2026 United Airlines NYC Half

Race Start Time and Location:

On 4/11/26, NYTri is coming to Brooklyn to host our 37th Annual Spring Duathlon in Prospect Park. Prospect Park is always a special place for us because we are from Brooklyn! In 2024, we have added the entire outer park look for your second run, all 3.3 miles (5k). We are racing the same course once again this year. Your final lap of the run will be around the big loop completing all 3.3 miles, with a total of 140ft elevation gain. Be ready because the hill to the Grand Army Plaza is no joke!

Here is what you can expect on race day. At 7:30 am the race will start in Lincoln Field by the triangle grass area by the Well House Dr (E Lake Dr and Lincoln Rd entrance).

Run #1 beginning at 7:30 am is a fast loop around the park’s inner circle. Athletes will set out along East Dr and make a left through Center Dr, where you will cut across the park, exiting west side. With little gain in elevation you’ll head around Prospect Park Lake where you will pick up speed as you head in for the bike.

The bike route consists of 3 loops totaling 10 miles around Prospect Park Drive. As athletes make their way up to the Grand Army Plaza you will encounter the full PP hill on the front end and a HUGE downhill on the back of each loop. After 3 of these loops make sure you save energy to take on the same course for the run!

Run #2: The final leg of this course! Athletes will run the entire 3.3 mile PP loop. Finishing the run course with a 140ft+ elevation gain. Athletes will cross the finish line at the same place we started, in Lincoln Field.

Remember to read our Race FAQs if you haven’t done so.

Prospect Park Spring Duathlon distance:

Run distance is 2.1 miles (small loop).

Bike distance is 10 miles (3 laps).

Run distance is 3.3 miles (full loop).

Volunteers:

You are needed from 5 am to 11 am. Our races start at 7:30 am unless stated the otherwise. Once you arrived, report to our Race Director Victor. He will go over your race duty as well as where you need to be. Don’t leave until the race is finished. You have to sign out to earn your race credit for your next race.

The Prospect Park Spring Duathlon is not USAT certified or sanctioned. USAT racing license isn’t required to compete in our race.

The Denim Runs are the first national race series dedicated to honoring survivors of sexual assault. During Sexual Assault Awareness Month, these runs unite communities across the country to celebrate survivor strength, foster belonging, and redefine what support and solidarity look like, one stride at a time.

Zoomies Run Club (founded by the Okamoto sisters) is partnering with the Summer Foundation to host the NYC Denim Run. More details to come!

Saturday, April 18th, 2026 in NYC

Main Address: TBD

We can’t wait to welcome you to the pier for an unforgettable day of purpose, empowerment, and denim-powered joy. Lace up, show up, and stand with survivors at the 2026 Denim Run NYC!

The Jersey City Road Runners (JCRR) in partnership with the City of Jersey City invites you to its 4th Annual Jersey City Marathon and Half Marathon at Newport, taking place April 19, 2026, with a 7 AM start time. The marathon and half-marathon will be a USA Track & Field-sanctioned event on a USATF-certified course, one of the fastest and flattest in the United States. Furthermore, runners will have the opportunity to race through Jersey City’s uniquely diverse and culturally rich neighborhoods.

This race will be a 2027 Boston Marathon Qualifying event.

The FDNY Foundation is proud to partner with SL Green Realty Corp. for the 4th Annual FDNY Foundation Climb to SUMMIT at One Vanderbilt in New York City on Sunday, April 19, 2026. Climbers will race up 1,100 feet in the sky to SUMMIT One Vanderbilt to highlight the importance of physical fitness for the brave FDNY firefighters, EMTs and paramedics who are always ready to respond at a moment’s notice. Funds raised will support training and fitness equipment for FDNY members.

In the last few years, firefighters had to run up 21 flights of stairs donning full bunker gear weighing upwards of 60 lbs in 70+ degree weather to rescue families trapped in a fire in a high-rise building as the elevators were inoperable. After such a strenuous climb, they then executed a lifesaving roof rope rescue on the outside of the building to save the occupants. Timing, training and physical fitness all played an integral part of the success of this life-saving incident.

One Vanderbilt anchors the modernization of Manhattan and shines like a beacon to the world with its iconic shape, setting a new standard for architecture in New York. Measuring 1,401 feet tall, One Vanderbilt is the tallest commercial skyscraper in midtown Manhattan and among the top 30 tallest buildings in the world. This momentous climb ends at SUMMIT One Vanderbilt located in the crown of the building. SUMMIT is New York’s newest and most immersive observatory experience offering a masterful blend of multisensorial art, technology, and thills amongst 360-views of the skyline.

This year, we are embracing the organic transformation of Scootathon as an athletic event for grades 5 and younger, on "The Mini Loop" in the Nethermead of Prospect Park, directly following May Fair, on Saturday, May 2nd, 2026. "The Big Loop' has been retired but May Fair, in the morning, continues as an all student / ALL COMMUNITY event. Hoopathon is a new and exciting companion fundraiser just for middle schoolers, a basketball sleep-over event taking place on April 24-25 at Brooklyn Waldorf School. All middle schoolers are invited to sign up,

EC-Grade 5 families: Read more about Scootathon. Middle School families: Read more about Hoopathon.