Course

Follow this link to an on-line map of the Wineglass Marathon course.  This is an interactive map that can be followed from the start to the finish viewing the course in various levels of detail from a map, satellite and terrain perspective:   Gmap-pedometer (Route 3227018) 

The Marathon starts at Philips Lighting in Bath, NY and, at the finish, passes by the Corning Museum of Glass, ending on the historic Centerway Bridge at Centerway Square in Corning, New York.

USATF Certification Code: NY05039AM

Course Services

Available at the Philips Lighting Staging Area:
   - Race day registration and number/bib pick-up (shirts and
     champagne will be available at the Finish Line for those
     who did not attend the Expo on Saturday). This is inside
     the Philips Lighting facility.  All runners are asked to not
     bring in cameras and take pictures within the facility.  
     Your coorpeation is appreciated and will allow us to
     continue to access the inside area Sunday morning.
   - Water
   - Porta-johns (outside)
   - Changing area (inside)
   - Parking

Runner's Gear:  There will also a truck in the Philips' parking lot (adjacent to the Start Line) that is designated for runner's gear.  Put your warm-up clothing and other items into the truck prior to the Start.  This truck will bring everything to the Finish Line area after the race starts for you to pick up after you finish.  Please consider bringing with easily identifiable bags (we do have Runner's World plastic bags whcih are given to each runner) and/or tags for your clothes which will be placed in the truck.

Along the Course:
Port-a-johns at the start, 6 miles, 9 miles (relay exchange area on the right hand side of road), 13.1 miles, 18 miles (relay exchange area on the left hand side of road), and at the finish.
There are water & Gatorade stations at Miles 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13.1, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 and the finish.
Band-Aids and Vaseline will be available at the water stops at Miles 13.1, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25.

At the Finish: Plenty of refreshments and great things to eat including Pizza from Rico's Pizza, Chicken soup from Wegmans, String Cheese from Kraft (Polly-O) along with apples, bananas, cookies, bagels and more. 

Sports Massage by Finger Lakes Massage

Showers and changing available at the Corning YMCA located next to the Glass Center.

There will be a tent designated for Runner's Gear also at the Finish area where you can pick up the clothing and running items left in the truck at the Start Line.

Course Description

The point-to-point Wineglass Marathon course starts at Philips Lighting, just north of Bath, NY. If your adrenaline and a 40 ft. drop over the first mile doesn't get you started on the right foot, then the cheering crowds in downtown Bath will push you through those first few miles.

Miles 2-4 are absolutely flat, and will give each runner a chance to get into a rhythm. At about 4.75 miles there is a 40 ft. uphill that finishes at mile 5. For the next 4 miles, the course passes through the countryside, with two more smaller hills, but an overall elevation drop of 90 ft. until you reach Savona (the first Team Relay exchange zone). Savona is an excellent viewing opportunity as it is conveniently located just off Interstate 86 which parallels much of the marathon course, and offers easy access from start to finish.

Out of Savona, runners continue through the countryside while continuing on a slightly downhill trend (40 ft. over the next 4 miles). The halfway point is in Campbell (home of Polly-O String Cheese), where again the crowds turn out to cheer runners ahead… back into the country again. Runners ascend about 30 ft. just beyond mile 14, before gradually losing 80 ft. in elevation as they reach Coopers Plains (Mile 18.2). Team Relay exchange #2 is in Coopers Plains, so again, the activity and spectator level is high, just as the runners need an additional moral boost.

Proceeding from Coopers Plains to Painted Post is only a couple miles. There runners enter a park (after the last, brief climb of 25 ft.), and tour a residential neighborhood. They then exit onto a bike path, that takes them through the village of Riverside and into Corning. Once the runners enter the bike path (mile 22.5), it is a flat trek to the finish.

In Corning, runners are greeted by many spectators as they proceed through several neighborhoods, before hitting the downtown area.

Wineglass Marathon Course Records:

Male Open: Andrew Herr, Latrobe, PA 2:22:52 (1997)
Female Open: Leslie Carson, Ontario CN 2:49:09 (1998)

Male Masters (40+): Steve Wilson, Layfayette, IN 2:28:55 (2002)
Female Masters (40+): Mary Burns-Prine, San Diego, CA 2:49:46 (1997)

Male Veterans (50+): Terry Stanley, 52, Eldred, PA 2:42:40 (2004)
Female Veterans (50+): Brenda Wilson, Stuart, FL 3:08:45 (2007)