2025 Pond Hockey Trail Festival: Winter Trail Races Shine at Chenango Valley State Park
2025 Pond Hockey Trail Festival: Winter Trail Racing at Chenango Valley State Park
The 2025 Pond Hockey Trail Festival brought runners to Chenango Valley State Park for 10K, 20K and 50K trail racing in true winter conditions. Light snow, temperatures around 35°F, repeated trail loops and the larger Binghamton Pond Festival atmosphere made the event part endurance race and part winter community festival.
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2025 results highlights
10K
- First male: Ashton Murdock — 54:44
- First female: Clara Barnhart — 1:17:37
20K
- First male: Josh Schlafer — 1:49:03
- First female: Meghan Garvin — 2:57:25
50K
- First male: Eric Tartter — 5:47:52
- First female: Mikayla Reinshagen — 8:03:10
Brian Rhodes also completed 42K for his first marathon-distance effort, while Laura Wilson completed 30K.
A winter festival atmosphere
Food trucks, spectators, hockey games and repeated passes through the start/finish area gave the trail races a festival feel. Runners tackling the longer events returned to the central aid area each loop for fluids, nutrition and support before heading back onto the course.
Historical context
In 2025, Pond Hockey was part of a broader Confluence event calendar that also included races such as Parade Day Mile, Loop the Lemur, 1812 Challenge and Carousel 5K. That lineup has changed over time: Loop the Lemur is now retired, while current Confluence-produced races and registration links are maintained on the permanent events hub.
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