West of the River Series (June Jaunt, The Potato Run, and Barbecue Bash Quarters) Barbecue Bash Quarters, 2/4 (Half) Marathon with Training

Obatron Productions' exercise arm, Obatron Fitness, is proud to offer the fourth year of our race series, West of the River Series! Enter the whole series or choose individual races. Walker and mobility-impaired friendly. Diet sensitive. Training available.

Keep scrolling for an overview of options and more information! If you're on a phone, that might take a bit. When you're ready to register, click the grouping for what you want to go only to those options (Individual Races, Series, Races Including Training). Otherwise, click the "Race Info" tab to see all options at once.

2024 Updates and Information

1. The Potato Run is going back to its original weekend: the Sunday before Labor Day. As such, it cannot be a Rochester Runner of the Year race since it would compete directly with Oaktree Half, a long-established RROY race. 
2. June Jaunt is still a Rochester Runner of the Year race. 
3. Barbecue Bash Quarters will be certified! This means those who are looking for an autumn race to attempt a Boston Marathon qualifying time can use their 2024 time for their 2026 BM application. 
4. Anyone who joins Obatron Racing Team prior to registration gets a discount off each individual race, the series, or the races (individually or as a series) with training.
5. Each race will have very modest awards, which must be claimed BEFORE leaving. None will be held. They will be ready no earlier than 45 minutes after the start of each race and will be later for longer races. Watch event messages for details closer to each race. See "Awards" below for more information.
6. Series registrants will be able to pick their shirt options for June Jaunt in the Giveaway section and will be asked about their preferences in another section for questions for the other two races.
7. We are offering packet pick-up the day before every race! If you register within three days of the race, your packet will not likely be ready until race morning.

Special Component of Barbecue Bash Quarters

You can choose to run 1, 2, 3, or all 4 quarters of a marathon (6.55 to 26.2 miles) for Barbecue Bash Quarters (BBQ), formerly Barbecue Bash Half. What's more is that you can adjust down during the race if you need to, so if you started out with the idea of getting a marathon done and it's just not in the cards that day, you will not DNF your race; instead, you'll be bumped down to the last quarter you did finish. On the flipside, you can't decide to upgrade while on the course; that has to be done by the end of packet pick-up on race day so you can pay the appropriate difference in cost and so that Hourglass Works can re-map your timing chip attached to your bib. Accompanying friends for an entire lap after you've finished your race is discouraged for various reasons, including difficulty in accurately conveying to authorities and volunteers how many racers are left. There are no early starts. If you need a race with even more generous cutoffs than ours, we have some suggestions.

When to Race and Related Details 

June Jaunt, 5K
Race Date/Time/Location: Sunday, June 16 (Father's Day), 8:45 a.m. (an hour earlier than 2022) at Studio 22, 67 Old Hojack Lane, Hilton, New York 14468.
Shirt Cutoff: Register on or before May 29, 2024
Cutoff Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes (8:45 am. to 10 a.m.) with a pace of 24:12 per mile or faster
Course: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/5556356155/
Packet Pick-up