St. James 5K and 2.5K Family Walk, St. James Church, Johnson City, 2 p.m. Contact Suzanne Myette via e-mail: trimyette@aol.com.
Syracuse Festival of Races 5K -- men's and women's separate 5K races,
plus 3,000 meter fun and fitness run; kid's races, Manley Field House,
Syracuse University, 9 a.m. Contact Dave Oja, 213 Scott Ave.,
Syracuse, N.Y. 13224; call (315) 446-6285. Web: www.festivalofraces.com; www.syracusechargers.org.
Pit Run 10K, Oneonta, 10:45 a.m. (note new time!). Contact Pit Run, P.O. Box 1201, Oneonta, N.Y. 13820; Contact pitrun@hartwick.edu. Part of Police Pursuit Series.
Rochester Autumn Classic Duathlon: 2-mile run, 10-mile bike, 2-mile
run, 10-mile bike, 2-mile run, Mendon Ponds Park, 8:30 a.m. Web: yellowjacketracing.com.
Grete's Great Gallop Half Marathon, Central Park, New York City, 9 a.m. Contact NYRCC, East 89th St., New York, N.Y. 10128; Web: www.nyrrc.org.
Oct 11
The inaugural Flaming Foliage Flyin' Five Miler, Grand Canyon Airport, Wellsboro, Pa., 10 a.m. Contact Andy Sayre, Box 257A, R.D. 6, Wellsboro, Pa. 16901. Benefits Wellsboro High School cross country teams.
Tussey MountainBack 50-Mile Ultra & Relay, Tussey Mountain Ski Resort, State College, Pa., 8:30 a.m. Contact Michael Casper, 103 E. Hamilton Ave., State College, Pa. 16801; call (814) 238-5918; email: mcc4@psu.edu. Web: www.nvrun.com.
Maine Event 5K and 10K, Brookfield. Call Charles Cowen at (315) 899-6281.
Upstate New York Cross Country Series -- Race No. 3: GVH $5,000 Invitational and Niagara USATF Association Championship, Black Creek Park, Chili, 10:30 a.m. Events: 5K (women); 8K (men). Web: www.gvh.net.
Ocean State Marathon and Half Marathon, Warwick to Providence, R.I., 7:55 a.m. Contact Ocean State Marathon, 5 Division St., East Greenwich, R.I. 02818; email: osm26@ids.net..
The 26th annual LaSalle Banks Chicago Marathon. Contact P.O. Box 5709, Chicago, Ill. 60680-5709. Field is closed.
Oct 13
The 27th annual Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women, Boston, Mass. , noon. Contact Tufts 10K, Conventures, Inc., One Design Center Place, Boston, Mass. 02210; Web: www.tuftshealthplan.com. This is the USATF National 10K Championship.
Oct 18
The 18th annual Green Mountain Marathon and Half Marathon, South Hero, Vt., 8:30 a.m. Web: www.gmaa.net.
Eaton 5K Run/Walk. Call Craig North at (315) 824-2839.
Mountain Masochist Trail Run 50-Miler, Lynchburg, Va., 6:30 a.m. Contact David Horton, Liberty University, 1971 University Blvd., Lynchburg, Va. 24502; e-mail: dhorton@liberty.edu; Web: www.extremeultrarunning.com.
Oct 19
The third annual Zeppy 5K Run and Kid's Fun Run, Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine, 11 a.m.. Contact Zeppy Run, Cornell University Hospital for Animals, Box 35, Ithaca, N.Y. 14853; email: infor@zeppyrun.com; Web: www.zeppyrun.com. Cash prizes for runners; proceeds benefit local animal shelters.
The 21st annual Mohawk-Hudson River Marathon and Half Marathon, Albany, 8:30 a.m.
The second annual Anthem Bay Bridge Marathon and Relay, Virginia
Beach, Va. Web: baybridgemarathon.com.
St. Catherine's 5K, Hillcrest, 2 p.m. E-mail Pat Henderson at ghenders@stny.rr.com.
The Ridgewalk and Run 5K, 10K and 14-mile trail run, Wellsville campus of Alfred University. Contact Wellsville Chamber of Commerce at (716) 593-5080; email Rich Shear at gwynich@aol.com; Web: www.ridgewalk.com.
Oct 25
Upstate New York Cross Country Series -- Race No. 4: Cobbs Hill Park, Rochester, 11 a.m., 4 miles. Web: www.gvh.net.
Run Like Hell 5K, Johnny's Irish Pub, Rochester, 3 p.m. Contact Bill Kehoe at willopus@aol.com
The 16th annual Fall Trail Run 5-Miler, Frances Slocum State Park, 1 p.m., Kingston, Township, Pa. Contact Vince Wojnar, 295 South Mountain Blvd., Mountaintop, Pa. 18707; email Wyvalstr@aol.com.
The 26th annual Marine Corps Marathon, Washington, D.C. Web: www.marinemarathon.com. Entries are closed.
Mayor's Cup Cross Country Races, Franklin Park, Boston, Mass. Web: www.baa.org.