The Seneca 7
Headed into our 13th in-person running, the Seneca7 is an opportunity to spend a day with 6 of your favorite sweaty smelly funny and somewhat athletically inclined friends in a 77.7’ish mile circumnavigation of Seneca Lake.
Join us for a race inspired by good fortune and a deep body of blue. The Seneca7 will introduce you to the wonders of Seneca Lake: rushing inlets, crashing waterfalls, banks bathed in golden sunlight. All you (and your team) have to do is run around it.
Event registration opens each October and has been consistently capping out in about 5 minutes. So if you’re not in the mix for this year, set those alarms for later this year for a chance to join the ‘26 running.
Location
35 Lake Front Dr, Geneva, NY 14456
Date
Sunday, April 27, 2025
Registration
Opened October 31st at 07:00 and capped out at 07:05.
Whatchya Get?
Entry fee includes seven sharp shirts, post-race food, chip timing, finisher medals.
Start Times
Stay-tuned for updates and wave assignments.
Registration Fee
$777 per Team of 7
Lodging
Visit our friends at Halo and nab a discounted room with our hotel partner the Fairfield by Marriott.
The course makes a 77.7’ish mile counter-clockwise run around Seneca Lake starting and ending at The New York Welcome Center in Lakefront Park in Geneva. It passes and stops at numerous vineyards and small towns. Provides near and distant Seneca Lake views, a waterfall in Hector, and through historic State Parks such as Sampson. All that and still it’s possible that all you'll remember is your funny smelly six new best friends.
The Course
Course Details & Past Results
*2025 Updates Provided When Finalized
Schedule
Pre-Race
October 31, 2024 @ 07:00: Registration Opened & Capped Out
April 11 - 27, 2025: Pre-Race Briefing, Event & Course Guides will be available online and linked here when ready
April 18, 2025: Pre-Race Q&A session (Live via a Zoom Link here) & Team Tracking links will be available for practice
April 23, 2025: Final team rosters and waiver signatures due
April 26, 2025: Packet Pick-Up @ Finger Lakes Welcome Center from 12:00 - 4:00. At least one member of your team must attend pickup & teammates encouraged. NO Race-Day Pickup!!
Raceday
April 27, 2025:
05:45: 1st wave start @ Lake Front behind Welcome Center
9:45: too-early cutoff at Glenora Exchange #7 (i.e., don’t arrive before then)
6:37: all teams must reach Sampson North exchange #17
4:30: first finisher expected in at Lakefront Park finish
7:57: all teams must reach Watershed exchange #20.
Seneca Lake and the Finger Lakes are an amazing and vibrant part of the world. That is the stage. What makes the event possible are the businesses, municipalities, and state entities partnered with for staging & transition areas. Please take a moment to say thank you to these entities. Purchase something along the way. Make a donation to them if you see fit sometime this year, or plug into one of their own events. We’re grateful to be part of so many amazing entities and people.
The Beautiful Foundation & Framework
The Heart & Soul Letting You Go ‘Round
Felt in the Bonavista drummers, the beating heart of the Seneca7 is the community that makes it possible. There are a dozen non-profit organizations, teams, local businesses providing food or services at cost, all coming together to support teams in their passage. From groups increasing traffic safety at intersections, navigation assist in tricky areas, check in to break down organization, we are indebted. Many have been with the event from the beginning. Please take a moment to stop and thank these groups. Ask where their from, what their groups do, and, if an annual donation or participation is in the cards, lend them a consideration.
