The 19th Annual Lake Placid Marathon™ & Half Marathon™
The 19th Annual Lake Placid Marathon is a premier early-season race hosted in the historic Olympic Village of Lake Placid, New York. Lake Placid village was home to the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympic Games and is surrounded by the beautiful Adirondack Mountains.
The Marathon is a double loop out and back that begins on Main Street in the charming Village of Lake Placid and ends on the 400-meter outdoor speed skating oval track. The course combines flat, rolling, and some hills and runners enjoy mountain views, open areas, shaded areas, a class III trout stream and beautiful Mirror Lake along the way.
Lake Placid — Photo courtesy LakePlacid.com (ROOST)
The Half Marathon is a single loop out and back. It begins on Main Street in the charming Village of Lake Placid. Like the full Marathon, it ends on the 400-meter outdoor speed skating oval track, where U.S. speed Skater Eric Heiden won an unprecedented five gold medals in 1980.
There are 26 well-stocked aid stations for the Marathon and twelve (12) well-stocked aid stations for the Half Marathon. The event offers a generous six (6) hour course limit for each race.
All races begin simultaneously at 8 am on Parkside Drive. Runners are encouraged to seed themselves according to their expected pace at the start. The race course will officially close at 2 pm, and any remaining runners will be brought off the course. Runners who cannot complete the Marathon in the six-hour race period should downgrade to the half Marathon. There is no early bird start available for any of the races.
The Lake Placid Marathon & Half Marathon is a USATF-certified course whose distance has been certified for accuracy and is nationally ranked. The race is also a Boston Marathon Qualifier.
For more information and to register, visit the official website.
Places to explore in and around Lake Placid.
