Event Description
Join us on Sunday, October 24, for the Fifth Annual Sri Chinmoy Half-Marathon at Rockland Lake State Park, featuring a scenic, "pancake flat" and fast course around the lake. Set a new PR while taking in the beautiful views!
8:15 AM start. USATF certified course
Sponsored by the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in cooperation with the New York State Parks System.
Event details and schedule
AMENITIES:
Bag check, aid stations every mile, free T-shirt (guaranteed if registered by October 16), medals for all finishers.
REGISTRATION FEES:
$40 through Sep. 26
$50 through Oct. 16 (Race shirt guaranteed)
$60 Until online registration closes
No race-day entry. Entries cannot be transferred to another person.
Remember: Register early and save yourself a few bucks, guarantee yourself a race shirt, and make things easier for us!
THE COURSE:
A scenic paved pedestrian pathway around Rockland Lake, accurately measured USATF certified course. Start is near Parking field 5, beginning with one 1.3 mile "mini-lap" (out-and back section along the south end of the lake), then four complete 2.95 mile laps of the lake (clockwise), finishing again near Parking Field 5. For the purposes of lap counting, the initial 1.3 mile section is called a "mini-lap", the subsequent four complete laps are considered laps 1,2,3,4.
AWARDS:
Half-Marathon - Men's and Women's awards categories:
Under 50: Top 7
50-59: Top 3
60-69: Top 2
70 & over: First Place
Medals for all finishers
Awards ceremony at 10:45 AM
RACE SHIRTS:
Free race shirts guaranteed for all participants registered by October 16.
For participants registered after October 16, remaining T-Shirts will be available after the race on a first-come first-serve basis.
Shirt sizes are Unisex: X-Small, Small, Medium, Large, X-Large, 2XL
RACE PACKETS:
Choose Packet Shipping when registering ($5.95), to avoid the lines on race day and have your shirt and bib delivered to your door before the race. Otherwise, packet pickup is available at the race site from 7:30-8:00AM before the race.
TIME LIMITS:
All participants have until 11:30 AM (3 hrs 15 minutes) to finish the race, which is a minimum average pace of 15 min/mile.
AGE RESTRICTIONS:
Open to ages 16 & up
COVID-19
As of July 1, ALL Covid restrictions have been lifted for events under 500 attendees in NY State Parks. If there are any changes before the race, we will notify registered runners by email.
RESULTS:
Will be posted on our race webpage within 24 hours.
ABOUT US:
From race directors to course monitors, all Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team races are staffed by its own volunteers since the Team’s inauguration in 1977 by its founder and fitness advocate, Sri Chinmoy.
Today, the SCMT organizes over 500 races a year in 20 countries across 5 continents, ranging from short kids fun-runs, to marathons to the world’s longest certified road race – the annual Self-Transcendence 3100 mile race (yes, 3,100 miles, it’s not a typo!). We love running and putting on races – we hope you enjoy the friendly atmosphere we provide, free of commercial sponsors. Read more >>
