Races Marathon · Syracuse, USA
Great New York State Marathon
Great New York State Marathon is a flat marathon in Syracuse, USA, held each October. Two laps of a loop around Onondaga Lake, starting and finishing at the Lakeview amphitheatre. Mostly a paved lakeside path, with a few bridge inclines that a past runner called minor. Mid-October mornings in Syracuse are cool and often damp, typically 4 to 14°C. The Great New York State Marathon's flat profile means your pacing discipline, not the terrain, decides the day.
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When
October
next: Sunday 17 October 2027
Course
flat
Marathon
Conditions
Mid-October mornings in Syracuse are cool and often damp, typically 4 to 14°C.
Racing this course well
Two laps of a loop around Onondaga Lake, starting and finishing at the Lakeview amphitheatre. Mostly a paved lakeside path, with a few bridge inclines that a past runner called minor.
The Great New York State Marathon's flat profile means your pacing discipline, not the terrain, decides the day.
Getting a place
- How you get in
- Open entry: first come, first served
- Entries open
- Entries for 2027 opened on 27 October 2026
- Price
- $110 (2027 race)
Official Great New York State Marathon site →Checked November 2026
Race day
- Next race
- Sunday 17 October 2027
- Start time
- 08:00
- Also on the day
- half-marathon, 10k, 5k
The course in numbers
The marathon is two laps of the half marathon loop, so the same bridges and the stretch beside the highway come round twice.
- Layout
- Loop
- Surface
- Mostly paved lakeside path with some road sections
- Boston qualifier
- Yes
Worth knowing
- The race is run over a weekend, with the 5K and 10K on Saturday and the half and full marathon on Sunday.
- Runners who finish a Saturday race and a Sunday race earn an extra Excelsior Challenge medal.
Pick your goal for Syracuse
Pace charts, weekly structure and timelines for the most common marathon goals:
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Asked often
- When is the Great New York State Marathon?
- The next Great New York State Marathon is on Sunday 17 October 2027 in Syracuse, USA. It is held each October.
- Is the Great New York State Marathon course flat?
- Two laps of a loop around Onondaga Lake, starting and finishing at the Lakeview amphitheatre. Mostly a paved lakeside path, with a few bridge inclines that a past runner called minor.
- How do I enter the Great New York State Marathon?
- Open entry: first come, first served. Entries for 2027 opened on 27 October 2026. Price: $110 (2027 race).
- Is the Great New York State Marathon a Boston qualifier?
- Yes. The Great New York State Marathon is run on a certified course, so a time set here can be used to apply for the Boston Marathon.
- How should I train for the Great New York State Marathon?
- Build for the course you'll actually race at the Great New York State Marathon: flat terrain, October conditions. RunV Premium builds a training plan around your goal time and race date, and lets you adapt it when life interrupts the Syracuse build.
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