New York City Half Marathon

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New York City Half Marathon
NYC Half Marathon - Aug '06.jpg
Times Square during inaugural race in 2006
DateUsually the 3rd Sunday in March
Location New York City
Event type Road
Distance Half marathon
13.109 miles (21.097 km)
Primary sponsor United Airlines
Established2006(18 years ago) (2006)
Course records59:24 (men)
1:07:35 (women) [1]
1:12:20 (non-binary) [1]
Official site New York City Half Marathon
Participants24,745 finishers (2023)
24,663 finishers (2019) [2]
1:30 pace group on 7th Avenue passing Park Central Hotel, 2008 Nychalfmarathon.jpg
1:30pace group on 7th Avenue passing Park Central Hotel, 2008
Port Authority Bus Terminal in 2013 NYC Half Marathon passes PABT jeh.jpg
Port Authority Bus Terminal in 2013
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World Financial Center in 2016

The New York City Half Marathon (branded as the United Airlines NYC Half) is an annual half marathon road running race from Brooklyn's Prospect Park to Manhattan's Central Park via the Manhattan Bridge, held since 2006. [a] It passes through or by Times Square, Grand Central, and both Grand Army Plazas. New York Road Runners (NYRR) administers the race.

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History

Numerous world class runners have participated in the race, including marathon record holders Haile Gebrselassie [5] and Paula Radcliffe, Olympic marathon medalists Catherine Ndereba, [6] Meb Keflezighi, [7] and Deena Kastor, [8] 2008 U.S. Olympic marathoner Dathan Ritzenhein, [9] and American half marathon record holder Ryan Hall. [10]

Gebrselassie set the men's course record in 2007, with a time of 59:24. [5] [11] On March 20, 2016, Molly Huddle set the women's record with a time of 1:07:41. [12]

In its earlier years, the event was run on various dates in the summer; in 2010, it was moved to March. The 2010 race had a field of 14,821 registered runners and 11,604 finishers. [13] Mary Wittenberg, president of the NYRR, said in 2010 that she expected a possible growth of over 20,000 participants in future years. [14]

On October 8, 2014, United Airlines, which was the sponsor of many of the NYRR races, became the title sponsor of the NYC Half Marathon. [15]

The 2020 and 2021 races were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] All registrants were given the option of obtaining a full refund or guaranteed, non-complimentary entry to the March 2022 race. [4] [16] [b]

Course

External images
Searchtool.svg Course map of half marathon in 2012
Searchtool.svg Course map of half marathon in 2019 [17]

2006–2008

From 2006 through 2008, the course started in Central Park near East 85th Street and looped clockwise for approximately 7.6 miles (more than one full loop) until runners exited Central Park onto Seventh Avenue and through Times Square. Runners made a right turn onto West 42nd Street, followed by a left turn onto the West Side Highway, adjacent to the Hudson River. The race ended on the West Side Highway by Rector Street, near the southern tip of Manhattan. [18] [19]

2009–2017

From 2009 through 2017, the course started near East 72nd Street with a counter-clockwise 6.2-mile (10 km) loop around hilly Central Park. [20] The course then flattened and went along Seventh Avenue to Times Square, where it followed 42nd Street to the West Side Highway, adjacent to the Hudson River. The race passed through Battery Park and finished at Wall Street near the southern tip of Manhattan. [21]

Since 2018

In October 2017, NYRR announced a course change for the 2018 race. [22] The course begins in Prospect Park and heads northwest along Flatbush Avenue, and then crosses the Manhattan Bridge. Runners then proceed through the Lower East Side towards FDR Drive, and exit onto 42nd Street. At Times Square, the course heads north on Seventh Avenue into Central Park. Runners follow the main loop in Central Park clockwise, cut across the park on the 102nd Street Transverse, and then finish near 75th Street on the west side of the park.

Winners

2012 winner Kenyan Peter Kirui passing Ethiopian Deriba Merga in Central Park about 4 miles (6 km) in 2012 NYC Half Kirui Merga.jpg
2012 winner Kenyan Peter Kirui passing Ethiopian Deriba Merga in Central Park about 4 miles (6 km) in
Finisher medal from 2016 New York Half Marathon Medal 2016.jpg
Finisher medal from 2016

Key:    Course record (in bold)

Ed.DateMale winnerTime [c] Female winnerTime [c] Non-binary winnerTime [c] Rf.
12006.08.27Flag of Kenya.svg  Tom Nyariki  (KEN)1:01:22Flag of Kenya.svg  Catherine Ndereba  (KEN)1:09:43not contested
22007.08.05Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Haile Gebrselassie  (ETH)59:24Flag of Kenya.svg  Hilda Kibet  (KEN)1:10:32
32008.07.27Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Tadese Tola  (ETH)1:00:58Flag of Kenya.svg  Catherine Ndereba  (KEN)1:10:19
42009.08.16Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Tadese Tola  (ETH)1:01:06Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Paula Radcliffe  (GBR)1:09:45
52010.03.21Flag of Kenya.svg  Peter Kamais  (KEN)59:52Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mara Yamauchi  (GBR)1:09:17
62011.03.20Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mo Farah  (GBR)1:00:23Flag of Kenya.svg  Caroline Rotich  (KEN)1:08:52
72012.03.18Flag of Kenya.svg  Peter Kirui  (KEN)59:39Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Firehiwot Dado  (ETH)1:08:35
82013.03.17Flag of Kenya.svg  Wilson Kipsang  (KEN)1:01:02Flag of Kenya.svg  Caroline Rotich  (KEN)1:09:09
92014.03.16Flag of Kenya.svg  Geoffrey Mutai  (KEN)1:00:50Flag of Kenya.svg  Sally Kipyego  (KEN)1:08:31
102015.03.15Flag of Kenya.svg  Leonard Korir  (KEN)1:01:06Flag of the United States.svg  Molly Huddle  (USA)1:08:31
112016.03.20Flag of Kenya.svg  Stephen Sambu  (KEN)1:01:16Flag of the United States.svg  Molly Huddle  (USA)1:07:41
122017.03.19Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Feyisa Lilesa  (ETH)1:00:04Flag of the United States.svg  Molly Huddle  (USA)1:08:19
132018.03.18Flag of the United States.svg  Ben True  (USA)1:02:39Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Buze Diriba  (ETH)1:12:23
142019.03.17Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Belay Tilahun  (ETH)1:02:10Flag of Kenya.svg  Joyciline Jepkosgei  (KEN)1:10:07
——cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic [3] [4]
152022.03.20Flag of Kenya.svg  Rhonex Kipruto  (KEN)1:00:30Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Senbere Teferi  (ETH)1:07:35Flag of the United States.svg  Jacob Caswell  (USA)1:12:20 [1] [23]
162023.03.19Flag of Uganda.svg  Jacob Kiplimo  (UGA)1:01:31Flag of Kenya.svg  Hellen Obiri  (KEN)1:07:21Flag of the United States.svg  Ian Stowe  (USA)1:15:26 [24]
172024.03.17Flag of Kenya.svg  Abel Kipchumba  (KEN)1:00:25Flag of Norway.svg  Karoline Grøvdal  (NOR)1:09:09Flag of the United States.svg  Galo Vasquez  (USA)1:10:41 [25]

Notes

  1. ↑ The event was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. [3] [4]
  2. ↑ Registrants who obtained their 2021 entry via deferring their 2020 entry had the option of deferring their entry again to 2022, and registrants who earned their entry via an NYRR program would have their entries automatically deferred to 2022. [4] [16]
  3. 1 2 3 h:m:s

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