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Stay safe in the heat: Drink plenty of water, spend time in the shade, and visit the first aid station at Soissons Landing if you feel unwell. Click here for important warm weather visitor information.

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Jul 4, 2021

The Unit­ed States of Amer­i­ca turns 245 this year, and what bet­ter way to cel­e­brate than by run­ning at least 245 steps? (OK, you’ll run a lot more than that!). Gov­er­nors Island was instru­men­tal in Amer­i­can Inde­pen­dence, serv­ing as look­out in the New York Har­bor to keep Man­hat­tan safe. You can see its his­to­ry as you run our course, pass­ing old mil­i­tary out­posts, bunkers, and even a Castle!

All NYCRUNS will be con­duct­ed uti­liz­ing COVID-19 health and safe­ty prac­tices. Please make sure to review the COVID-19 pro­to­cols on each race page and sub­se­quent com­mu­ni­ca­tions. Each event may also be run virtually.

NYCRUNS pro­duces run­ning events that exceed the stan­dards of the biggest events in the world while pro­vid­ing the atmos­phere of a true com­mu­ni­ty race. That means pro­duc­ing accu­rate­ly mea­sured and timed races with appro­pri­ate on-course sup­port, excep­tion­al race swag, and a fes­ti­val that tru­ly makes you want to cel­e­brate your accom­plish­ments with friends, all with the great­est city in the world as a jaw-drop­ping back­drop. NYCRUNS puts on about 35 races annu­al­ly in New York City includ­ing the Queens Half Marathon, the Brook­lyn Marathon, the Cen­tral Park Half Marathon, and the icon­ic Empire State Build­ing Run-Up.

Jul 4, 2021