Getting Back Up: Healthy Kids Binghamton Race 3
Healthy Kids Running Series • Binghamton • Fall 2026
Race 3 / Week 3 brought smiles, grit, giggles and plenty of heart to Otsiningo Park on October 4. Kids raced hard, cheered one another on, helped fellow runners, and turned another fall afternoon in Binghamton into the kind of youth running day families remember.
Kids Running Together in Binghamton
Healthy Kids Running Series is at its best when the racing feels both competitive and welcoming. Race 3 had plenty of both: determined starts, wide smiles, spontaneous giggles and young runners helping one another before, during and after their races. Some kids were chasing a finish, some were chasing friends, and others were simply enjoying the chance to run together across the grass at Otsiningo Park.
Race Moment
Getting Back Up
After last week's false start in the 4–5 girls race, Kristy had the whole group practice their start a couple of times before Race 3. It was pretty adorable—and this time, they were ready.
Then the race started.
My four-year-old, Eliana, got tangled up with another runner just after the start, went down hard and another runner had to leap over her. You could hear the collective “oooh” from everyone watching.
She was shaken up. She was crying. But she got back up.
And then she ran to the finish.
As her dad, that may have been my favorite result of the day. Not because of a place or a time, but because at four years old she figured out, in that little moment, that falling down didn't mean the race was over. She still had something she wanted to finish—and she finished it.
Last week: the false start. This week: her first racing pileup. She's certainly getting the full racing experience early.
Race Results
Healthy Kids Binghamton Race 3 Results
The official Fall 2026 Week 3 results are posted. Race 3 had 56 scored runners, and 40 runners have now scored in all three weeks. Among the timed divisions, 18 runners improved on their previous best Fall 2026 time.
Biggest Week 3 jumps: C. DePugh improved from 6:55 to 5:09, R. Walsh from 14:53 to 13:54, T. Farrell from 9:15 to 8:39, E. Stalica from 8:04 to 7:37, E. Horan from 4:23 to 3:57, and A. Zieziula from 8:58 to 8:32.
Close races: The K–1 boys top three finished in 2:00, 2:05 and 2:07 — just seven seconds apart. In the 2nd–3rd grade girls race, the top three ran 3:52, 3:57 and 4:00 — eight seconds from first to third.
Three-for-three: C. Gorman, L. Singer (K–1 Boys), B. Fuentes and M. Grygus each have a perfect 30 points through the first three races.
View official Healthy Kids Running Series Binghamton Race 3 results →
Superheroes, Volunteers & Community Support
The superhero look showed up throughout the afternoon, from capes on young runners to volunteers helping keep the course organized. Sponsors and community partners were visible around the course as families moved between race groups.
Catch Up
Missed Race 1 or Race 2?
Catch up on the earlier Fall 2026 races before browsing the Race 3 gallery:
Healthy Kids Running Series Binghamton Fall 2026 Race 1 Results, Photos & Recap →
Healthy Kids Running Series Binghamton Fall 2026 Race 2 Photos & Results →
More Race 3 Moments
More from Healthy Kids Race 3
More scenes from the afternoon at Otsiningo Park, from the starting line to young runners moving through the course and a closer look at the Healthy Kids Running Series national sponsor shirt.
See the complete Healthy Kids Running Series Binghamton Race 3 photo gallery → or browse Healthy Kids Running Series Binghamton photos, races & results →
Race 3 Photo Gallery
Healthy Kids Running Series Binghamton Race 3 Photos
Browse the complete Race 3 photo gallery from Otsiningo Park below.
What’s Next
The Fall 2026 series continues at Otsiningo Park:
Races begin at 12:30 PM.
Healthy Kids Running Series Binghamton
Find the full Fall 2026 schedule and series information, or browse more Binghamton race coverage from Confluence Running.
Healthy Kids Running Series Binghamton Fall 2026 schedule → Healthy Kids Running Series Binghamton photos & results archive →Fall 2026 standings through Week 3
Browse official weekly points and recorded times by grade, distance and gender. These are cumulative standings through October 4, not final season standings. Printed names retain the organizer’s abbreviations; N/A means no time was supplied. Original weekly reports and race photos remain linked above.
