One of the best HIM distance races in the northeast. Cheaper, better logistics and better atmosphere than lots of IRONMAN events. The whole town of Geneva supports this race. Lake swim is great, bike course is awesome (there is about a mile on a gravel section, but no

The swimming portion runs parallel to the beach and the waves are typically small so early in the morning.
The bike portion has a beautiful 11.1 mile course along the Lake Minnewaska and beautiful views and the run is 2.5 miles
out and back along the Lake and finishes by a soccer field.

This was my first trail race and first half marathon, and now I am pumped to fill my calendar with trail races! I think there were 675 finishers on this drizzley, warm day. Everything felt right as far as organization: the amount of parking, the starting line area, the amount