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Rochester Regional Health Flower City Half Marathon

Traverse the history and beauty of the City of Rochester.  Starting and finishing at the popular Parcel 5 in Downtown Rochester, the half marathon takes in the Susan B Anthony Home & Neighborhood, Downtown, the lavish East Avenue Mansions, the eclectic Park Ave Commerce Neighborhood, Highland Park area, Genesee River Path (East and West Side), University of Rochester Campus back downtown via vistas of the Frederick Douglass/Susan B Anthony Bridge.

Here is the New Flower City Challenge Half Marathon Course

     Our course is Certified to be accurate by USATF #NY24002KL

The start and finish line is on Cortland Street at Parcel 5.

USATF Certified Map #NY24002KL Pic

View Online USATF Certified Course Map Here

Time Cutoff:

Finish Line CLOSES 3 Hours and 30 Minutes after the start. 

Pace Chart - to meet the course time cutoff, the max minute/mile pace is 16:19

NEW - we will have a vehicle picking up athletes who are not making the time cuts and bring them back to the finish.  This pickup locale is TBD.

Half Marathon Aid Stations

Here is a list of Water Stop groups that we donate funds/marketing to for their support of this extravaganza:  Be sure to thank them as you go by.

*All Water Stops will have a porto pot near it, plus water, XACT electrolyte will be found at each water stop on course and XACT Energy Fuit Bar will be available at Water Stop #3 on Goodman St.

2025 Water Stops: