Winter Warrior Half Marathon & Relay
Volunteers needed. Come out and cheer on your friends, family and everyone else who you will see as they pass you four times!! You must be 18 years of age or older. Click here to sign up or email marsha@yellowjacketracing.com
Join us for an evening half marathon in the heart of winter! The course will be lit, but headlamps are strongly recommended. This unique event is also part of the Fleet Feet Sports Four Season Challenge, which includes the Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Jan. 7th), Rochester Regional Health Flower City Half Marathon (April 30th), Shoreline Half Marathon (July 15th) and the MVP Health Care Rochester Half or Full Marathon (Sept. 17th). Click here for more information.
Wondering what to wear? Check out our Gear Checklist!
Be sure to check out the Winter Warrior Half Marathon store to get all of your Winter Warrior logo apparel and accessories!
There is a 4 hour time cutoff for both the Half Marathon and the Half Marathon Relay (18:20 per mile pace). The course will close at 8pm.
All Half Marathon and Half Marathon Relay participants must start their final lap before 7pm. Any participant not starting their final lap by 7pm will not be allowed to run the remaining lap.
Registration for the Half Marathon is capped at 750. Both the Half Marathon and the Relay are SOLD OUT!
Includes
- All registrants will receive a super cool winter hat!
- All Half Marathon and Half Marathon Relay participants that register prior to midnight on December 10, 2016 will receive a custom bib with their name printed on it.
- Chip timing - with splits and net time. (The time from when the gun goes off until you cross the start line is subtracted from your official gun time to get your net time). Note: As per USATF Rule 163 we do not use net times for awards, they are provided by us to you as an additional service only.
- Live text and email results as you finish (sign up for results notifications to track a runner here)
- Finish line video integrated into the results in the following week
- Finisher medals to all solo Half Marathon finishers
- Access to a 3000 square foot warm tent where registration, results and post-race food will take place.
- Post race mac 'n cheese provided by Sticky Lips BBQ!
New for 2017 - Refer a Friend
Register for Winter Warrior Half Marathon or the relay and at the completion of your registration you will receive a link to share with your friends.
When your friends register via this link you get a refund back. For every 3 registrations completed via the link you get $15 to a maximum of $45. That is 9 of your friends who registered via your link and make race day all the more fun!
Registration/Packet Pickup
| EVENT | 10/7/16 - 11/13/16 | 11/14/16 - 1/1/17 | 1/2/17 - 1/7/17 |
| Half Marathon | $55 | $65 | $75 |
| 2 Person Half Marathon Relay | $75 | $90 | $100 |
| 4 Person Half Marathon Relay | $90 | $110 | $120 |
Registration for the Half Marathon is capped at 750. Both the Half Marathon and the Relay are SOLD OUT!
All registrants will receive a super cool winter hat!
There are NO PROCESSING FEES when registering online for YellowJacket Racing events! All entries are non-refundable, non-transferable, non-deferrable, no exceptions.
Be sure to check out the Winter Warrior Half Marathon store to get all of your Winter Warrior logo apparel and accessories!
Packet Pickup
- Thur, Jan. 5th and Fri, Jan. 6th from 10am-7pm at both Fleet Feet Sports locations:
- ARMORY: 155 Culver Road, Rochester, NY 14620
- RIDGEWAY: 2522 Ridgeway Ave, Rochester, NY 14626
- Race Day, Sat, Jan. 7th, beginning at 2pm at Rochester Tech Park inside the large white tent
- Please note all relays must pick up at the Armory location or on race day!
Relay Teams:
Teams for the Half Marathon Relay should consist of 2 or 4 people. There will be 3 team categories: all female, all male and mixed.
Each Relay Team member will receive a bib with your team name on it. None of these bibs will have the timing chip attached to it. Your team will also receive ONE bib with the word “TIMING” on it. This timing bib has a timing chip attached to the back and it will be attached to a belt. 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.
Awards
Half Marathon Awards
- Cash prizes to Top 3 Overall Male/Female ($250, $150, $100).
- Age Group Awards to Top 3 in Male/Female 5 year age groups. (19 & under, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70 & up)
Half Marathon Relay Team Awards
- Top Overall Team in each category: All Male, All Female, and Mixed Team
Race Day Schedule
2:00pm - Registration/Packet Pickup Opens
4:00pm - Race Start
7:00pm - All participants must start their final lap
8:00pm - Course Closes
Course/Maps
The Half Marathon course will be made up of 4 loops at approx. 3.3miles each. The course will be open to (limited) traffic. The Winter Warrior Half Marathon is a certified course. (Map)
Bathrooms and the water stop will be located at the start/finish area. The relay exchange point will be just past the start/finish area.
There is a 4 hour time-cutoff for both the Half Marathon and Half Marathon Relay. (18:20 per mile pace)
The course will close at 8pm.
All Half Marathon and Half Marathon Relay participants must start their final lap before 7:00pm. Any participant not starting their final lap by 7:00pm will not be allowed to run the remaining lap.
This is an evening event. The course will be lit, but headlamps are strongly recommended.
Directions/Parking
Parking is available in the large lot next to building 2 at the Rochester Tech Park.
Please note the roads are still open to traffic as there are still some businesses in operation during this time.