New York Road Runners

Young Runners In Sheepshead Steal The Show At Brooklyn Half Marathon

NYRR Young Runners taking off at the Youth Boardwalk Run, Saturday, May 20 (Photo via NYRR)For Young Runners at I.S. 234, there was a lot of buildup to the Airbnb Brooklyn Half Marathon last Saturday, as dozens of student athletes ran a mile-long loop on the Coney Island

Education

Brooklyn Kid Runners Sweep The Podium At NYRR’s 2016 Millrose Games

Henry Kurzawa, Kymoy Phillip, and Dubar Smalls (front) with NYRR CEO/President Michael Capiraso and NYRR President of Events Peter Ciaccia. (Photo courtesy of NYRR.)Congratulations are in order for the pre-teen winners of the inaugural New York Road Runners (NYRR) Young Runners 800 Meter Finals at the 2016 Millrose

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Brooklyn Kid Runners Sweep The Podium At NYRR’s 2016 Millrose Games

Henry Kurzawa, Kymoy Phillip, and Dubar Smalls (front) with NYRR CEO/President Michael Capiraso and NYRR President of Events Peter Ciaccia. (Photo courtesy of NYRR.)Congratulations are in order for the pre-teen winners of the inaugural New York Road Runners (NYRR) Young Runners 800 Meter Finals at the 2016 Millrose

Education

The Fastest Kids On The Block: Brooklyn Pre-Teens Host NYRR Youth Clinic And Race The 2016 Millrose Games

Kymoy Phillips and Rosie Coats, both 11, have the fastest qualifying times among the NYRR Young Runners. (Photo by NYRR.)We are all inspired by our heroes, but stories have nothing on actually meeting — and working alongside — them. That’s what 20 young runners age 12 and under got to

New York Road Runners

Register Now To Volunteer For The New York City Marathon

Photo via the New York City MarathonIf you want to be part of the world’s biggest marathon but don’t feel like running 26.2 miles, you can still be a part of the action by volunteering. The 2015 TCS New York City Marathon is now looking for volunteers

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BSI’s ‘Mighty Milers’ Compete In Coney Island Boardwalk Run At Brooklyn Half

Courtesy of NYRR. (At the finish line of the 2015 Airbnb Brooklyn Half Marathon, Brooklyn School of Inquiry’s 2nd graders, teachers, and parents are joined by incoming NYRR Co-Presidents Peter Ciaccia [far-left in blue polo shirt] and Michael Capiraso [far-right in jeans] along with NYRR staff).The first-ever New

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Two PS 107 Student Runners Honored At The Reindeer Run

Top from left: Michael Rodgers, VP of Development and Philanthropy, NYRR, and Pat Kiernan. Bottom from left: Marty Radwell and Madeline Novatt. Photo courtesy NYRR.Two fast-footed PS 107 students got ahead of the competition at this year’s Reindeer Run in Prospect Park. On Saturday, December 6, the New

National Running Day

Water Stop & Giveaways In Prospect Park From NYRR For National Running Day

Go for a run on Wednesday, June 4, and celebrate National Running Day! The New York Road Runners have events planned around the city, including a fun one for local runners in Prospect Park. From 7-10am, they’ll have a complimentary water station set up along the East Drive near

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New Year's Eve Events In Prospect Park

Friends and neighbors, there’s no need to crowd into Times Square to watch a ball drop! Go Brooklyn this New Year’s Eve and make your way to Prospect Park for their annual fireworks display. Starting at 11pm, there will be hot chocolate and music at Grand Army Plaza,

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South Slope Events Spotlight: September 19-22

Whether you’re in the mood for nerdy trivia or a Worldwide Day of Play, South Slope has a little something for everyone this weekend. Super Science Trivia When: Thursday, September 19, 8pm Where: Supercollider, 609 4th Avenue, between 17th and 18th Street What: If you know what Tardis stands

New York Road Runners

Brooklyn Half Marathon Road Closures

The Brooklyn Half Marathon kicks off at the Brooklyn Museum on Saturday, May 18 at 7am, and the course takes runners through Prospect Park and down Ocean Parkway to the finish line at Coney Island. They’re expect a large number of runners, greater security precautions, and, as always, several

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Valuable Resources Pegged For Marathon Stranded In Central Park

Generators sit, unused, in Central Park. Source: APMayor Bloomberg’s decision to cancel the New York City Marathon may have been the right one, but his delayed action in doing so has shown to have further repercussions than merely inconveniencing thousands of runners who dropped thousands in travel expenses, or

New York Road Runners

Runners Rejoice; Drivers Beware: Ocean Pkwy to Close For Marathon

We just got wind of this today, so this article is geared more towards the “Driver’s Beware” part of the headline. New York Road Runners has planned a mini-marathon tomorrow that will close down a large section of Ocean Parkway, making a cross-Brooklyn commute quite a hassle. The marathon