2025 Syrathon Race Series

🏃‍♂️ Syrathon 2025 Overview

The Syracuse Parks Conservancy joins the Syracuse Parks Department to bring you Syrathon 2025! SYRATHON brings together 8 established road races, all based in the City of Syracuse and spaced throughout the calendar year, into this unique road race series! Syrathon’s eight race routes showcase Syracuse’s incredible and historic parks systems as participants journey through a number of wonderful city neighborhoods. Since 2009, the Series has encouraged, for both beginners and seasoned runners, healthful physical activity year-round while promoting the sights and sounds of city life!

🥇 Syrathon Challenge and Benefits

• Challenge Participants: Registered participants are challenged to accumulate at least 26.2 race miles over the course of the Series.
• Syrathoners: Those who meet the challenge earn the coveted Syrathon Medal!
• Race Perks: All registered participants receive a cool race shirt!
• Exciting Raffles: There will be race day raffles for more great prizes!

📅 List of Races and Dates for 2025

• Tipp Hill Shamrock Run - 4 Miles: March 8
• Step Up 4 Kids Run - 5K: April 27
• Mountain Goat 10 Mile Run / 5mi Relay: May 4
• Paige’s Butterfly 5K Run: June 7

... [other races truncated for brevity]

🎉 Free Bonus Fun Runs!

During the Summer, you are welcome to log bonus miles (and have lots of fun) at Syrathon Bonus Fun Run events. Earn up to 3 bonus miles at each event!

• June 18: on the Creekwalk (Inner Harbor): Check in between 4:30pm - 6:30pm
• July 19: in Upper Onondaga Park: Check in at the Firebarn between 9am and 10:30am
• August 6: on the Creekwalk at Inner Harbor: Check in between 4:30 and 6:30

📜 Participation Guidelines

• Registration: Register on the site (runsignup) for the Syrathon Series Challenge beginning January 1.
• Individual Races: Visit the registration webpage for each of the individual races and complete their registration process.
• Race Completion: For all of the series races in which you are registered, complete the race miles according to the format of each race.
• Credit for Miles: Your completed race miles will be credited based on finisher lists provided by each race and/or the timing company.

📞 Contact Information

Please contact Trevor Wallace (twallace@syr.gov) or Chris Abbott (cabbott@syr.gov) at Syracuse Parks and Recreation regarding mileage reports and further Syrathon questions.

🎖️ Support for Syrathon

Syrathon is made possible by the support of its sponsors and because of the tremendous support and efforts of the individual race committees. Each of the Series races are well-established because of the hard work and creative planning of individual race committees. Each race has its own flavor, and the dedication of all race volunteers brings great benefit to respective city neighborhoods and to so many charitable causes.

🌳 Mission and Support

The Syrathon is a project of the Syracuse Parks Conservancy, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization whose mission is ensuring that all Syracuse parks, public lands and the habitats therein are sustainably protected, restored, enhanced and developed for the educational, recreational and wellness uses of our citizens and guests. Your Syrathon registration and added donations support the Conservancy's efforts throughout the city, throughout the year. Please see the donation page for more information on the Conservancy. We thank you for your support!

Note: Registration for the Syrathon Series Challenge ($10) does not include individual race registrations. Please visit the individual race pages to register for your chosen series races.