Upstate Classic

The Upstate Classic is produced by ARE Event Productions and offers you a GORGEOUS course and an AWESOME experience to wrap up your fall racing season! The event is staged from the spacious Altamont Fairgrounds just a few miles outside of Albany, NY, and entreats you to an absolutely gorgeous course at the base of the Helderberg Escarpment around rural Guilderland. 
THE SCOOP:

– All 3 races start and finish by the Grandstand at the heart of the Altamont Fairgrounds.

– The 26.2M is 2 loops of the 13.1M course.

– The 26.2M is a Boston Qualifier.

– The 5K shares the same first 1.6M as the longer races, at which time it turns around. (The 5K starts separately after the 13.1M/26.2M.)

– All 3 races have the same final 0.35M (put another way, they all do the same thing when on the fairgrounds property.)

– The event does cross railroad tracks. These tracks are inactive on weekends.
There is a whole course cut-off time of 6:15*. Marathoners must complete the first half in under 3 hours to be permitted to continue in the 26.2M; if over 3 hours, they will be switched to the half marathon.
WHAT YOU GET:

– Outdoor, real life experience deployed both safely and with a focus on fun

– 13.1M & 26.2M Finishers Medal

– Free race photos

– Name on your bib

– Filling & complete post-race meal