
From the Organizer
Join us for the 45th Guthrie Wineglass Marathon and 16th Annual Wegmans Wineglass Half Marathon on Sunday, October 4, 2026. In the heart of the Finger Lakes and Historic Corning, NY, your weekend promises to be packed with great museums, fine wine, great shopping and topped off with a scenic run! Your reward, a handcrafted glass medal and memories to last a lifetime. Wineglass weekend kicks off with our Health & Fitness Expo beginning Friday, October 2nd, 2026 and continues with the Williams Toyota Wineglass 5K which is held Saturday, October 3rd, 2026. Combine the Corning Incorporated Wineglass 8K (May 23, 2026) with the Williams Toyota Wineglasss 5K and either the Full or Half Marathon for a fun & exciting Challenge (Riesling or Pinot Challenge) and earn a special medal.
All Wineglass Race Series Events are USATF certified and sanctioned courses. (Course Time Limit - 6.5 hours for the Marathon & 7 hours for the Half Marathon)
Distances & Pricing
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About This Sport
Endurance Grid is here to help you understand the sport, decide if it's the right fit, and learn how to prepare. For course distances, logistics, and race-day specifics, always defer to the race organizer's event page.
The half marathon is the distance where you find out what you're actually made of. Long enough to demand real preparation. Short enough that it doesn't consume your life to train for it. Most people who run their first half describe it as the race that changed their relationship with what they're capable of. Once you cross this finish line, the bar moves. That's not a warning — that's the point.
Race day energy varies by event size, but the finish line feeling is the same regardless. Big races keep the noise going the whole way. Smaller races give you stretches where it's just you and the miles — and that solitude becomes its own kind of fuel.
The half marathon rewards people who show up for the boring training miles.
How long to train: 10–14 weeks. If you're already running consistently, 10 weeks of structured buildup is enough. If you're building from a casual base, give yourself 14.
From 5K to marathon, running races are the most accessible entry point into endurance sport. There's a distance for every fitness level and a community at every start line.
Coming Up
West Side Run
Lake Placid Marathon and Half and 10K
Quaker Dash Ice Cream 5k
Raptor Ridge Presented by Peace, Love, Trails
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Guthrie Wineglass Marathon, Wegmans Wineglass Half Marathon & Williams Toyota Wineglass 5K
Oct 3, 2026