West of the River Series (June Jaunt, The Potato Run, and Barbecue Bash Quarters)

🏃‍♂️ Race Overview

Obatron Productions' exercise arm, Obatron Fitness, is proud to offer the fourth year of our race series, West of the River Series! Enter the whole series or choose individual races. Walker and mobility-impaired friendly. Diet sensitive. Training available.

Keep scrolling for an overview of options and more information! If you're on a phone, that might take a bit. When you're ready to register, click the grouping for what you want to go only to those options (Individual Races, Series, Races Including Training). Otherwise, click the "Race Info" tab to see all options at once.

📅 2025 Updates and Information

• Youth Pricing: We’ve sometimes been contacted for special pricing requests for youth athletes. We are happy to say that in the interest of fairness, rather than accommodating one-off requests, we have instituted youth pricing for those aged 19 and under.
• June Jaunt: is still a Rochester Runner of the Year race.
• Boston Marathon Qualifying: Barbecue Bash Quarters is certified! This means those who are looking for an autumn race to attempt a Boston Marathon qualifying time can use their 2025 time for their 2027 BM application.
• Membership Discounts: Anyone who joins Obatron Racing Team prior to registration gets a discount off each individual race, the series, or the races with training.

🔥 Special Component of Barbecue Bash Quarters

You can choose to run 1, 2, 3, or all 4 quarters of a marathon (6.55 to 26.2 miles) for Barbecue Bash Quarters (BBQ), formerly Barbecue Bash Half. You can adjust down during the race if you need to, so if you started out with the idea of getting a marathon done and it’s just not in the cards that day, you will not DNF your race: instead, you’ll be bumped down to the last quarter you did finish. Accompanying friends for an entire lap after you’ve finished your race is discouraged.

⏰ When to Race and Related Details

June Jaunt, 5K
Race Date/Time/Location: Sunday, June 15 (Father's Day), 8:45 a.m. at Studio 22, 67 Old Hojack Lane, Hilton, New York 14468.
Shirt Cutoff: Register on or before May 28
Cutoff Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes (8:45 am. to 10 a.m.) with a pace of 24:12 per mile or faster
Course: View Course Map
Packet Pick-up:
Day 1: June 14, 2:30-4:30 p.m. @ Greece Canal Park, Millennium Lodge Parking Lot (RD's Car or Picnic Table, depending on weather) (Strongly recommended, plus you get bonus raffle tickets)
Day 2: June 15, 8:00-8:30 a.m. @ Studio 22

The Potato Run, 10K
Race Date/Time/Location: Sunday, August 31, 8:30 a.m. at Greece Canal Park (GCP), Towpath Shelter (near the Canal Path) 241 Elmgrove Rd., Rochester, NY 14626
Shirt Cutoff: Register on or before August 13
Cutoff Time: 2 hours, 15 minutes (8:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.) with a pace of 21:46 per mile or faster
Course: View Course Map
Packet Pick-up:
Day 1: GCP, Millennium Lodge Parking Lot, August 31, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Strongly recommended, plus you get bonus raffle tickets)
Day 2: RACE DAY! September 1, 7:45 a.m. to 8:15 a.m., GCP, Towpath Shelter

Barbecue Bash Quarters, 1/4, 2/4 (Half Marathon), 3/4, or 4/4 (Full) Marathon
Race Date/Time/Location: Sunday, November 2 (Daylight Savings Time Ends), All start at 7:30 a.m. at Spencerport Depot and Canal Museum (SD&CM), 16 East Ave, Spencerport, NY 14559
Shirt Cutoff: Register on or before October 13
Cutoff Time: 7 hours (7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.) for all options. 1 Quarter Pace: 1:04:07: 2 Quarters Pace: 32:04: 3 Quarters Pace: 21:22: 4 Quarters Pace: 16:02
Course: View Course Map
Packet Pick-up:
Day 1: November 1, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., SD&CM, Top Floor (Strongly recommended, plus you get bonus raffle tickets)
Day 2: November 2, 6:45 a.m. to 7:15 a.m., SD&CM, Top Floor.

🎁 Race Gift Giveaways

Again, this year we are giving away shirts with entries. The sizing cutoffs are listed above. If you miss the shirt cutoff, if time and supplies allow, you may be given a substitute race gift. Due to the high cost of shirt production, we do not order extras at this time. If you check in on-site after the race is over, we may have shirts from people who don’t show up.

🌟 Series Information

Registration for or upgrading to the whole series should be done before June Jaunt occurs. If you do all three races, but do not register for the series, we cannot guarantee you will get the gift due to administrative logistics.

When you register for the series, there’s only one spot for choosing a giveaway cut/size, which will be applicable only to the first race, June Jaunt. You will see questions for your cut/size preference for the other two races in a separate question section.

🏅 What You Get

• Pacers: Pacers and/or lead bikes for select races and paces, including a final finisher escort.
• Medals: Medals on race day.
• Race Shirts: Technical race shirts, if registered in time, and an alternate gift if not.
• Food-themed Kits: Food-themed kits appropriate to each race.

📢 Other Information

You might have surmised there is an emphasis on food! Each race will include charitable components.

Discount Offers & Referrals
Entering the series rather than individual races gets you pricing equal to or less than the total of the individual race fees, a lower RunSignUp fee, and a series gift. If you are a member of GRTC or Obatron Race Team, you get a discount at checkout.

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