The 38th annual Phelps Sauerkraut 20K, Phelps, 8 a.m. Contact Jim Phillips, 26 Church St., Phelps, N.Y. 14532, or call (315) 548-3607.
Pete Matzke 5K, Maine-Endwell High School, Endwell, 8 a.m. Contact Barbara Ann Turecek, 216 Court St., Binghamton, N.Y. 13901; call 754-4305. E-mail: bturecek@stny.rr.com.
Aug 8
The 19th annual Virgil Mountain Madness 30K and 12K Trail Runs, Virgil State Forest, 8:30 a.m. Web: www.fingerlakesrunners.org. Call Dave Burbank at 227-1982.
Kelly LaBare 5K Run/Walk and Spiedie Fest Balloon Rally, 9:30 a.m., Otsiningo Park, Binghamton. Contact Grace Tabeek, 4116 Marietta Dr., Vestal, N.Y. 13850; call 722-8744; e-mail: gtabeek@stny.rr.com.
The Great Race, Emerson Park, Auburn -- two, three or four-person teams. Events: Four-person --traditional --10K run, 16-mile bike, 4-mile canoe; or Short course --5K run, 10-mile bike, 2-mile, two-person canoe; or two-person/traditional -- 10K run, 16.6-mile bike, runner & cyclist canoe 4 miles, 9:30 a.m. Contact The Great Race, P.O. Box 339, Auburn, N.Y. 13021. Web: www.great-race.com.
Aug 12
The 27th annual Tromptown Runs 5K and Half Marathon, DeRuyter, 6 p.m. Web: www.tromptownrun.com.
Aug 13
Wakefield Around the Lake Marathon and Ultra, 7 p.m., Wakefield, Mass. Web: www.srr.org.
Red Cross Run for Help 5K, Craig Park, Painted Post, 6:30 p.m. Contact American Red Cross, 123 West Market St., Corning, N.Y. 14830; e-mail: emeyers@stny.rr.com.
The 20th annual Triple Cities Runners Club Women's Distance Festival 5K Run and Walk, West Endicott Park, 8:30 a.m. Web: www.triplecitiesrunnersclub.org.
Fulton YMCA's Loop Around the Lake 5K and 15K. Call (315) 598-9622.
Horseshoe 5K (trail) and 10K (road) races, Waverly Glen, 8:15 a.m. Contact Waverly Recreation Department: 607/565-8641. Benefits Waverly cross country team.
Aug 21-22
Valley Classic Races 5K and 10K, and USATF National 10K Racewalk Championships, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Contact Linda Gramlich: linda.e.gramlich@slma.com.
Tour de Pain X: 5K cross country run at Cobbs Hill; 400 meter sprint and one mile runs at McQuaid High School, 6:30 p.m., Rochester area. Web: www.gvh.net.
Aug 29
The seventh annual Michael A. Padula Memorial Road Race "Pud's Run"
5K, Stewart Park, Ithaca, 10 a.m. Call 272-1951. Web: www.pudsrun.org. Prize money.
Chris Thater Memorial 5K, Recreation Park, Binghamton, 9:30 a.m. Contact Broom County Stop DWI, Jim May, P.O. Box 1766, Binghamton, N.Y. 13902; call 778-2056; or Grace Tabeek, 4116 Marietta Dr., Vestal, N.Y. 13850; call 722-8744; e-mail: gtabeek@stny.rr.com. Prize money.
Marathon des Deux Rivers & Half Marathon, Quebec City, 8:30 a.m.. Web: www.marathonquebec.com.