Course & Maps
Rochester Regional Health Flower City Half Marathon
Traverse the history and beauty of the City of Rochester. Starting and finishing at the popular Parcel 5 in Downtown Rochester, the half marathon takes in the Susan B Anthony Home & Neighborhood, Downtown, the lavish East Avenue Mansions, the eclectic Park Ave Commerce Neighborhood, Highland Park area, Genesee River Path (East and West Side), University of Rochester Campus back downtown via vistas of the Frederick Douglass/Susan B Anthony Bridge.
Here is the New Flower City Challenge Half Marathon Course
Our course is Certified to be accurate by USATF #NY24002KL
The start and finish line is on Cortland Street at Parcel 5.
USATF Certified Map #NY24002KL Pic
View Online USATF Certified Course Map Here
Time Cutoff:
Finish Line CLOSES 3 Hours and 30 Minutes after the start.
Pace Chart - to meet the course time cutoff, the max minute/mile pace is 16:19
NEW - we will have a vehicle picking up athletes who are not making the time cuts and bring them back to the finish. This pickup locale is TBD.
Half Marathon Aid Stations
Here is a list of Water Stop groups that we donate funds/marketing to for their support of this extravaganza: Be sure to thank them as you go by.
*All Water Stops will have a porto pot near it, plus water, electrolyte drink
2024 Water Stops:
- Rochester Speed Skating - WS1 - Mile 2ish
- Irondequoit Football - WS2 - Mile 4ish
- Black Girls Do Bike/Rochester Chapter - WS3 - Mile 6 ish - this stop will also have XACT Chews for nutrition
- Boy Scout Troop 260 - WS4 - Mile 8ish
- Cancer Support Community - WS5 - Mile 10ish
- St Ambrose School - WS 6 - Mile 11ish