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⌚ Fallback, Spring Forward, and RUN! 🏃‍♀️

Turn back the clock and turn up the FUN with this Half Marathon and 5K at Heckscher State Park! Enjoy the fall foliage and walk away with sweet swag and tasty treats from All Round Foods & Waterloo Sparkling Water!


Fallback Half Marathon & 5K
November 3, 2024
8:00AM Start

*Clocks Fall Back so it 'Feels' like 9:00AM*
Rain or Shine

Heckscher State Park - Field 4
Check In: At Gazebo just East of Start line, between Fields 1 & 4

Cut-Off for all participants is 2 hours and 45 minutes. Must Start Final Loop by 10:15AM

GET A CUCKOO MEDAL AND FALLBACK TEE!



REGISTRATION OPTIONS & PRICING

Total Price may be more or less based on additional registration options such as donations.

EVENT
EARLY BIRD
OCTOBER 13
RACE DAY
IN PERSON 5K
$38.98*
$42.08*
$44.15*
IN PERSON HALF MARATHON
$64.85*
$75.20*
$80.38*
VIRTUAL 5K
$44.15*
$44.15*
$44.15*
VIRTUAL HALF MARATHON
$80.38*
$80.38*
$80.38*
ADD-ON BIB MAILING
$10.35*
$10.35*
UNAVAILABLE

*Includes processing fee

  • Price Increases to $38 on 10/13 and to $40 on Race Day.

  • Price Increases to $70 on 10/13 and to $75 on Race Day.
    Cutoff Time: 2:45hrs. MUST Start final loop by 10:15AM.

  • Have your bib mailed to you prior to the race!
    *(must be registered 10 days in advance to get a bib mailed)

Not a Greater Long Island Running Club (GLIRC) member? Join HERE!

YOU HAVE CHOSEN VIRTUAL
ITEMS BEGIN SHIPPING ON FIRST DAY OF EVENT

PARTICIPANT INFO

WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE AN ADDITIONAL DONATION?

Proceeds benefit the Never Stop Running Foundation; a 501 (c) 3 non-profit that supports athletic and charitable events as they raise awareness and foster community involvement. Never Stop Running Foundation also funds local Youth & Special Needs events as well as supports and develops elite athletes at the local, national and international level.

Suggested Amounts

JOIN OR CREATE A TEAM (optional)

Would you like to join or create a team?

READ & INITIAL TO AGREE

Registration fees are used toward race expenses and cannot be returned once you sign up.

ALL FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE

Nor are they transferable from year to year. Once you are signed up, race fees are used for race expenses and cannot be returned.

In consideration of accepting this entry, I understand and agree to be legally bound hereby for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators, successors and waive, release and hold harmless Fallback Half Marathon & 5K, Heckscher State Park, elitefeats inc., and any volunteers and all race sponsors and their agents, employees and representatives for any and all injuries, claims, liabilities and causes of action related to my participation in this event. I attest that I am physically fit and have sufficiently trained for the completion of this event and that my condition has been verified by a licensed medical doctor. I further grant permission to any of the foregoing organizations to take and use photographs, video, and recordings or any other record of this event for any purpose whatsoever.

If signed by a parent, the parent agrees to release and hold the above-named organizations and persons harmless of any claims which may be asserted by or on behalf of the entrant as well.
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Location Information

  • Heckscher State Park - Field 4
  • 1 Heckscher State Parkway, East Islip, NY, 11730 US
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⌚ Fallback, Spring Forward, and RUN! 🏃‍♀️

Turn back the clock and turn up the FUN with this Half Marathon and 5K at Heckscher State Park! Enjoy the fall foliage and walk away with sweet swag and tasty treats from All Round Foods & Waterloo Sparkling Water!

Fallback Half Marathon & 5K
November 3, 2024
8:00AM Start
Rain or Shine

Heckscher State Park - Field 4
Check In: At Gazebo just East of Start line, between Fields 1 & 4

Cut-Off for all participants is 2 hours and 45 minutes. Must Start Final Loop by 10:15AM.

