Events
20th Annual Buffalo Creek Half Marathon
625 spots left. Price increases after September 29, 2025 at 11:59pm EDT
Place
Cabot Methodist Church
Cabot, PA US 16023
Description
RACE DAY: OCTOBER 18, 2025 9:00 AM EDT Start
A point-to-point Half Marathon on the Butler Freeport Community Trail --- majority of the course is on a crushed limestone surface. Our gentle downhill course allows many finishers to run their personal best times. Spectacular fall foliage makes our course one of the most scenic you will experience. Race begins in Cabot and finishes at the south end of the Trail at the former Butler Junction under the highway 356 bridge over the Allegheny River.
Annually on the 3rd Saturday of October. SAVE THE DATE
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The Buffalo Creek Half Marathon is the major fund raiser for the Butler Freeport Community Trail Council, an all-volunteer, non-profit organization. All proceeds from this event support the maintenance, improvement and promotion of the Butler Freeport Community Trail, a 21 mile rail trail.
SWAG
LOGO SHIRT - Each participant receives a Long Sleeve Technical Shirt sporting this year’s special logo. Your choice of Men’s and Ladies’ sizes. You must register before October 1, 2025 to guarantee your size. Those registering after September 30, 2025 will be able to pick up a race shirt on a first-come first-served basis at the end of the race from the stock of shirts unclaimed during packet pickup.
FINISHER’S MEDAL - Each runner finishing the race receives a finisher’s medal featuring this year’s special logo.
The photo shows the 2023 shirt and finisher's medal. Each year the Buffalo Creek Half Marathon features a different logo related to the Trail or to the Race. You will not be disappointed with this year’s special logo.
CONSUMABLE SWAG at the Finish Festivities – Hot Apple Cider, bananas, Vocelli’s cheese pizza, Whole Wheat Fig cookies, and more.
AWARDS/RESULTS
Age group awards are given to Top 3 Male and Female in the following categories:
Master's, Overall, 19 & under, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69 & 70+.
Age group awards will be announced and awarded at the end of the race as part of the Finish Festivities. Unclaimed awards will be available for pickup at Up-N-Running for a limited time starting the Tuesday after race day.
Timing and results will be provided by GCXC via a chip start and chip finish. Disposable chip embedded in the race bib. Digital results at www.runsignup.com, www.gcxcracing.com, and www.athlinks.com.
LIVE Results as runner crosses finish line via www.gcxcracing.com, text message, and Facebook.
Race Contact Info
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COURSE RECORD
For 2025 we have a new race course for the Buffalo Creek Half Marathon. The uphill section from the Trail at Laneville to the 2nd Street Bridge into Freeport and the downhill to the finish line of 2nd Street Extension has been removed. From Laneville, the race course continues down the Butler Freeport Community Trail to its new southern terminus.
Accordingly, the inaugural course record will be set this year. No monetary award is being offered for the course record. We look forward seeing what the course record by both men and women will be for this new race course.
Course record holders for the prior Buffalo Creek Half Marathon race course were:
Will Loevner in 2024: 1:03:53 (Men)
Sara Raschiatore in 2013: 1:16:58 (Women)
Directions
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