Here’s the least you need to know for the NYCRUNS Falling Leaves Half Marathon & 5K in Prospect Park on Saturday, October 19:
Getting There
It’s best to use mass transit. The closet subway stops are Prospect Park (B/Q) and 15th St. / Prospect Park (F/G). The closet bus stops are Prospect Park Southwest/11th Ave. (B68) and Ocean Ave./Lincoln Rd. (B16). Citi Bike stations are located at Prospect Park Southwest /16th St. and Lincoln Rd./Ocean Ave. If you’re getting a ride, use 101 Prospect Park Southwest as the destination address to be dropped off at. The Festival Area and Start Corrals are just a short walk away.
Athlete Arrival Starts At 6:00 AM
The Festival Area is located in the Neathermead. This is where you’ll get your bib (if it wasn’t mailed to you), your race shirt, check your personal items, and get answers to any questions you have.
Pick Up Your Bib By 7:30 AM
If you didn’t receive your bib in the mail, you will pick it up race morning beginning at 6:00 AM at the Bib Pick-Up Tent (along with the four pins you’ll use to attach it to an outside layer of clothing around your torso). The Bib Pick-Up Tent will close at 7:30 AM. You will need to show the QR code located on the bottom of this email (it’s also on your NYCRUNS Dashboard). If you run without a bib, your time won’t be recorded in our race results, you won’t receive a race photo, and you won’t get a medal. For safety and security reasons and per NYCRUNS policy, only you can run with your race bib.
Bag Check
Beginning at 6:00 AM, if you have gear to check, head over to Bag Check at the Festival Area and drop your things off. For security reasons, all items must be in a clear bag. NYCRUNS can provide an 18” x 24” clear bag if you don’t have one. Sorry, but we are not able to check non-clear bags such as backpacks, messenger bags, totes, purses, etc.
Both Race Distances Start At 8:00 AM
The Half Marathon & 5K start together. Please be on time. Late starts will not be allowed.
The Start Corrals Are On Well House Drive
The Start Corrals are a short walk from the Festival Area. Runners will stage in the Corrals along Well House Drive, beginning at the intersection of West Drive. The Start Line is on West Drive, just south of Well House Drive.
Line Up For The Start In Your Proper Corral
To create a safer and more enjoyable running environment, we use a pace-based corral system. Your Corral will be based on the pace you entered at the time of registration. Corrals will line up from AA through F and will be noted on your bib. Both distances will corral and start together.
Review Your Course Map
The half marathon course is comprised of just under 4 full loops of the park and a final sprint down Center Drive. This means that you will pass Center Drive three times and then make one final left turn to the finish. The 5K course subtracts three of those loops.
Get Your Swag
Your race shirt can be picked up on race day only beginning at 6:00 AM at the Shirt Pick-Up Tent before or after you run the race. Before the race is better to make sure you get the size you want. You’ll also receive a beautiful, autumnally adorned Finisher’s Medal after you complete the race.
Free Massage
PT of the City will be set up in the Festival Area providing complimentary massages for runners, before and after the race.
Check Your Results
You’ll receive an email after the race with your results. The full race results will be posted on our Results Page after the race as well. Give it a day and if you do not see your results online or receive an email with your finish time, please fill out this form.
For all other details, please visit the NYCRUNS Falling Leaves Half Marathon & 5K race page.