New York Road Runners: May 2017 Events
NYRR Races
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Date & Location Sunday, May 14, 2017 8:00 a.m., Central Park Manhattan Event Hashtag #JapanRun PR Contact Matt Singer, NYRR msinger@nyrr.org 212-901-3539 |
Celebrate traditional and contemporary Japanese culture at this four-mile race in Central Park, now in its 11th year. The race and accompanying kids' races are part of Japan Day at Central Park, which starts immediately after the Japan Run and features a variety of Japanese food, activities, and stage performances over the course of the day. More information is available here. |
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Date & Location May, 17-19, 2017 12:00 p.m.-10:00p.m. Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 2 150 Furman Street, Brooklyn Event Hashtag #AirbnbBKHalf PR Contact Whitney Biaggi, NYRR wbiaggi@nyrr.org or 212-423-2240 |
The Pier 2 Brooklyn Bridge Park location of the Pre-Party presented by New Balance is right on the water, with amazing views of Manhattan. Race materials pick up will be open among with numerous fun activities: live entertainment, merchandise sales, great food and drinks much more. and More information is available here. |
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Date & Location Saturday, May 21, 2017 7:00 a.m., Brooklyn Event Hashtag #AirbnbBKHalf PR Contact Whitney Biaggi, NYRR wbiaggi@nyrr.org or 212-423-2240 |
The Airbnb Brooklyn Half, the largest half-marathon in the country, is an iconic 13.1-mile journey through the amazing borough of Brooklyn. The race starts near the Brooklyn Museum and ends at a finish line on the Coney Island Boardwalk. The Airbnb Brooklyn Half is part of NYRR's Five-Borough Series: Run New York. Five Boroughs. One City. More information is available here. |
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Date & Location Saturday, May 20, 2017 11:30 a.m., Brooklyn Event Hashtag #NYRRBoardwalkRun PR Contact Matt Singer, NYRR msinger@nyrr.org 212-901-3539 |
Hundreds of boys and girls, many of them from New York Road Runners' youth programs, will run a mile on the Coney Island Boardwalk, one of Brooklyn’s most iconic landmarks. More information is available here. |
NYRR RUNCENTER
Located at 320 West 57th Street in Manhattan, the NYRR RUNCENTER featuring the New Balance Run Hub showcases the latest in running education, training, and innovation, serving as a meeting place for all members of the running community. It hosts a variety of running-related events and programs each month, including the following events below in May. Please reach out to media@nyrr.org with any inquiries.
Airbnb Brooklyn Half Long Training Run Hosted by New Balance
Saturday, May 6, 7:00 a.m.
Training for the Airbnb Brooklyn Half on May 20? Join us for a 10-mile training run starting at Pier 2 in Brooklyn Bridge Park, the same place you’ll pick up your bib at the Airbnb Brooklyn Half Pre-Party Presented by New Balance during race week. The run will finish at the NYRR RUNCENTER, where attendees can enjoy brunch (with live DJ) hosted by New Balance.
NYRR NYC Running History Tour
Saturday, May 6, 11:00 a.m.
Saturday, May 20, 11:00 a.m.
Get a taste of the Big Apple’s vibrant past on the NYRR NYC Running History Tour, leaving from the NYRR RUNCenter. Coaches will guide runners at a comfortable 10-minute mile pace past various landmarks significant to the city’s running history, including the Fred Lebow statue and the location of the iconic TCS New York City Marathon finish line. Runners may use the changing rooms at the NYRR RUNCenter to stash their bags in one of the day lockers for the tour.
RUNHealthy: Stretching
Sunday, May 7, 11:00 a.m.
RUNHealthy is a series of holistic exercise sessions aimed at helping to reduce injury and keep you running healthy. Free yoga and stretching sessions are each offered on a monthly basis.
RUNHealthy: Yoga
Sunday, May 14, 4:00 p.m.
RUNHealthy is a series of holistic exercise sessions aimed at helping to reduce injury and keep you running healthy. Free yoga and stretching sessions are each offered on a monthly basis.
Race Recovery 101 with Hospital for Special Surgery
Monday, May 15, 7:00 p.m.
Learn how to get back to your best running self after a hard race. Join experts from Hospital for Special Surgery for a discussion on race-recovery best practices—just in time for the Airbnb Brooklyn Half.
NYRR Family Running Class
Saturday, May 27, 10:00 a.m.
Join New York Road Runners' youth staff for a one-hour coach-led session for families with youth runners ages 6 to 10. The hour will combine exercise and education so both kids and adults can learn and foster healthy relationships with running exercises.
NYRR Open Run
This community-based initiative brings free weekly runs and walks to local neighborhood parks across New York City. Below are the weekly NYRR Open Runs for April. For NYRR Open Run media inquiries, please email media@nyrr.org. More information is available here.
NYRR Striders
New York Road Runners offers 40+ free, coach-led walking sessions every week in senior centers, community facilities, and neighborhood parks across all five boroughs of NYC. The NYRR Striders program is geared toward adults 50+ (younger adults are welcome to participate as well) and aims to improve attitudes toward exercise, to make running and walking more accessible, and to increase the presence of fitness walkers and older adults in NYRR five-borough events year-round.
Find all NYRR Striders' events in Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island here.
About NYRR
Founded in 1958, New York Road Runners has grown from a local running club to the world’s premier community running organization, whose mission is to help and inspire people through running. NYRR’s commitment to New York City’s five boroughs features races, community events, youth running initiatives, school programs, and training resources that provide hundreds of thousands of people each year, from children to seniors, with the motivation, know-how, and opportunity to Run for Life. NYRR’s premier event, and the largest marathon in the world, is the TCS New York City Marathon. Held annually on the first Sunday in November, the race features 50,000 runners, from the world’s top professional athletes to a vast range of competitive, recreational, and charity runners. To learn more, visit www.nyrr.org.