Events
Description
Winter Warrior Half Marathon & Quarter Marathon, plus Half Marathon Relay
Saturday, January 4 - 10am
Half Marathon - Quarter Marathon - Half Marathon Relay
Where: Monroe Community College - 1000 E Henrietta Rd, Rochester, NY 14623
**NEW - Four Season Challenge will be a separate "event" sign up here
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. 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 to first 850 then Winter Warrior Campfire Mug to next 150.
- Online Results
- Custom Winter Warrior Finisher medal to all finishers
- Optional Winter Warrior Crewneck or Hoodie Sweatshirt to purchase at $30.00 (offer ends December 15th)
- Post Race Pizza from Salvatore's
- Digital/Printable Finishers Certificate
- Indoor Restrooms and place to warm up
- Bragging Rights for Completion
- Option to Join the Four Season Challenge if doing Half or Quarter as a separate entry here
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 5th to get your gear so you have it for your race day
- Optional Winter Warrior Crewneck or Hoodie Sweatshirt to purchase at $30 (offer ends December 15th).
- Option to Join the Four Season Challenge if doing Virtual Half or Quarter as a separate entry here
The Virtual Participants have January 4th 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 Covetted Winter Warrior Hat - Depicted Above - In Vizi Neon Yellow
The first 850 get the hat, then the next 150 get the Winter Warrior Mug. Mug not applicable for Virtual Participants
All Participants Receive a Finishers Medal. This is what the Medallion Will Look Like!
All Participants have the option to purchase a Winter Warrior Crewneck or Hoodie Sweatshirt for $30 (tax may apply). Offer Ends December 15th.
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!
Sign Up/Learn More for Four Season Challenge Here
The 2025 In Person Half Marathon Version will include
- Winter Warrior Half Marathon on Saturday, January 4th
- Flower City Challenge Half Marathon on Sunday, April 27th
- Shoreline Half Marathon on Sunday, July 19th
- Rochester Half Marathon on Sunday, September 21st
The 2025 In Person 5Kish Version will include
- Winter Warrior Quarter Marathon on Saturday, January 4th - this is where the (5Kish) comes in
- Flower City Challenge 5K on Sunday, April 27th
- Shoreline 5K on Saturday, July 19th
- Rochester 5K on Sunday, September 21st
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 Flower City, Shoreline & Rochester will open soon .....
Amenities
• Four Season Challenge Finisher’s Medal for each event
• Four Season Challenge Logoed Long Sleeve Lightweight Hoody Tee
• 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
See Event for details
Your Medal Piece Sneak Peeks
Your Four Season Challenge Logoed Long Sleeve Lightweight Hoody Tee
How it Works aka the "Rules"
- You can sign up for Four Season Challenge Separately Here.
- 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 6th 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 6th. 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 3rd 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.
- 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 3rd 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-2025.
Place
Rochester, NY US 14623
Race Contact Info
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