1° / 14.0°
light_mode Avg sunshine hours
7h 16m
water_drop Avg rainfall
2.9 mm
ac_unit Avg snowfall
air Avg wind speed
11.0 km/h (Light breeze)
opacity Sweat loss rate
Low
terrain Course conditions
Firm and slightly soft
sunny Max UV Index
Moderate (4.0)
humidity_mid Humidity
75.7%
wb_twilight Sunrise
07:19
nightlight Sunset
18:20

About Syracuse

Learn more about the host city, Syracuse.

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Syracuse is a city in Central New York. With a population of 149,000 in city proper and 662,000 in its metro area (2020), Syracuse is the fifth largest city in the state of New York, and the third largest in Upstate New York.

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Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of "LOOP THE LAKE" The Great New York State Marathon Weekend.

Place Name Time
🥇 Ben Faasse 16:55
🥈 Jonah Komosinski 17:33
🥉 Matthew Frisa 19:30
4 Brandon Wyman 19:39
5 Benedict Schlimmer 20:10

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