Lake Effect Half Marathon
Overview
Course Description
The half marathon race starts and finishes at the Salt Museum, which is located on Lake Drive along the northern shore of Onondaga Lake and tells the story of the history of the salt industry here in New York state (and without which the city of Syracuse might never have been founded).
From there, runners head out onto the East Shore Recreational Trail, which stretches all the way around the lake, toward Willow Bay and then to the Wegman’s Dog Park. Once runners reach the turnaround point, they head back toward the museum and then continue on to the Griffin Visitors Center, completing the first of two legs for the race.
Once they reach the visitor center, they then start the second out-and-back leg of the race, running the course again all the way back to the museum for the race finish.
