New York City Half Marathon

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. It passes through or by Times Square, Grand Central, and both Grand Army Plazas. New York Road Runners (NYRR) administers the race.

New York City Half Marathon
Times Square during inaugural race in 2006
DateUsually the 3rd Sunday in March
LocationNew York City
Event typeRoad
DistanceHalf marathon
13.109 miles (21.097 km)
Primary sponsorUnited Airlines
Established2006 (2006)
Course records59:24 (men)
1:07:41 (women)
Official sitenyrr.org
Participants24,663 finishers (2019)[1]
1:30 pace group on 7th Avenue passing Park Central Hotel, 2008
Port Authority Bus Terminal in 2013
World Financial Center in 2016

History

Numerous world class runners have participated in the race, including marathon record holders Haile Gebrselassie[2] and Paula Radcliffe, Olympic marathon medalists Catherine Ndereba,[3] Meb Keflezighi,[4] and Deena Kastor,[5] 2008 U.S. Olympic marathoner Dathan Ritzenhein,[6] and American half marathon record holder Ryan Hall.[7]

Gebrselassie set the men's course record in 2007, with a time of 59:24.[2][8] On March 20, 2016, Molly Huddle set the women's record with a time of 1:07:41.[9]

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.[10] Mary Wittenberg, president of the NYRR, said in 2010 that she expected a possible growth of over 20,000 participants in future years.[11]

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.[12]

All races since 2020 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] All registrants are given the option of obtaining a full refund or guaranteed, non-complimentary entry to the next future race.[14][15][lower-alpha 1]

Course
External images
Course map of half marathon in 2012
Course map of half marathon in 2019[16]

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.[17][18]

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.[19] 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.[20]

Since 2018

In October 2017, NYRR announced a course change for the 2018 race.[21] 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
Finisher medal from 2016

Key:    Course record (in bold)

Ed. Year Date Men's winner Time[lower-alpha 2] Women's winner Time[lower-alpha 2] Rf.
1 2006 August 27  Tom Nyariki (KEN)1:01:22  Catherine Ndereba (KEN)1:09:43
2 2007 August 5  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)59:24  Hilda Kibet (KEN)1:10:32
3 2008 July 27  Tadese Tola (ETH)1:00:58  Catherine Ndereba (KEN)1:10:19
4 2009 August 16  Tadese Tola (ETH)1:01:06  Paula Radcliffe (GBR)1:09:45
5 2010 March 21  Peter Kamais (KEN)59:52  Mara Yamauchi (GBR)1:09:17
6 2011 March 20  Mo Farah (GBR)1:00:23  Caroline Rotich (KEN)1:08:52
7 2012 March 18  Peter Kirui (KEN)59:39  Firehiwot Dado (ETH)1:08:35
8 2013 March 17  Wilson Kipsang (KEN)1:01:02  Caroline Rotich (KEN)1:09:09
9 2014 March 16  Geoffrey Mutai (KEN)1:00:50  Sally Kipyego (KEN)1:08:31
10 2015 March 15  Leonard Korir (KEN)1:01:06  Molly Huddle (USA)1:08:31
11 2016 March 20  Stephen Sambu (KEN)1:01:16  Molly Huddle (USA)1:07:41
12 2017 March 19  Feyisa Lilesa (ETH)1:00:04  Molly Huddle (USA)1:08:19
13 2018 March 18  Ben True (USA)1:02:39  Buze Diriba (ETH)1:12:23
14 2019 March 17  Belay Tilahun (ETH)1:02:10  Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN)1:10:07
—cancelled since 2020 due to coronavirus pandemic[13][14]

Notes
  1. 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.[14][15]
  2. h:m:s

See also

References
  1. https://archive.is/20201206043531/https://results.nyrr.org/event/H2019/finishers
  2. "10,000 Runners for NYC Half-Marathon". WABC-TV. August 14, 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2009.
  3. "Familiar Champions Shine at the NYC Half-Marathon". New York Road Runners. August 17, 2009. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
  4. "NYC Half Marathon 2006 – Inaugural Run". Marathonguide.com. Retrieved February 10, 2009.
  5. "Paula Radcliffe to Continue Recovery in New York Half Marathon". The Guardian. August 12, 2009. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
  6. "Running 'Ritz' Takes 3rd in NYC Half-Marathon". Daily Camera. July 28, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2009.
  7. "Radcliffe's NYC Win Boosts World Title Bid". CNN. August 16, 2009. Retrieved August 16, 2009.
  8. Freeman, Rick (August 5, 2007). "Haile Gebrselassie Wins NYC Half Marathon to Keep Unbeaten Record". USA Today. Retrieved February 10, 2009.
  9. Dutch, Taylor (March 20, 2016). "Molly Huddle Battles Joyce Chepkirui For NYC Half Win". flotrack.org. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  10. "Kamais, Yamauchi Win at NYC Half Marathon". WABC-TV. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  11. Denman, Elliott (March 17, 2010). "NYC Half-Marathon: Humble Beginning, Grand Plans". Universal Sports. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  13. NYRR (March 10, 2020). "NYC Half Cancellation". New York Road Runners. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  14. https://archive.is/20201205092732/https://www.nyrr.org/media-center/press-release/20201202_NYCHalf
  15. https://web.archive.org/web/20201205092656/https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a34851352/nyc-half-marathon-canceled-covid-19-coronavirus/
  16. https://web.archive.org/web/20201027113418/https://www.hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2019/april/united-airlines-nyc-half-marathon
  17. "Kopac's Corner: 2007 NYC Half-Marathon". www.mhrrc.org. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  18. http://nyc-half-marathon.runnerspace.com/members/photos/4/12620_full.jpg
  19. Monti, David (2009). "NYC Half-Marathon Confirmed for August 16". LetsRun.com. Retrieved April 30, 2009.
  20. Hanc, John (July 24, 2008). "Fitness – When It Comes to Marathons, Half May Be Better Than Whole". The New York Times. Retrieved February 10, 2009.
  21. "New York Road Runners Introduces Iconic New Course and Expanded Field for 2018 United Airlines NYC Half, Set for Sunday, March 18". New York Road Runners. 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
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