Sri Chinmoy New Year's Day Half-Marathon
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Sri Chinmoy New Year's Day Half-Marathon
The Sri Chinmoy New Year's Day Half-Marathon is a single-distance road race held on January 1, 2027 in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, New York. The event uses a USATF course certification #NY22047DNB and follows a measured looped circuit that passes the Unisphere, the Queens Museum of Art and the Fountain of the Planets.
The race distance is a Half-Marathon, composed of a 0.36-mile start loop plus ten 1.274-mile main loops, with mile signs posted along the course. The organisers describe the course as flat and fast; all runners' laps are counted. The event enforces a time limit of three hours, stated also as a 13:45 per mile minimum pace.
On-course support includes aid stations every mile and one main aid station adjacent to Race-Day Central offering water and Skratch hydration. Event amenities listed by the organisers include free parking, bag check, custom long-sleeve race tops, custom finisher medals, free finisher photos, and a post-race pancake breakfast. Packet shipping is offered for an additional fee and packet pickup is available at the race site.
Awards are given in men's and women's categories with age-group breakdowns and multiple places per category; custom medals are provided for all finishers. The event is sponsored by the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in cooperation with the NYC Parks Department. Participants must be at least 16 years old on race day and entries cannot be transferred. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
