IC Tri for the Y

April 25, 2026

Cass Park Ithaca, NY

Online Registration is required and limited to the first 500 applicants

or April 10th, whichever comes first.

March 14, 2o26

500 Dashers!

We've hit our max!

Thank you for participating

in this event -

See you April 25th!!!

Although registration is closed, volunteers and donations are

welcome! For more info, please go to

https://www.ithacagardenclub.org/daffodil-dash

REGISTRATION BEGAN JANUARY 12, 2026

The Daffodil Dash returns this spring for its

FOURTH year!!!

Once again, the Ithaca Garden Club and the

Ithaca Children’s Garden are sponsoring this

event, with help from numerous

volunteers and donors.

Dashers will have the opportunity to admire over 180,000 brilliant

daffodils, a project of the Ithaca Garden Club, as they run,

walk, or stroll along the Cayuga Inlet.

These flowers were purchased with

funding from donors and dash participants, and planted

with the help of volunteers from the Ithaca Parks Department,

the Ithaca Garden Club, and the Ithaca Beautification Brigade,

along with Cornell University's incredible planting equipment.

Due to donors’ generosity, EVERY DOLLAR from this event will

transform into

daffodil bulbs, to be planted at Stewart Park in October.

Proceeds from the 2025 Dash were converted into 70,000 daffodil bulbs,

planted along the entrance to Cayuga Medical Center Hospital.

Try to swing by in April when they’ll be blooming!

1 Mile Dash begins at 9:00

5 K Dash begins at 9:30

Children 12 & under receive FREE registration and may purchase a Dash

t-shirt for $5!

$25 registration for all others, with optional $10 Dash t-shirts available.

1 Mile Fun Run/Walk

Finish at Gaia, the Ithaca Children's Garden turtle, after winding through the scenic daffodil blooms planted along the course.

5k Run/Walk

Experience the sights and smells of 180,000 blooming daffodils while running, walking, rolling or strolling along the inlet in Cass Park.

It's been fun to offer our returners new courses and formats which have highlighted different parts of Ithaca and its surrounding communities. And, first timers, what hopefully will be another day running one of the most beautiful and finest half marathons in the Country. 2025 will be no different. Here's what we're planning:

We'll again start stage from Trumansburg High School, with a Start line on South St. From South St, runners will take a left onto Main St to start a weave through downtown Trumansburg's rolling before beginning to head for Ithaca. They'll pass through the upper tip of Taughannock Falls State Park before reaching the head of the Black Diamond Rail Trail. From there it'll be a steady descent along the hard packed gravel surface to arrive back in Ithaca. Once you emerge it'll be a, hopefully, fast final mile, running north along the Cayuga Lake for a finish in Cass Park.

Note: Course configuration may change.

2026 Course Format / Highlights:

• 2025 (and 2026) Interactive Course Map can be viewed here

• https://www.plotaroute.com/route/2935977?units=miles

• Start on South St in Trumansburg, NY

• Finish along the base of Cayuga Lake in Cass Park in Ithaca

• Use of the Black Diamond Rail Trail

What you'll get:

• Each runner will receive 5 aid stations on course

• Delicious post-race food in to-go format from Fittnell Farms Catering

• Event tech-tee (only guaranteed to those registering before May 1st)

• Event finisher's medal and bottle

• All else that goes into the event including your help in allowing us to donate back to multiple entities each year including high school teams, parks, and fire marshals

Staging Area / Finish Lines:

Starting Line: 2026's running will again start on South St near Main in Trumansburg.

Finish Line: The event will end at Cass Park (701Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca, NY)

Packet Pickup:

Thursday & Friday 12 - 6 @ Finger Lakes Running Co (700 Cascadilla St, Ithaca - Next to Purity)

Saturday from 12 - 6 @ Garrett's Brewing in Trumansburg (1 W Main St, Trumansburg)

Sunday / Raceday from 5:30 - 7:15 @ Trumansburg Central School's Complex (100 Whig St, Trumansburg)

Raceday

Sunday, June 7, 2026

05:30 – 07:00 – Raceday Check-In at Trumansburg High School

05:30 - 06:30 - Race morning finish area parking in targeted zones of Cass Park, Ithaca (adjacent to finish) w/ shuttle buses leaving for start when full.

07:30 - Mass Start on South St (@ Truman St Intersection)

08:40 - First finisher anticipated to reach finish line in Cass Park

09:30 - Shuttle Buses begin transporting finishers back to Trumansburg High School / Start

11:30 - Last finisher anticipated to reach finish line and course closed

12:00 – Catering closed and Park Cleared of Event Staging & Last Shuttle Bus leaves Cass Park for the Start Area

Parking

• Please see the pre-race email (going out by Wednesday June 3) and the event website.

The Ithaca Twilight 5K is a fun, family-friendly event on an early-summer evening. Whether you run or walk, you’ll finish in daylight because it’s held on one of the longest days of the year. With a flat course and relatively few road crossings, it’s a perfect first 5K for all ages.

We start/finish at Cass Park. The race is chip-timed by Leone Timing.

Race day packet pickup is from 5:30–6:45 PM. The race starts promptly at 7 PM.

Online registration only.

Trot, run, walk, roll, stroll, skip, mosey or saunter in the 2026 Peter De Mott Peace Trot!

The Peter De Mott Peace Trot is an annual 5k and 1-mile run organized and hosted by the Ithaca Catholic Worker in honor of peace activist, runner and Ithaca community member, Peter De Mott. Peter worked tirelessly to bring about a more just and peaceful world. This event has become a fun filled, family Father’s Day event in its sixteen years. We also invite serious runners to its well known fast course to try and equal race records. The suggested registration fee is $35 and increases to $45 on race day. You can pay as much as you can afford or can donate extra to help our important peace and community work. Either way, all participants will receive one of our newly designed collectable t-shirts. You will enjoy some nutritious food after the run and age group winners receive unique, practical, artistic or quirky prizes of their own choosing. Won’t you join us?

Registration opens at 7:30 am! The trot starts at 9:00 am! We will continue to trot in Cass Park, but this year we will be at the marina due to construction at our normal pavilion site.

Saturday August 29th @ Myers Park in Lansing, NY - This race benefits the Lansing High School Cross Country Team

Fun Run: FREE (Fun Run does not include t-shirts or timing.)

5K: $20 for early registration, $25 after 8/1, $25 on race day (plus processing fee) Registrations are online only. No paper or cash accepted.

Unisex shirts guaranteed for early entries. Deadline is 8/1.

SCHEDULE:

7am – 8:15 am: Race day registration and Packet/Bib pickup

8:30 am: Fun Run

9:00 am: 5K

"If financial considerations prevent you from entering the race, please contact the race director for assistance."