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Boilermaker Road Race
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 08:008:00 AM
- Distance
- 15.0 km9.3 mi
- 15 km
- Time limit
- 2 h 30 min
The course
The 15K (9.3 miles) starts on Culver Avenue near Beechgrove Place and finishes on Court Street at Varick Street in Utica.
- Culver Avenue to Court Street, 9.3 miles15K from Culver Avenue to Court Street, marked in miles.
- The second Sunday of July, 8 amSecond Sunday of July; 15K at 8 am, 5K at 7:15.
- A 2 hour 30 limit, and no walkers or strollers2 h 30 cut-off; no walkers, strollers, dogs or bikes.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseGeometryCulver Avenue to Court Street, 9.3 miles15K from Culver Avenue to Court Street, marked in miles.
The organiser says the course was recertified by USATF in 2024, is marked in miles with official water and aid stations, and has streets closed to traffic for 2 hours 30 minutes. Shuttle buses carry runners from the finish area to the start from 5:30 to 7:45 am.
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Whole courseCrowdThe second Sunday of July, 8 amSecond Sunday of July; 15K at 8 am, 5K at 7:15.
The 5K starts at 7:15 am and the wheelchair race at 7:45 am. A post-race party is hosted by the F.X. Matt Brewing Company, open to runners, friends and families.
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Whole courseTacticsA 2 hour 30 limit, and no walkers or strollers2 h 30 cut-off; no walkers, strollers, dogs or bikes.
The 5K cut-off is 45 minutes. People who want to walk can enter the Boilermaker Walk on the Saturday before the race, and the organiser strongly discourages headphones on the course.
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Race weekend
Friday 9 July Expo
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12:0012:00 PM–19:007:00 PM
Health & Wellness Expo and packet pickup MVCC Utica Campus, 1101 Sherman Drive, Utica. Race packets are picked up here with photo ID or the confirmation message.
Saturday 10 July Expo
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08:008:00 AM–16:304:30 PM
Health & Wellness Expo and packet pickup MVCC Utica Campus, 1101 Sherman Drive, Utica
Sunday 11 July Race day
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06:006:00 AM–07:457:45 AM
Race-morning packet pickup (15K) East side of Human Technologies, near the start line. Limited pickup, with a hard close at 7:45. -
Time not published
Time limit 2 h 30 for the 15K. Streets are closed to traffic for 2 hours 30 minutes. 2:30 limit: 10:00/km for 15 km2:30 limit: 16:05/mi for 9.3 mi
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05:305:30 AM–07:457:45 AM
Shuttle buses to the 15K start Court Street and State Street, and the rear of the post-race party on Whitesboro Street. Buses run from the finish area to the start line. -
07:157:15 AM
5K start -
07:457:45 AM
Wheelchair race start -
08:008:00 AM
15K start Culver Avenue near Beechgrove Place, Utica. The finish is on Court Street at Varick Street. Bag check for the 15K is on Dwyer Avenue beside the start.
Times as published by the organiser, in Utica time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Sunday
Race morning, on the record
We hold no start time for this race, so the record is read at 09:009:00 AM, local time.
Add to calendar .ics file, times in Utica time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
1 gel for Utica, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7.5mile 4.7
For your long training runs:
Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
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Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.
Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.
Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.
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Number belt
Compressport Race Belt
Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.
Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.
Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.
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Electrolytes
SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20
One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.
One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.
Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.
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Blister plasters
Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6
One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.
Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.
Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.
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