Flutters and Foliage Endurance Run

Flutters and Foliage Endurance Run is a timed trail running event in Cohoes, New York, held on October 3, 2026, by Flutters of Hope. Three fixed-time formats are offered: a 6-hour endurance run, a 3-hour endurance run and a 1-hour endurance run. In each, you cover as much distance as you can within the time limit, and you can stop whenever you want.

Timed formats take the pressure off. Nobody times out, and a walker in the 1-hour race is just as much a finisher as an ultrarunner logging 35 miles in the 6-hour. That makes this a good fit for a family outing, for someone trying their first race, and for experienced runners who want to bank a long effort in early October with the fall colors out. If you are aiming at the 6-hour race as a first ultra, prepare with 12 to 16 weeks of steadily longer runs, practice eating real food on the go, and plan deliberate walking breaks rather than running until you have to walk. Loop-style timed events also make it easy to keep a small personal aid station nearby.