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Quarter Marathon (In Person)
4 Person Half Marathon Relay (In Person)
Virtual Half Marathon
Virtual Quarter Marathon
Description
Winter Warrior Half Marathon & Quarter Marathon, plus Half Marathon Relay
Saturday, January 3rd - 10am
Half Marathon - Quarter Marathon - Half Marathon Relay
Where: Monroe Community College - 1000 E Henrietta Rd, Rochester, NY 14623
Official Winter Warrior Website with full details and routes Here
First Race of the Four Season Challenge - Details in Process for 4SC, but will be similar to 2025
Join us for the winter adventure and get that coveted Winter Warrior Hat! A race that each year has a story to tell and many accolades for athletes that conquer this winter event. The event we will be at Monroe Community College starting by the gymnasium area with indoor restrooms and hang out area for pre and post race. The Half is a 4 loop course with a common start finish. The quarter is 2 loops. "Weather" it's 50 plus degrees, 20 degrees or sub zero, snowing sideways, rain or gorgeous sunshine you become a Winter Warrior when you are done! Sense of humor required!
Spectators can see you at every loop too!
Choose from a variety of distances:
- Half Marathon (In Person or Virtual) - 13.1 Miles
- Quarter Marathon (In Person or Virtual) - 6.55ish Miles
- 4 Person Half Marathon Team (In Person Only - Each team member runs one loop (3.1ish miles))
In-Person Entry Includes:
- The Coveted Knit Winter Hat (See the actual below, or bonus hat offer for first 250 to packet pickup) for the first 850 (OR Campfire ceramic mug for 851st registrant to 1000th registrant)
- Online Results
- Custom Winter Warrior Finisher medal to all finishers
- Optional Winter Warrior Short Sleeve Tech Tee ($30), Crewneck or Hoodie Sweatshirt to purchase at $32 (offer ends December 14th)
- Post Race Pizza from Salvatore's
- Digital/Printable Finishers Certificate
- Indoor Restrooms and place to warm up
- Bragging Rights for Completion
- Overall & Age Group Awards & Relay Awards
- Option to Join the Four Season Challenge if doing Half or Quarter as a separate entry - details in progress
Virtual Entry Includes:
- The Coveted Knit Winter Hat
- Online Results via your submission
- Custom Winter Warrior Finisher medal to all registrants
- Digital/Printable Finishers Certificate
- Shipping of the above items to the address you provide when registering in continental US. Items will ship the week of January 6th, however you are welcome to come to packet pickup on January 2nd to get your gear so you have it for your race day. Mugs will not be shipped.
- Optional Winter Warrior Short Sleeve Tech Tee ($30), Crewneck or Hoodie Sweatshirt to purchase at $32 (offer ends December 14th)
- Option to Join the Four Season Challenge if doing Virtual Half or Quarter as a separate entry - details in progress
The Virtual Participants have January 3rd at 7AM to January 11th at 11:59PM to complete and submit your results. You will receive an email the week before the event on how to submit results.
By registering for this event you are acknowledging that the date, time, location, and distance of the race may be changed, switched to virtual, or canceled at any time as deemed necessary by the Race Directors due to circumstances beyond their control. In the event that any of these scenarios happens or any other, there will be no refunds, transfers, or deferrals allowed unless otherwise stated.
Please Note: All events are capped
SWAG
The Navy with Accents of Red is the MAIN offered Knit Hat depicted above
The first 250 to packet pickup can choose the special burgundy color depicted below in lieu of the Navy Color depicted above
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All Participants Receive a Finishers Medal depicted above. This is what the Medallion Will Look Like!
All Participants have the option to purchase a The Optional Winter Warrior Short Sleeve Tech Top ($30), Crewneck or Hoodie ($32) - Depicted Above. Yes you can choose between all 6 of these choices, the navy with white print version or the white with the navy print version. And you can choose more than one option. Offer Ends Sunday, December 14th.
All Quarter and Half Marathon Participants have the option to purchase the Four Season Challenge Entry Separately.... Read On....
