Winter Warrior Half
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Event overview
The Winter Warrior event is scheduled for January 3, 2026 at Monroe Community College in Rochester, NY. It offers in-person and virtual options and includes a half marathon, a quarter marathon, and a four-person half marathon relay. The half marathon is four loops around the MCC campus, the quarter marathon is two loops, and each relay team member completes one loop (about 3.1 miles). All events are capped.
Choose from these distances:
- Half Marathon - 13.1 Miles
- Quarter Marathon - 6.55 Miles
- 4 Person Half Marathon Team - each runs one loop
Entries, logistics and awards
In-person entry items include a knit winter hat for the first 850 registrants, a campfire ceramic mug for registrants 851–1000, a custom finisher medal, online results, and post-race pizza. Virtual entries include a knit winter hat, a finisher medal, online results by submission, and shipping within the continental US; virtual entries are not eligible for the mug. Optional apparel (short sleeve tech top, crewneck or hoodie) is available for purchase; the offer ends December 14.
Packet pickup is available the day before the race at Fleet Feet at The Armory and there is day-of packet pickup at the race site. Relay teams receive individual bibs without timing chips and one timing bib attached to a belt; the belt with the timing chip must be transferred between team members and returned at the finish. Awards: half marathon top 3 overall male/female, age-group awards to top 3 in five-year age groups, quarter marathon overall and age-group awards, and top 3 relay teams. Awards are available at an awards table and are not mailed. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.