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New York > New York City Half Marathon
New York, NY
Date
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Event
Details
Held in the summer for its first four runnings -- in July and August,
when New York can experience some of its warmest and most humid weather
conditions of the year -- the New York Road Runners atheltic club plans
to move the New York City Half Marathon up to March for its 2010
running, in large part to take advantage of the cooler weather
conditions this time of year.
One of the city's most popular distance running
events each year, the New York City Half celebrated just its fifth
annual running in 2010, welcoming more than 11,000 runners for the event that begins on Central Park's
East Drive and starts off the 13.1-mile course with a clockwise loop
around the park. From there, the race takes the field along Seventh
Avenue toward Times Square, and then along 42nd Street and the West Side Highway
toward the Hudson River waterfront and onto lower Manhattan, and
finishes just past Chambers Street near Battery Park.
As might be expected from a course that spends its first half within
the lush green meadows and trails of Central Park, the first half of
the race is the hilliest, with the most signficant hills coming around
miles 3 and 5. The course's hills are never too difficult, however, as
the change in elevation ranges from a peak of 125 feet above sea level
to about 25 feet at the lowest point in the first 6 miles. In the
second half of the race, which takes runners along the Hudson River
waterfront, the elevation is almost all right at or about sea level.
This race is definitely for serious competitors as well as more
leisurely runners, and is seen as an excellent warm-up for the full
26.2-mile ING New York City Marathon each November. Participants are
treated to many of the city's world-famous sights, including Broadway,
Times Square, and the Statue of Liberty, just to name a few. For
spectators,
Runners' scores in this race count towards the nine races New York Road
Runners Club members
are required to gather in order to earn guaranteed entry into the full
New York City Marathon.
Race
Weather & Climate
Set for its first springtime running right after the first offical day
of spring in 2010, the New York City Half Marathon is likely to have
cool and perhaps even quite cold weather conditions, based on past
weather averages for this time of year. On the day of the race, the
average high temperature for New York City is 49°F and the average
low is 34°F. Precipitation amounts for the city for the month of
April average just over 4 inches for the month.
Fees
N/A
Registration
To enter the lottery for a spot in the spring 2011 running of the New York City Half Marathon, visit the event website
Website
www.nyrr.org
Course Map • See this race route in Google Earth
Race Photos
See more than 40 photos taken during the race! View the New York City Half Marathon photos.
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