Save Our Switchbacks Presented by Utica First Insurance

  • Date Sat 12th April 2025
  • Time 9:00AM EST
  • Location Utica, New York
  • Price $32.90
  • Races 1 race
  • Distances 5km

Event summary

Get ready for an exhilarating day of running at the Save Our Switchbacks event, taking place on Saturday, April 12th, 2025, in the beautiful city of Utica, Oneida. This much-anticipated 7.5K (4.66 miles) road race marks the exciting kickoff to the Utica Roadrunners' race season! With a start time of 9:00 AM, participants will have a fantastic opportunity to enjoy the scenic South Woods Trails while supporting an important causeโ€”the South Woods Trails Project. Join fellow runners and community members for a memorable day filled with camaraderie, fitness, and fun as you tackle the course known affectionately as "Half a Boilermaker." Don't miss out on this Grand Prix Event that promises to energize your spring!

Organiser's Description

THE TED PETRILLO

SAVE OUR SWITCHBACKS

SATURDAY, APRIL 12TH, 2024

9:00AM START TIME

This is a 7.5K (4.66mi) road race and the long standing Utica Roadrunners kick-off event for the race season.

Help support the South Woods Trails Project while running _"Half a Boilermaker"_

_A Utica Roadrunners Grand Prix Event_

Races

  • Save Our Switchbacks 7.5K

    Incl. $2.90 Fee & T-Shirt (Size Not Guaranteed)

    Sat 12th April 2025 (9:00AM EDT)

    $32.90

    OPENS SOON
    This year's Ted Petrillo Save Our Switchbacks race will be run on Saturday, August 12th starting at 9am at the Parkway Rec Center on Memorial Parkway in Utica. Early packet pickup will be at the Sneaker Store (24 Genesee St, New Hartford) on Friday, April 11th, from 4-8pm. You may pick-up your packet or register to run in the morning on April 12th at the Parkway Rec Center (upper parking lot) from 7:30-8:30am. Run Route: Race begins on the Parkway to the East of Parking lot, and runners head East on the Parkway Turn right into the Golf course parking lot (or along Valley View road, construction is uncertain), and get on the trail that runs along Valley View Enter the golf course on the trail, and continue to the South Woods Switchbacks entrance Turn left to head into the Switchbacks, and stay LEFT at the fork to head up the hill Follow the marked pathways through the woods to loop back around the Switchbacks to where you entered Upon exiting the woods, head straight out and up the hill through the golf course along the Boilermaker route Turn right at the T intersection to head down the hill back toward the Parkway (do NOT go up to the Eagle!) Turn left onto the Parkway, remaining on the sidewalk, and Finish at the same spot you started

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210 Memorial Parkway, Utica, 13501, NY, United States

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