New Balance 5th Avenue Mile

NYRR strives to host inclusive, sustainable, and accessible events that enable all individuals to engage. To request reasonable accommodations or for inquiries about accessibility for attending this event, please email accessibility@nyrr.org.

Numbers (which include your timing tag) may be picked up at the NYRR RUNCENTER at 320 West 57th Street (between Eighth and Ninth avenues) on the following dates:

• Monday, August 28, 9:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m.

**The RUNCenter will open at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 29 due to Day of Service**

• Tuesday, August 29, 2:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, August 30, 9:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m.
• Thursday, August 31, 9:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m.
• Friday, September 1, 9:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m.
• Saturday, September 2, 9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• Sunday, September 3, 9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

**The RUNCenter will be closed on Monday, September 4 for Labor Day**

• Tuesday, September 5, 9:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, September 6, 9:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m.
• Thursday, September 7, 9:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m.
• Friday, September 8, 9:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m.
• Saturday, September 9, 9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Runners are encouraged to pick up their bibs at the RUNCENTER to avoid race day lines.

All participants will receive a New Balance Shorts at number pickup. Your shorts size may not be available at the time of bib pick-up.

On race day, number pickup will be available from 5:50 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at Race-Day Central (located in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 5th Ave and 81st Street).

Show your race confirmation email or the QR code from your NYRR account to pick up your race materials. Proxy bib pickup is available for this race, so a friend or family member can pick up your race materials. The person will need the QR code for your NYRR account, along with a form of photo identification that corresponds to your NYRR account.

Bag check will be available beginning at 5:50 am close to the start and finish lines. You must pick up your bag at the location you dropped it off.

Start line location: On 5th Ave between 80th and 81st.

Finish line location: In the SW of Grand Army Plaza.

Planning to check a bag on race morning? While we will continue to have clear plastic bags available at number pickup, we encourage you to use your own clear reusable plastic bag, no larger than 17" wide x 20" high x 7" deep, with the tag affixed.

NYRR is not responsible for lost, damaged, or stolen bags or items from bags checked at NYRR bag check.

Races will have separate starts for each age group, with the exception of the NYRR Road Mile Championships and the professional athlete races. See below for the latest schedule of heats. Times are subject to change.

Start Location

The race will take a straight line down 5th Avenue, starting near East 80th Street and finishing near East 60th Street.

First quarter-mile (to 75th Street): The race begins on a slight downhill.

Second quarter-mile (to 70th Street): This segment features a slight uphill.

Third quarter-mile (to 65th Street): There's another gentle downhill in this segment.

Fourth quarter-mile (to 60th Street): The final five blocks are on a flat surface.

To ensure a safe start in a controlled environment for each age group, the following heats will include a special start area for the fastest runners in that age-group, based on NYRR best pace. These runners will receive a special bib sticker at race number pickup. 

Runners with the special bib sticker should report to the start entrance area prior to their heat. They will be escorted to the front of the start area.

MarathonFoto will be on the course for this race. Check back closer to race day for photographers' estimated locations.

Live, unofficial results will be available in the NYRR Racing App and at liveresults.nyrr.org during the event.

After the conclusion of the event, official results will be posted on results.nyrr.org.

For the pro field, awards will be presented on-site to the top men and women finishers.

For the NYRR Road Mile Championships, awards will be presented on-site to the top men and women finishers.

Runners who place in the top-three of their age group will be able to claim an award in the days following the race by filling out our Age-Group Awards Claim Form.

Prize money is available in the Professional Athlete and NYRR Road Mile Championships heats, only. Entry into these heats are by invitation; no entrant will be automatically placed in these heats. The minimum standards for inclusion in the NYRR Road Mile Championships are 4:30 for men, 5:00 for women, and 5:00 for non-binary categories. For consideration, contact eliteathletes@nyrr.org no later than August 15, 2023.

Professional Athlete Heats

Halfway Leader Bonus

$1000 will be awarded to the halfway leader in the Professional Athlete heats. To collect this bonus, the halfway leader must finish the race in under 4:00 (men) or 4:32 (women). If they do not, the bonus will be awarded to the next-fastest runner at halfway who does break the above standards.

NYRR Road Mile Championships Heats

To be eligible for prize money in the NYRR Road Mile Championships, an athlete must have been a member of NYRR since at least June 10, 2023, including the date of the race.

In partnership with New York Road Runners and USA Track & Field, NBC will broadcast the 2023 New Balance 5th Avenue Mile on Sunday, September 10, from 12:00—1:00 p.m. ET. The broadcast will feature live coverage of the professional athlete races and a recap of the day’s earlier heats. Live coverage of the event will be available internationally on USATF.TV.

Click here to view the full professional athlete field.

The NYRR Road Mile Championship is at capacity.

• For any gender category to have an NYRR Road Mile Championship heat, a minimum of 5 registrants with the qualifying standard are required prior to August 18, 2023.
• Qualifying mile times by gender category (athlete must provide results of an event that indicate ability to run this pace on race day):
  
  • Man - 4:30
  • Woman - 5:00
  • Non-Binary - 5:00

• Heat capacity - minimum of 5 registrants.

If NYRR cancels an offering on the direction of local, city, or state authorities, participants will be informed as soon as possible, including communication of participant resolution options. Events will not be rescheduled.