GET A CUCKOO MEDAL AND FALLBACK TEE!

           

AMENITIES

'Informal' bag check as elitefeats cannot take responsibility for any personal belongings. There will be an informal area to leave race belongings in the staging area.

Bathrooms are located within a few minutes walk from start & finish.

Hydration will be provided at finish line.

High Quality Refreshments provided by All Round Foods & Waterloo Sparkling Water!

Virtual Option: Compete virtually. You have from the first day of the event and a full week to log your time and up to 5 photos! Your items will begin shipping the first day of the event. More info at the bottom of the page.

AGE GROUPS RECOGNIZED ONLINE

Top 1 F/M/X: Overall

Top 1 F/M/X: 14 & under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-89, 90+

BENEFICIARY

Proceeds benefit the Never Stop Running Foundation; a 501(c)(3) non-profit that supports athletic and charitable events as they raise awareness and foster community involvement.  Never Stop Running Foundation also supports and develops elite athletes at the local, national and international level.

 

COURSE

USATF CERTIFIED Course Map Click HERE

IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO HALF MARATHONERS:
You must run through the finish line mats for EACH loop for accurate split times and synced split and finish line photos.

Cutoff Time: 2:45hrs. MUST Start final loop by 10:15AM.

Start & Finish Line: East end of Field 4

Check In: In the parking lot of field 4 near the finish line

Bathrooms. Public bathrooms located within a few minutes walk from start & finish.

Water provided at finish line and available for Half Marathoners on each loop!

5K = 1 Loop
Half Marathon = 4 Loops

Secatogue Lands / Heckscher State Park *

GETTING YOUR BIB

Virtual: Your bib will be mailed directly to you as soon as the race gear arrives, which may be close to the race date. Please allow 3-5 days to receive after signing up late. If you don't get your bib in the mail by race day, please use the live chat at elitefeats.com to confirm your shipping address (include an apartment number if applicable)

In-Person options: 
Please see the event staff starting one hour before the event start time.

Have your bib mailed to you prior to the race for $10! *(must be registered 10 days in advance to get a bib mailed)

Wearing Your Bib: The mid-torso is the sweet spot for accurate results. Please be sure to wear your bib just above your belly button, right side up, for best read-rates. Do not fold, crumple or cut your bib in any way. It must be visible to onlookers and not get in the way of your arms/legs. Please use four pins, or four alternative-securing gear such as race magnets, in each corner to ensure proper placement and visibility.

QUESTIONS

[email protected]

RESULTS & PHOTOS

LIVE Online/Email/Text Results and FREE Video & Same-day finish line pics
Find Misc Photos on Facebook @elitefeats

TEAM ROSTER

VIRTUAL PARTICIPANTS

Upload your times & photos beginning 11/3 - 11/10TRACKING YOUR DISTANCE
4 Laps to one Mile on a Track
Treadmill
MapMyRun.com
Find a Certified USATF Course
Some events display course maps at elitefeats.com
Many parks have measured 'fitness' trails open to the public
 Download free app Strava & hit 'Record'

HOW TO POST TIMES
1. Cover ground whenever & wherever you'd like!
2. On Start Date visit elitefeats.com/Results - search this event.
3. Search your name - click Update.
4. Enter your time.
5. Optional upload up to 5 photos.

WHEN TO POST
EARLY REGISTRANTS (before start day) can start posting times ON start day!
LATE REGISTRANTS (after start day) allow up to 24 hours to post times.
BIB MAILING begins Monday prior to start day. If you register after this, please allow 3-5 business days to receive.
You don't need the bib to participate, it's a keepsake!

SPONSORED BY


UPCOMING COACHING


*Proud partners with Rising Hearts and the Running on Native Lands Initiative. As we continue to host, and work with non-profits, on endurance events to raise awareness for community projects we will, in conjunction, take this opportunity to recognize and support Indigenous Peoples and communities by staying committed to acknowledging the lands we have access and privilege to run on. To help build more inclusive spaces and communities or to learn more: Running on Native Lands Toolkit. 

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