Four Season Challenge
Commit to a year of racing in one of these categories! Details in Process for SWAG and Medals!
Sign Up/Learn More for Four Season Challenge Here
The 2026 In Person Half Marathon Version will include
- Winter Warrior Half Marathon on Saturday, January 3rd
- Flower City Challenge Half Marathon on Sunday, April 26th
- Shoreline Half Marathon on Sunday, July 18th
- Rochester Half Marathon on Sunday, September 20th
The 2026 In Person 5Kish Version will include
- Winter Warrior Quarter Marathon on Saturday, January 3rd - this is where the (5Kish) comes in
- Flower City Challenge 5K on Sunday, April 26th
- Shoreline 5K on Saturday, July 18th
- Rochester 5K on Sunday, September 20th
Ideally all races should be In Person, but if you need to do Virtual that is fine. I mean is Winter Warrior in Florida fair? :)
Registration for 4SC, Flower City, Shoreline & Rochester will open soon .....
Amenities
• Four Season Challenge Finisher’s Medal for each event - design in process
• Four Season Challenge Giveaway - design in process
• Special Four Season Challenge designation on your bib for Flower City, Shoreline & Rochester Events, so we can give you your medal post race at the race site
• That incredible feeling you committed yourself to a year long seasonal fitness journey
Sign Up Coming Soon - we will send lots of notifications.
Your Medal Piece Sneak Peeks - design in process
Your Four Season Challenge Giveaway - design in process
How it Works aka the "Rules"
- You can sign up for Four Season Challenge Separately - Registration coming soon
- You must complete all 4 events in the Challenge that you register for to be eligible for medals. For example, you must complete all four half marathons if you sign up for the half marathon challenge
- You must sign up for each of the other races in the challenge at your leisure. This way you can budget your entry fees to the other events. But you must be signed up for all events by January 3rd so we know how many medals to get. There is not deviation to this date.
- Those entered in the Winter Warrior Relay ARE NOT eligible for Four Season Challenge Series nor awards.
- In other words, by getting the Four Season Challenge entered into the Challenge NOT the respective races in the challenge. You need to do that on your own when registrations open and your budget allows, but it must be by January 3rd. No deviation to that date.
- Please register under the same name for each race. Otherwise we will not know to designate you as 4SC for the events.
- The 4SC offer ends January 2nd at 5:45PM. Due to this, so we can get all the medals & shirts ordered, they will not be available at Winter Warrior. BUT we will ship the Winter Warrior one to you when they arrive to the address used to register for Four Season Challenge. This is the only one we will ship. All others will be picked up at the awards table after the other 3 events. This mailing typically occurs early to mid May.
- The other three medals will be available at the awards table after Flower City, Shoreline and Rochester. We will not mail these medals for the In Person
- No Refunds/Transfers nor Deferrals
Sign Up/Learn More for Four Season Challenge Here
Packet Pickup Info
Friday, January 2nd from 10am-6pm at Fleet Feet @ The Armory location:
155 Culver Road, Rochester, NY 14620
We highly advise everyone to go to Packet Pickup. You may pickup for others as well. There will be day of packet pickup at the race site from 8:45AM-9:45AM. Day of packet pickup will close at 9:45AM
Each Relay Team member will receive a bib. None of these bibs will have the timing chip attached to it. Your team will also receive ONE timing bib. This timing bib will be attached to a belt and will have a timing chip attached to the back. This belt will have to be passed & worn by each member of the team while running their respective legs. For example, if you are running “Leg 1”, you will wear the belt with the timing bib and after you are done with your leg, you will then pass it to your team member who is running “Leg 2”, etc. Whoever is running the final leg needs to be wearing this belt to be sure that your team time registers at the finish line. The race belts must be handed in at the Finish Line.
Time Cutoff
The race begins at 10AM for all events
You must start your final lap at 12:30PM. The finish line closes at 1:30PM Sharp.
Race Website
Additional race information can be found at https://yellowjacketracing.com/races/winter-warrior-half-quarter-relay-marathon-2026.
Place
Rochester, NY US 14623
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