NYCRUNS offers prize money for the following half marathons:
- NYCRUNS Brooklyn Half Marathon
- New Jersey Half Marathon at Newport (NYCRUNS Member Prize Money Only
- NYCRUNS Falling Leaves Half Marathon (NYCRUNS Member Prize Money Only)
- NYCRUNS Big Apple Half Marathon (NYCRUNS Member Prize Money Only)
- NYCRUNS Central Park Half Marathon (NYCRUNS Member Prize Money Only)
Prize money is offered to the Top-10 finishers (by gun time) in each of the three gender divisions (Male, Female, Nonbinary /Gender Nonconforming).
First prize for the NYCRUNS Brooklyn Half Marathon is $2,500. For all other races the first prize is $1,000 and available only to NYCRUNS Members. Please see the specific race page for the full distribution.
For the NYCRUNS Brooklyn Half Marathon, athletes who meet the following criteria will be eligible for prize money:
- Men – 1:10:00 or faster (gun time)
- Women – 1:20:00 or faster (gun time)
- Nonbinary/Gender Nonconforming – 1:20:00 or faster (gun time)
- You must have competed only in your registered gender, and your gender must not have been changed on your NYCRUNS profile, within six (6) months of the event
- You must be able to provide results from at least three (3) officially scored races in your registered gender
- You must be able to provide a copy of an official government issued ID (i.e., driver’s license, passport) that confirms your registered gender (if you are unable to obtain an official government ID that either identifies your registered gender or allows you to not identify a gender, NYCRUNS will take that under consideration when determining eligibility for prize money)
- If you finish in the Top-10 of any division (Male, Female, Nonbinary/Gender Nonconforming) but cannot verify your gender using these guidelines, you will be disqualified and removed from the results
- You can request review of any of the eligibility guidelines as they relate to your specific situation (except for time standards) by filling out this form
- NYCRUNS retains the right to review and determine all decisions on prize money eligibility
For the NYCRUNS Central Park Half Marathon, New Jersey Half Marathon at Newport, NYCRUNS Falling Leaves Half Marathon, and NYCRUNS Big Apple Half Marathon, only NYCRUNS members meeting the following criteria will be eligible for prize money:
- Men – 1:20:00 or faster (gun time)
- Women – 1:30:00 or faster (gun time)
- Nonbinary/Gender Nonconforming – 1:30:00 or faster (gun time)
- You must be a NYCRUNS member in good standing prior to and on race day
- You must have competed only in your registered gender, and your gender must not have been changed on your NYCRUNS profile, within six (6) months of the event
- You must have a history of competing in NYCRUNS events, which includes being officially scored in at least three (3) NYCRUNS events in your registered gender
- You must be able to provide a copy of an official government issued ID (i.e., driver’s license, passport) that confirms your registered gender (if you are unable to obtain an official government ID that either identifies your registered gender or allows you to not identify a gender, NYCRUNS will take that under consideration when determining eligibility for prize money)
- If you finish in the Top-10 of any division (Male, Female, Nonbinary/Gender Nonconforming) but cannot verify your gender using these guidelines, you will be disqualified and removed from the results
- You can request review of any of the eligibility guidelines as they relate to your specific situation (except for time standards) by filling out this form
- NYCRUNS retains the right to review and determine all decisions on prize money eligibility