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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. Available at Philips Lighting Staging Area: water, johns, changing area and parking.
Course Profile, Certification
USATF Certification Code: NY05039AM
Course Services
Available at the Philips Lighting Staging Area: race day registration and packet pick-up water, Gatorade, johns, changing area and parking.
There are 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 good things to eat, Sports Massage by Guthrie Healthcare Systems, showers and changing available at the Corning YMCA located next to the Glass Center.
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)