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Countdown to One! Last Man Standing (Dresden)

Dresden, NY

Sun, Sep 20, 2026

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When

Sunday, September 20th, 2026

Where

88 Main Street, Dresden NY

Distances

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Typical weather

On this date: rain 4 of the last 10 years

2025

5670°F

dry

2024

6788°F

dry

2023

5873°F

dry

2022

6485°F

dry

2021

6070°F

rain

2020

6285°F

dry

2019

6378°F

dry

2018

7081°F

rain

2017

6481°F

rain

2016

6775°F

rain

Best months to race in New York

Race-day forecast · Sunday, Sep 20

Cloudy · 6184°F

Sunday, Sep 20starts near 61°F · 4% chance of rain · wind up to 8 mph

About this race

Race Overview

This unique challenge is for those dedicated runners that like to push themselves a bit more than others. As a Countdown to ONE participant you will run as many single miles as you can based on the time requirements for each. The course is a 1 mile loop. The start/finish for each mile is the same. All participants receive a finisher medal.

How It Works

  • Mile Completion: Each mile must be completed in less than the required time to advance to the next mile. If you fail to complete any of the miles in the allotted time you’re out of the competition.
  • Bronze Category: The first mile must be completed in 15 minutes or under, the second mile must be completed in 13 minutes or less, 3rd mile in 11 minutes or less, 4th mile in 10 minutes or less. You must complete all 4 miles under the time cut offs to earn a bronze pin that can be attached to your medal.
  • Silver Category: The next wave would be the Silver category, 9 1/2, 9, 8 1/2 and 8 minute miles. You must complete all 8 miles under the time cut offs to earn the Silver pin to attach to your medal.
  • Gold Category: If you’re still standing, it’s onto the Gold category, 7 1/2, 7, 6 1/2 and 6 minute miles. You must complete all 12 miles under the time cut offs to earn the gold pin to attach to your medal.

Time Requirements

  • Further Rounds: If we have to go beyond this to get to our last person standing we will continue to drop each mile time requirement by 30 seconds.
  • Rest Period: If you finish any of the miles in under the required time to finish you are welcome to stretch, refuel and rest. There will be a two (2) minute separation between each leg of this ultimate challenge.

Personal Challenge

As much as this is a competition to get to the last male and female standing, it’s also a personal challenge for those not in the running to win it all. Set your goal, up your training and achieve your personal best!

Finisher Medals

All participants will receive a super cool and quite large finisher medal. Depending on the category you completed your last single mile successfully you will receive a pin to add to your finisher medal (Bronze, Silver, Gold).

Awards

Top Male and top Female finishers will receive a bottle of Bravery Wine (21+ only).

Event Details

Course map

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