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Join in beautiful Naples, NY for the annual Naples Youth Corporation 5K & 10K to raise money for the Naples Youth Corporation for property development to promote programming for local youth. This is the major fundraiser for the year, and the goal is to initiate property development for local youth … MORE
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    seagroves87 FIRST-TIMER '23

    This is a fairly small race with about 100 participants in a town called Naples in the Fingerlakes which is a little under an hour drive from Rochester. I am … MORE

    This is a fairly small race with about 100 participants in a town called Naples in the Fingerlakes which is a little under an hour drive from Rochester. I am stuck in town this weekend and initially there were no races today but this race moved from May 13 to May 6 after realizing there were no races May 6 and a ton of races May 13. Since this raises money for the Youth Corp many of the participants were kids and families. There is a 5K and a 10K. I chose the 5K because the 10K goes over a hill called Mt Misery. I’m glad I picked the 5K as there were only about 10 participants doing the 10K while the 5K had close to 100 participants. There was adequate pre-race communication with a race email sent about 1 week in advance. There was an option for early packet pick-up but as it’s about a 55 minute drive I just got my packet the day of. Packet included bib and a polyblend shirt. The design is a little plain but it’s a nice quality shirt and a nice reddish color. Much better than the typical white cotton T-shirt you get at most of these smaller events. It started at a school with plenty of parking. The start and finish were the same and it was chip timed. You just started at the timing mat. There was no fancy start/finish arch or anything which is fine for a race like this. The course went through the town along main street then past a vineyard then through some quiet neighborhoods back to main street and the school. It was a pretty area and a pleasant place to run with lots of green trees and perfect running weather. The main street was coned off. The rest of the streets were opened by I think 2 to 3 cars totaled passed us so not a big deal. It was mostly a loop with a small out and back around mile 2. There were clear signs where to go and volunteers directing traffic. The only place I thought could have been better marked was the start of the out and back but there was a volunteer to direct everyone. Even without Mt. Misery the 5K course was quite hilly. This was a tough 5K. My Garmin said 135 feet elevation gain. I thought my finishing time was good with this hills. There aren’t medals which is fine for this type of race. There was water, gatorade, donuts and bananas at the finish. Overall this was a very good race for a low budget small race and I would recommend it to locals and am glad I took the trip down today.

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