Start the New Year right - with a Half-Marathon!
The Sri Chinmoy New Year's Day Half-Marathon features a scenic, flat and fast loop around historic Flushing Meadows Corona Park. 9AM start.
PERKS & AMENITIES:
Free parking, bag check, aid stations every mile, custom race shirts, custom finisher medals, free finisher photos, and our famous post-race pancake breakfast!
REGISTRATION AND FEES:
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All prices now INCLUDE processing fees:
$51.20 through Dec. 4
$59.45 through Dec. 22
$66.65 through Dec. 30, 5PM
No race-day registration. Entries cannot be transferred to another person.
THE COURSE
A scenic, "pancake flat" and fast USATF certified 1.27-mile loop starting near the intersection of Ave. of Commerce and Ave. of Progress, passing the iconic World's Fair Unisphere, Queens Museum of Art and Fountain of the Planets.
Half-Marathon = one 0.35-mile start loop + ten 1.27-mile loops
RACE PACKET SHIPPING
Choose Packet Shipping when registering ($7.45), to avoid the lines on race day and have your shirt and bib delivered to your door before the race. Available through Dec. 18. Packets will ship out en masse on Dec. 20.
Otherwise, packet pickup is available at the race site from 8-8:45AM.
LONG-SLEEVE RACE TOP
Race shirts guaranteed for all participants registered by December 18. Sizes are:
Women's Fitted Small, Medium, Large, X-Large
Unisex X-Small, Small, Medium, Large, X-Large, 2XL
AWARDS
Men’s and Women’s awards categories:
Under 50: Top 7
50-59: Top 3
60-69: Top 2
70 & over: First Place
Awards Ceremony at 11:30AM
Custom medals for all finishers!
PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Hot pancakes are even more enjoyable when they’re earned, and we’re cooking them up fresh for everyone on race day!
TIME LIMITS
3 hours, or a 13:45/mile minimum pace. (12 noon cutoff)
AGE RESTRICTIONS
Participants must be 16 years or older as of race-day to compete.
RESULTS
Will be posted on our race webpage within 24 hours
DIRECTIONS
Please review the directions on our race page before heading to the park. Flushing Meadows Corona Park is a HUGE park, it's easy to get lost!
CANCELLATION POLICY
Please see our race page for our cancellation policy, and here for our race credit / refund policy
"The new year comes
To give you another opportunity,
Another hope.
But the new year will come and go.
So begin your self-transformation-play
Immediately!"
-Sri Chinmoy, Founder
ABOUT US:
From race directors to course monitors, all Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team races are staffed by its own volunteers since the Team’s inauguration in 1977 by its founder, spiritual leader and fitness advocate, Sri Chinmoy.
Today, the SCMT organizes over 500 races a year in 20 countries across 5 continents, ranging from short kids fun-runs, to marathons to the world’s longest certified road race – the annual Self-Transcendence 3100 mile race (yes, 3,100 miles, it’s not a typo). We love running and putting on races – we hope you enjoy the friendly atmosphere we provide, free of commercial sponsors. Read more >>
Jan 01, 2027
Distance — 13.1 Miles
Type — Running
09:00
$51.20
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for January in New York.
Learn more about the host city, New York.
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, each 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.
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