NYCRUNS Brooklyn Half Marathon
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NYCRUNS Brooklyn Experience Half Marathon
The NYCRUNS Brooklyn Experience Half Marathon takes place in Brooklyn on Sunday, April 25, 2027. The event traces a route from North Brooklyn neighborhoods including Williamsburg and Greenpoint to a finish in Prospect Park. The race grew from a 2011 Prospect Park marathon, added a half marathon in 2018, expanded boroughwide in 2022, and became a standalone half in 2023. In 2026, 28,052 runners finished the race.
The USATF certified course is electronically timed using the MYLAPS Bibtag system. The route passes along the East River waterfront and under the Williamsburg, Manhattan, and Brooklyn Bridges and includes timing split points, clocks, bathrooms, medical support, and pace teams provided by the Prospect Park Track Club between 1:30 - 3:00.
Amenities include an official participant shirt picked up at the pre-race Expo or mailed for a fee, a collector finisher medal, nine fluid stations roughly one to one-and-a-half miles apart, post-race water and electrolyte fluids, NY State apples, and bagels. Bag check is available only at the Expo and requires a single clear bag (18 x 24).
Pricing tiers and a 10% member discount are published with early deadlines. NYCRUNS members have deferral rights including no-questions deferral to 2028 if done at least 10 days before the race; later deferral terms also apply. Handcycle and Wheelchair divisions are accepted. Multiple start waves and corrals are assigned by declared pace. Results, awards for overall and age groups, prize money distribution, VIP options, and event policies on refunds, transfers, and on-course rules are published by the organizer. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
