Sand to Serengeti: 3 miler & 10 miler

05/17/2026

Emails are out.

Thank you to our sponsors

Michelle Stiles LMCH
Salt City Holistic Health
Seneca Savings Bank, N.A.
Trappers II Pizza & Pub - T2 (where you can redeem your bib tag for a free slice / drink)
Sugar Blossom Cake Shop (Donated the cookies for the scavenger hunt)
Goldfinch Tattoo Company (flash day fundraiser for NAMI Syracuse)
Fleet Feet Syracuse


Recap of results

Top Three Female 10mile:
Rebecca Lazarek
Denise Calcagnino
Kaleigh Ligoci

Top Three Male 10mile:
Attilio Lospinoso
Ethan Winter
Ryan Carter

Top Three Female 3mile:
Jennifer Powell-Varsik
Alison Lamsma
Hannah Gillette

Top Three Male 3mile:
Darren Lamsma
Chad Humphrey
Brendan Varsik


RAFFLE AND EXTRA RUNNER AWARDS

For ALL THE WINNERS below please be aware that FF Syracuse set an expiration date on 6/17/26 so one month from today! We will get them to you as quickly as possible.

Congratulations to Logan Maxon for being our median runner! We will mail you your award.

Congratulations to Denise Calcagnino for winning the raffle! We will mail you your award.

Congratulations Roxanne Biss for winning our last runner award! Way to get it done!

Thank you to those who donated to our charity partner NAMI Syracuse!

05/17/2026

Official results will be up on the website and sent to by email later this evening.

We also will let you know who the median runner winner and who the raffle winner is of the Fleet Feet Syracuse gift cards are! They expire one month after our race. So we will let you know right away.

Thank you to everybody who came out to run and support NAMI Syracuse . We know it was a very hot day, and you all were seriously amazing.

05/11/2026

The athlete guide is up on the website. We will also email this guide soon.

Volunteers, check your emails.

05/03/2026

The flash cards are here! Help raise money for NAMI Syracuse

Remember cash only and it is first come, first serve!

Join Goldfinch Tattoo Company and Miles & Macros, LLC May 9th 10am-3pm

04/25/2026

The flash card will be up next week.

Get to Goldfinch Tattoo Company to help raise money for NAMI Syracuse

Sign up for Miles & Macros, LLC 's Sand to Serengeti: 3 miler & 10 miler

03/29/2026

Sugar Blossom Cake Shop donates cookies to our treasure hunt every year.

One of our amazing donors is unable to participate this year. Are you a local business owner willing to donate 2 items for our treasure hunt?

How it works:

Using Sugar Blossom's Cookies. We print of photos of cookies and put them on the course marker survey flags. As runners go by they look for them and grab them (1 per person) to get their cookie reward at the end.

Do you have an small treasure hunt token for our runners? It promotes your business, it gets customers into your store, and adds fun to the competition!

Please reach out to [email protected]

03/06/2026

👉🫟Flash Card Tattoo Fundraiser at Goldfinch Tattoo Co 🫟
Saturday, May 9, 2026 from 10am-3pm
$60 per tattoo, one per person
Walk-ins only, 1st come 1st serve
Tip your artists!!!
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Goldfinch Tattoo Co. is excited to create a special flash card that will feature amazing pre-drawn designs for you to choose from. These talented artists are volunteering their time to help raise money for a wonderful organization. A portion of the money from each sale will go directly to NAMI Syracuse, which supports those in need.

🏅Swag: Participants who sign up for the 10 mile will receive a finisher medal. 3 mile participants have the choice of a sports towel, buff, lanyard, or drawstring bag.

💵Awards for 10 miler:
$100 cash award to 1st place female and male finisher.
$50 cash award to the 2nd place female and male finisher.
$25 cash award to the 3rd place female and male finishers.
$25 gift card has been donated by Fleet Feet Syracuse for the halfway runner (median of the total number of finishers).
$25 gift card has been donated by Fleet Feet Syracuse for the last place finisher.

Awards for 3 mile:
1st and 2nd place male and female get a ribbon award.

💵RAFFLE: $100 gift card has been donated by Fleet Feet Syracuse to be raffled off to anyone who donates to our 2026 not-for-profit NAMI Syracuse

🫂We Support Local Businesses!​🫂
Family Fun: FastSigns for donating signs for our participant's families/kids to decorate during our event. FastSigns jumped at the opportunity to make sure that your families would have a fun way to participate during race day

Chances to Win!:
4 print out cookies will be on survey flags used to mark the course. If you see the card, grab it and hold on to it to get 2 free cookies from Sugar Blossom Cake Shop at the end of the race. 1 allowed per person.

🍕Local Food! This year's bib will have a tear-off ticket for you! Take that ticket and visit Trappers II Pizza & Pub - T2 for our choice of a slice of pizza or domestic draft.

👏Thank you to our Route Sponsors: Michelle Stiles LMCH and Salt City Holistic Health

👏Thank you to our Enthusiast Sponsors: Goldfinch Tattoo Company Sugar Blossom Cake Shop Seneca Savings Bank, N.A. Trappers II Pizza & Pub - T2 Fleet Feet Syracuse FASTSIGNS

01/10/2026

The Sand to Serengeti 10 mile finisher medal is here and it's design is always on point!

Don't forget the 3 mile finishers get a choice of a buff, a drawstring bag, a sports towel, or a lanyard.

01/08/2026

Are you eager to boost your business’s visibility while supporting a local initiative?

Consider sponsoring the Sand to Serengeti: 3 miler & 10 miler race! This event not only promotes healthy outdoor activities but also raises donations for Safe Space, a nonprofit focused on improving mental health conversations in our community. With sponsorship opportunities ranging from $150 to $1,050, your support can make a meaningful impact. Join us in fostering community engagement and well-being—support Sand to Serengeti today and help us create a healthier, more connected community!

Thank you to our Route Sponsors and City Holistic Health
Thank you to our Enthusiast Sponsors Seneca Savings Bank, N.A.
Thank you our sponsors who provide gift cards and local fare Fleet Feet Syracuse Sugar Blossom Cake Shop Trappers II Pizza & Pub - T2

01/06/2026

New swag options!

🎉New Sand to Serengeti: 3 miler & 10 milerswag for the 3 miler. You choose!

🏅The 10 mile, once again, has a sick medal!

Thank you to our route sponsors and

Don't forget this year we have partnered with the not for profit NAMI Syracuse

12/05/2025

Medals have been ordered 😍