5K to 50K ~ it is up to you
A no-frills running event. You can choose your distance on race day in the moment. Run or walk anything from a 5K up to a 50K. With no-cut off times and plenty of support, this is just the race you need to test your endurance.
100% of the proceeds of this fun event will be given to the Chautauqua County Fire Police.
Held in the beautiful lakeside community of Cassadaga, NY. Just off of I-90, one hour south of Buffalo, NY, and 1 hour north of Erie, PA.
Held in conjunction with the Cassadaga Winter Festival activities and produced by Wilson Endurance Sports.
Event options
50K ~ Run or Walk
The Lower Lake in Cassadaga hosts a perfectly distanced 5K.
We all start off together at 8am. A 3.1 mile loop around the lake. With an aid station at the starting point, you will complete the loop as many times as you'd like.
A warming location inside the Community Room with restrooms available, you can take as many breaks as you would like. All breaks are included in your finish time.
NO CUT-OFF TIMES
The course is on the shoulder of the roadway, always against traffic. All left-hand turns so you do not cross-over traffic. The only exception would be when you reach the intersection of Maple Ave and Mill Street, you will need to cross over to come back to the Community Room.
The course is mostly flat, with a 60 ft elevation per loop.
Ruck
Completing the same route and the same start time, you complete the 5K loops with a rucksack on your back. Nothing else is different.
What is a Ruck?
A ruck is short for rucksack (military slang for a backpack.) It can also mean the action of rucking or going on a ruck march. For example, you might say: “I rucked 10 miles yesterday with a 20lb weight in my backpack.”
You can "ruck" with any amount of weight with a minimum amount of 20 pounds.
Rucking Tips – The basics:
1. Grab a backpack
2. Load it up with at least 20 lbs of weight; can be bricks, dumbbells, plates, anything to get the 20 lbs.
3. Move - the distance and the pace is totally up to you.
Only rule - you have to keep the weight on for your entire distance.
We will award one prize each to the top M/F finisher of the full 50K RUCK category.
Why do we call it NO-FRILLS?
No frills means no frills. No finisher medal, no race shirts.
Top 3 Overall Male & Female of the full 50K will receive an embroidered beanie.
**UPDATE to the NO FRILLS ~ we’ve added some frills. We just couldn’t help ourselves.
*Warming center in the community room at 22 Mill Street with coffee and hot cocoa
*Restrooms available
*Bring your bags inside to keep them warm
*Aid station with water, Hammer Nutrition HEED and Gels
*Take a break or enjoy post race:
~beer zone provided by our awesome sponsors at Southern Tier Brewing Company
~pancakes and sausage made fresh by Coach Mark beginning at 8:30am until the last runner finishes. No limit.
Dana Boser, LMT, will be on-site to massage your screaming muscles when it's over. Suggested donation of $2 per minute, payable directly to Dana with cash or Venmo.
Spectators are welcome to join in the fun. We ask for a donation to cover the cost of the food.
