SARATOGA FIRST DAY 5k

WHEN & WHERE

January 1, 2026 @ 11:00 a.m.

Saratoga Springs City Center (map)
522 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, New York 12866

Start on Broadway, in front of the City Center; finish on Maple Avenue, behind the City Center.

RACE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION TO BE ANNOUNCED IN FALL 2025

SARATOGA FIRST DAY 5K

Ready to show the new year who’s boss? Runners and walkers are all welcome, so gather your family and friends and complete the course together.

This event celebrates a healthy start to the new year over a USATF-certified 3.1-mile course. Just like the Firecracker 4 race (but with cooler temperatures), this race begins and ends in downtown Saratoga Springs, so you can enjoy restaurants and other attractions afterwards.

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RACE DETAILS & MORE

Course Description

Runners start on Broadway near the Saratoga Springs City Center, running south through downtown to a left turn onto Lake Avenue, and then continue past Lake Avenue Elementary School and the East Side Rec fields. After a left turn onto Patricia Lane and then connecting to the Excelsior Spring Avenue downhill, the route quickly becomes like the latter part of the Firecracker4 route, with a possible segment on the Spring Run Trail towards East Avenue if conditions permit. The final part of the course on Excelsior Avenue leads uphill to Maple Avenue and finishes behind the City Center.