Jason Jones's Staging Area

This was my first time running in the Whiskey Run. This was both a 10K and a 5K. I hadn’t run a 5K in a while and I’m not known for my speed. It was definitely not my best performance. But everyone was so nice! Great volunteers. The finishing medal was a flask! And after the race, there was whiskey sampling as well as other local vendors. There was live music and food trucks. Just a great community event. Not a huge crowd, but just enough to make this an awesome day. Also grateful the rain held off long enough during the race. Will definitely be back!

This is the third time I’ve run this race and its slowly becoming more and more popular. I think this was my slowest effort and unfortunately, the Winter months here were pretty brutal and I didn’t train as much in the past. But the Medal this year was very cool, and lots of swag with shirts, glasses, stickers as well as food, beverages and live music at the finish line. Half marathon and 5K also took place. Weather this year was perfect. Good warmup race since I run in Lake Placid, NY three weeks later. I’ll be back next year!

When I saw the many positive reviews of this Race, I had this on my list to run. I absolutely had the best time! The atmosphere was exciting, packet pickup was easy and the Expo held was so well organized. We were placed in corrals based on our average times for race day. They had pacers for this event which was great. What a rush with almost 6000 Participants! The weather was absolutely perfect! Great medal, shirt, socks and food at the end. The race lager was so good too. What an exciting crowd with marching bands, cheerleaders, firemen cheering overhead on the ladder trucks and the excitement of running on Interstate 190 with spectators cheering from the overpasses! If you are a 10K Runner, you must RUN this race at least once! I’m so happy I did!

I really like this race and course. The volunteers were super nice. Nice swag and finishing medal. Weather was cold and rainy this year. If I had to critique one thing, I wish the 5K and 10K started at different times. The half marathon started at 8:30 and the other two races started at 9. Traffic got a little congested once the 5K runners turned around at their halfway point. We just had to dodge runners running towards you! I didn’t remember the congestion last year because I think there were two different starting times. But besides that, everything went well. Easy check-in and great communication overall.

This was my second half marathon. The weather was great. Packet pick-up was in Rochester about a half hour away from LeRoy but it was very easy and quick. I really enjoyed the course. It was pretty flat but there were some uphill climbs and curves in the roads. Running on a gravel path in between cornfields was really neat. There were several beverage stations with water, gatorade and of course Jell-O! The volunteers were so nice and there were a few fans along the way cheering us on. At mile 9, my back started bothering me from the five hour drive I had to get there so I had to walk for a bit. But I finished strong and got my second best time. (I really wanted to ring the Jell-O bell for my fastest time but I guess there is always another race!) They also had some BBQ at the finish with bottled water and of course Jell-O! Fun race and would definitely recommend. The medal and the race shirt were absolutely the coolest! Just wish I lived a little closer!

I started running nine months ago. Lake Placid, NY is my hometown so I was so excited to make this my first half marathon! This event was very well organized. Over 1200 runners ran the Marathon, Half Marathon and the new 10K Event this year. The scenery is gorgeous. The Weather was only in the 50’s and we dealt with showers off and on. (Not the norm for this time of year, but great running temperature.) There were two large hills at Mile 11 and towards the end which will give you a challenge. Great crowd support and volunteers. Swag was good and we received our results in a timely manner. Highly recommend!

This was my first ever race since high school and I really enjoyed training for it. Unfortunately, it was a lousy weather day with heavy rain and cold. I had to retire that pair of running shoes after this one! But, I still had a great time. Lake Placid’s races are very well organized. Despite the weather, the fans were great and the volunteers were awesome supporting us on. There are two wicked hills in this course so you will work for that medal. Overall, a great experience.