Dairy Discovery 5K & Fun Run

About the Event

Dairy Discovery 5K and Fun Run!

Description: This is our 6th Annual Dairy Discovery 5K and Fun Run designed to connect our community with local dairy farmers and products. Race will start AND END at the Milk Pail. For our friends and supporters who can't make it to the beautiful finger lakes area of New York we will also offer a VIRTUAL race option.

When: September 12, 2026

5k Start Time: 9:00am

Free Kids Fun Run Start: 10am

Where: The Milk Pail @ 1099 Co Rd 7, Shortsville, NY 14548

Prizes: Top 5 Women and Men will receive awards

Cost: For the in-person starts at $20 and slowly increases to $30. Virtual race is $30 to cover shipping costs. Includes custom 5k apparel and finisher medal
**Register by July 31, 2026 to Guarantee your apparel size** (Apparel sizes will be first come first serve at packet pickup if you sign up after the 31th!)

Packet Pickup:
Friday, Sept 11th 5:30pm - 6:30pm at the Milk Pail
Saturday, Sept 12th 7:30am - 8:45am at the Milk Pail

Virtual Option: We understand the changing times these days and want to offer a Virtual option for those who would like to offer support but run on their own time, or for those who can not attend that day but still want to support and be apart of the race! (and yes, you still get apparel AND medal for finishing even virtually)

Post Race Event: Join us at the Milk Pail for refreshments, activities, lawn games, and awards ceremony following the race (Approx 10:15 am) The Milk Pail will be open from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. on race day!

More info on some of our host farms:

http://willowbendfarms.com/the-milk-pail/

https://sites.google.com/view/el-vifarms/home

Races Offered

VIRTUAL Dairy Discovery 5K

Sep 12, 2026

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06:00

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$30.00

Dairy Discovery 5K

Sep 12, 2026

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09:00

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$20.00

Dairy Discovery Free Fun Run

Sep 12, 2026

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10:00

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$0.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for September in Shortsville.

thermostat Temperature

13.5° / 23.2°

wb_sunny Feels like

12.3° / 22.3°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

9h 57m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.8 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

9.2 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Moderate

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (5.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

74.6%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:49

nightlight Sunset

19:17

About Shortsville

Learn more about the host city, Shortsville.

Shortsville, officially the Village of Shortsville, is a village in Ontario County, New York, United States. The population was 1,400 at the time of the 2020 U.S. census. Shortsville encompasses the southwestern part of the Town of Manchester and is located north of the City of Canandaigua.