25th Annual Great Pumpkin Challenge 5K/10K 2025

Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Great Pumpkin Challenge 5K, 10K and Kids Fun Run with us. We had a fantastic turnout, with over 1,300 people in attendance! We could not have asked for a better day or a better group of people to celebrate with! 

Congratulations to the overall winners of the 5K, Kelsey Wingate of Niskayuna and Jared Desrochers of New York, and the overall 10K winners, Ann Marie Moskal of Ballston Spa and Matt Voynovich of Roslyn Heights. First, second and third prizes were given out by age group. Winners who missed the awards ceremony may call Saratoga Bridges at (518) 587-0723 ext. 1266 to arrange for pickup Monday - Friday between 8:30am and 4:30pm.

The event featured NET Chip Timing from the Albany Running Exchange, homemade baked goods from our residential homes, donated food, water and products from Bimbo Bakeries USA, Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, Hannaford, Bowman Orchards, DeVoe's Rainbow Orchard, Lakeside Cider, Riverview Orchard, Saratoga Apple, Hixny, and Exit 15N Firewood. Thank you to everyone who voted in the pumpkin decorating contest and thank you to everyone who dressed up for our costume contest! The winner of the pumpkin decorating contest was the Ice-cream Cone themed pumpkin; congratulations to our Community Based Prevocational group! 

This year, several people from our programs and services joined in on the fun through the Bridges Buddies program, a 4-week walking and wheeling training program which prepares our folks for the 5K.

A sincere thank you to all our staff members, volunteers from the community, and our sponsors who made this special event unforgettable!

For the 5K results, click HERE.

For the 10K results, click HERE.

Make sure to check out photo album at the bottom of the page for pictures from the event!