About the Event

LOCATION: 102nd Street Crossing & East Drive, Central Park

Race Start: East Drive and 102nd Street Crossing/Transverse.

The course requires that you begin by running north and over the Great Hill. You then head south on West Drive and run to Terrace Drive. You then turn left (east) and cross the park on Terrace Drive. Then turn left again and head north on East Drive returning to the start. At the start, instead of continuing on East Drive, you turn left (west) and run on the 102nd street crossing/transverse, crossing the park to West Drive. You then head south to Terrace Drive and complete another loop. You finish on the 102nd Street crossing/transverse when you complete the second loop. Every loop will be timed in real time. You will receive 2 splits and a final time. Finish is at the 102nd Transverse. 5 Milers run the first loop of this course.

Water Stations: There will be water stations about every 2 miles along the course. Besides water there will be bananas and oranges and sports drink and gels (brand to be announced soon).

Goodie Bag:

Technical T-shirt: male & female cut
personalized bib (must register 4 weeks prior) commemorative bib thereafter.
Die Cast Medal with full color ribbon
Awards/Acrylic for Top 3 overall Male and Female
Awards/Medals for Top 3 Age Groups Male and Female 14- 19, 20-24 until 75-79

Note: Awards will NOT be mailed. If you cannot stay for the awards ceremony have a friend pick the award for you.
Post Race bagels, cream cheese spreads, organic jelly and peanut butter.

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*** Race Day Packet Pick-up must be booked $25: 7:15 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. It is limited to first 100.

Bring picture I.D.
You will receive a bib with a timing chip attached to it.

Baggage Check-in: 7:15 a.m. to 8:00 a.m

Your bib will have a tear off tag that you will pin to your personal bag.
You need to show the matching bib to retrieve your bag from secure area.

Race Start: 8:30 a.m.

Awards Ceremony starts promptly as soon as top 3 overall male and female finished. Do not leave without your award.

Ceremony for Age groups start about 30 minutes after the overall ceremony or as soon as most of the top 3 in each age group complete the race!

Post Race Celebration! Bagels, fruits and drinks!

Races Offered

Central Park - Half Marathon | August 1, 2026 - 13.1 Miler

Aug 01, 2026

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Distance — 1K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

8 days remaining

sell

$230.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for August in New York.

thermostat Temperature

18.6° / 28.2°

wb_sunny Feels like

19.0° / 27.9°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

10h 59m

water_drop Avg rainfall

3.8 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

10.5 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

High (7.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

68.9%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:07

nightlight Sunset

19:51

About New York

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New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs—Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island; each is coextensive with its respective county. It is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States by both population and urban area. New York is a global center of finance and commerce, culture, technology, entertainment and media, academics and scientific output, the arts and fashion, and, as home to the headquarters of the United Nations, international diplomacy. New York City is known for its fast pace and continuous urban energy.