McKirdy Marathon
May 2, 2021 @ 7:00 am - 5:00 pm
Timed Event
Thank you for your interest in the McKirdy Micro Marathons!
The New York race will take place at Onondaga Lake Park in Liverpool, NY. The total capacity for the race is 50 runners.
The course will consist of 4- 6.55 mile out-and-back segments on the East Shore Trail at Onondaga Lake Park. The start is by the Yacht Club and the finish is at the Salt Museum. The parkway is flat and fast. The course will be USATF certified and the race will count as a Boston Qualifier! (Certification will take place in late March once weather conditions allow for unimpeded measurement.)
ALL RUNNERS MUST WEAR A MASK WHILE IN THE STAGING AREA! Failure to do so will result in disqualification. We highly recommend a Buff or something that can be easily pulled down once you’re running, so you’ll have it on you at the finish as well.
More detailed starting procedures will be finalized once we are closer to the date of the event.
There will be two aid stations on the course, one in the northbound direction and one in the southbound direction, near Willow Bay Park. Each aid station will consist of 2 tables, with each table manned by 1-2 volunteers. There will be 6ft of space in between each table in order to minimize crowding of runners attempting to access the provided water bottles. Volunteers will not be handing anything to the runners, but will simply be there to assist with keeping the tables stocked as well as assisting with garbage collection.
We intend to host bib pickup the day prior to the race and race morning. Locations and times are TBD.
There will be no deferrals as we have no idea if we plan to hold this event in 2022 😂
Transfers are not allowed.
Refunds: we will not be processing payment information until 10 weeks prior to the event date (02/22/2021). If we need to cancel between that date and 2 weeks prior to the event, we will fully refund your registration fee minus the processing charge. If we need to cancel within 2 weeks of the event date, we will refund 75% of your registration fee minus the processing charge. We hope to avoid this situation at all costs.
Time Limit
The official time limit for the race is 5:00 (11:26/mi). We will not sweep any runners from the course, but please be aware if you are finishing in over 5 hours, you may not receive an official finish time or aid on course after the 5 hour mark. The timing company and the aid stations will begin breakdown at 12pm.
Awards
There will be finisher medals for all race finishers, as well as prizes for the top 3 male and female finishers (based on chip time). Finisher medals will be available at the finish; prizes will be mailed out after the race.