New York City Half Marathon 2027
New York, NY, USA
Date not yet announced — estimated March 14, 2027
The course
Park-to-park course starting near Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Museum in Brooklyn, running through the park and down Flatbush Avenue. It climbs over the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan, continues up the FDR Drive, passes Grand Central Terminal and runs through a car-free Times Square before finishing in Central Park. The bridge climb is the course's defining feature; otherwise mostly flat.
Course summary source: runningusa.org
Course map & elevation
No GPS track for this course yet.
We haven't mapped the New York City Half Marathon route yet. Elevation data will appear here once a licensed or organizer-verified course map is available.
Training for the New York City Half Marathon?
Coach Icarus builds your plan around your fitness, your schedule, and this course's elevation.
Race-week weather
Typical high
12°C
Typical low
2°C
Year-to-year swing
±1.4°C
Rain
3.5 mm/day
Based on 2020-2025 of race-week history, with peak gusts around 22 km/h.
Difficulty
Race facts
- Official race site
- nyrr.org ↗
- Start time
- 07:00
- Field size
- 30,229 finishers (2026)
- Boston qualifier
- No
Distances: 21.1 km
Training for the New York City Half Marathon?
Coach Icarus builds your plan around your fitness, your schedule, and this course's elevation.
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