It's Not Just Businesses We're Running Here! - Hamilton Chamber 5K

ALL FUNDS RAISED GO TO:
The Chamber Small Business Grant Program, which provides funding to small businesses for equipment and marketing upgrades, as well as costs to cover LLC formation when starting a new business. Proceeds will also support the Hamilton Public Library. The Hamilton Public Library will use the funding to create a community outdoor recreation equipment lending collection. This collection will include items like snowshoes, trekking poles, binoculars, ski shoes, hammocks, tents, utility wagons, free weights, and telescopes, expanding on their current collection of ice skates and museum/park passes. This initiative is designed to make outdoor experiences more accessible to everyone in the community, encouraging recreation, learning, and connection.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! 

Proud Member of the 2025 Route 20 Road Challenge Series

Register for the Second Annual Hamilton Chamber of Commerce 5K Race!

TIMED BY: Leone Timing

Location: The Hamilton Village Office Lawn at 3 Broad Street

Parking and Restrooms: Available in the center of Hamilton.

Date: Saturday, June 21, 2025

Start Time:

5K Timed Race: 8:30 AM
Family Fun Run: 10:00 AM
Join us for the second annual Chamber 5K! Enjoy a beautiful run through our charming village, with proceeds benefiting the Chamber Small Business Grant Program and a chosen Chamber non-profit.

As you run along low-traffic country roads, you’ll be rewarded with amazing views of Colgate University’s campus, as well as our picturesque village and thriving business community. The race start/finish and post-race festivities will take place on the Village Lawn.

The Family Fun Run route is a 0.40 mile loop. Click to see fun run route.

RACE WEATHER & CLIMATE
Hamilton is located 45 miles southeast of Syracuse in Central NY. In June, temperatures typically range between the mid-50s and mid-70s.

COURSE DETAILS - click to see map
The course starts on Payne Street and heads up what locals affectionately call No Payne No Gain Hill, a steep incline, before turning right onto Spring St. Spring Street is a decline where you can pick up some speed before coming back up towards Hamilton Street, turning right and then left onto Colgate's campus. Head to towards Admissions and then down towards Willow Path, running along the beautiful tree-lined path on Colgate's campus. Take a sharp right back up Oak Drive and then cross over to University Ave, circling back to Payne Street and finishing where the race began.

RACE GIVEAWAY
HERE’S WHAT YOU GET:

First, second, and third-place winners in each gender category will receive Chamber Gift Cards!
Winner medals for top 3 racers in each gender category in age groups
Entry into the 2025 Chamber 5K
Custom race shirt (inventory limited!)
Runner's welcome baggy with granola and local coupons
Pre and post race stretch with Kriss Young from The Zen Den
Custom race bib
Chip timing
Finisher’s "medal" handcrafted by Village Clay in Hamilton, NY
1 hydration/aid station along the course
Porta-johns at the start/finish area, plus restroom access at the Hamilton Library

PACKET PICK-UP & IN-PERSON REGISTRATION

Friday, June 20: 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM at Hamilton Public Library

Saturday (Race Day): 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM at the race start location

IMPORTANT: All registrations must be completed online. No paper or cash payments will be accepted.