Snapshot

What to know before you shortlist this race

The fastest way to evaluate a marathon is to line up the date, course profile, crowd size, and registration pressure in one place.

June 27, 2026

Race day

Half Marathon, 5K, Kids' Run

Distance

Road

Terrain

N/A

Participants

Race brief

This race takes place in New York, United States on June 27, 2026. Use the details below to decide whether the course, logistics, and registration timeline match the type of season you are building.

Decision signals

Course layout details are still limited with road terrain.

Why This Race

The organizer pitch, translated for runners

The 1812 Challenge Weekend continues! Join us in celebrating over a decade of The Challenge with a new exciting race and two new challenges, and a weekend of fun for yourself, your group, or the whole family! Choose from FOUR distances, with a 5K and 5 Mile race starting and ending at the Brewery on Saturday. Then join us on Sunday for the 18.12 Challenge and Half Marathon you know and love! Looking for an extra challenge? Register to participate in the Patriot Challenge (5K and Half Marathon) or the Victory Challenge (5K + 18.12 Challenge) or the Liberty Challenge (5K + 5M) or the Freedom Challenge (5K + 5M + 18.12 (26.22 total, marathon-equivalent) ! Finishers of these challenges will receive an additional medal or pin to commemorate your achievement. PACKET PICKUP FOR ALL RACES Friday, June 26th Location: Confluence Running North Country (1035 Arsenal St, Watertown) 10 am - 6 pm Saturday, June 27th Location: 1812 Brewing Company 11:30 - 3 pm (look for the Confluence Running Tent) Sunday, June 28th Location: Sackets Harbor Battlefield 6:30 - 7:30 am (look for the Confluence Tent) 5K Course Maphttps://www.plotaroute.com/route/2612416?units=miles Half Marathon Coursehttps://www.plotaroute.com/route/1930617?units=km 1812 Challenge Coursehttps://www.plotaroute.com/route/1947481?units=km

Course Fit

Course shape, standards, and race history

This is the section to compare terrain, elevation, certification, and field context before you decide whether the race belongs on your calendar.

Elevation profile

Illustrative profile based on available elevation data. Use it as a directional planning signal, not a final course guarantee.

Actual course elevation and routing may vary from the visual estimate.

Course highlights

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Road terrain
Primary running surface.

Community Layer

Keep the race room close to the decision

The point of the room is not generic chatter. It is to keep stay questions, pacing nerves, meetup plans, and last-mile logistics attached to the same race page you are already using.

52 threads 153 followers 2 huddles

1812 Challenge Weekend Room

Threads, logistics, reviews, Q&A, and live huddles for 1812 Challenge Weekend.

These opening threads are seeded to show the shape of the room before organic posts take over.

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Lead thread

Where are people staying for 1812 Challenge Weekend?

Trying to keep the start line, expo, and easy food options all within a sane radius. If you have a hotel block, neighborhood, or train strategy that worked, drop it here.

Open thread

Next huddle

1812 Challenge Weekend logistics huddle

Fifteen minutes on travel timing, where the expo bottlenecks are, and what people wish they knew earlier.

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Runner Signal

Runner reviews

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Practical Questions

Questions and answers

Use the Q&A stream for the details that usually get buried in race-weekend forums.

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