Registration for The 10th Annual Father’s Day Race Against Prostate Cancer is now open. And, according to the official NYRR Twitter account, Brooklyn Half Marathon info is “coming soon.”
Updated 3/23/09: Mary Wittenberg says date and course hopefully confirmed by 3/27/09.
On April 25th, 2009, The Wildlife Conservation Society will hold their first annual Run for the Wild 5K through The Bronx Zoo. It is an untimed run/walk for all ages and is not intended to be a competitive event. Proceeds from the race support WCS and the United Nations “Year of the Gorilla.” The race starts at 9:00am and the registration fee includes complimentary Bronx Zoo entry and a Gorilla Forest ticket.
4,597 runners finished the NYRR 8000 Saturday morning in Central Park. The NYC Running blog was there and took a little bit of video of the race:
Coverage from around the web (check back for updates):
There has been an update posted to the official NYRR twitter feed about the Brooklyn Half Marathon and the WABC Father’s Day Fight Against Prostate Cancer:
For those wondering about the Bklyn Half and Father’s Day race…registration is coming. Should be no later than next week.
There is still no final confirmation on the date of the Brooklyn Half, which is currently on the calendar for May 30th with a note saying that the date is tentative.
Updated 3/23/09: Mary Wittenberg says date and course hopefully confirmed by 3/27/09.
This Saturday, March 14th in Central Park is the NYRR 8000. The race starts at 8:30am. The National Weather Service is predicting great weather for running: Sunny with a high near 52° for the day. Check back here Monday morning for our race report round-up.
A bit of “non-news” here: the 2009 NYRR Half-Marathon Grand Prix Presented by Continental Airlines: Brooklyn is still listed as tentative on the NYRR calendar on Saturday, May 30th. However, a NYRR staff member posted the following response to the NYRR Facebook group:
Starting a 12 week plan for this race. I hope that it gets confirmed soon. Details could come later, but want to make sure it will happen on that date. Could someone at least know if this is race is a go?
We are working on finalizing all approvals, dotting i’s and crossing t’s. As soon as NYRR can confirm we will. Apologies for the delay.
Updated 3/16/09: NYRR says should be opening registration sometime between 3/16 and 3/20.
Updated 3/23/09: Mary Wittenberg says date and course hopefully confirmed by 3/27/09.
From the Nike Run NYC Facebook Group:
From 1pm – 2pm every Monday, one of your favorite RUN NYC Coaches will be on the other end of the Run Nyc profile, ready to dish training advice and field any and all running questions. Have a question about your weekly mileage? Footwear or apparel? Knee hurting? We’re accessible for real-time feedback.
See the Facebook group for additional details.
Registration for this Saturday’s NYRR 8000 is now closed. The NYRR homepage and race page have not yet been updated, but you are no longer able to go through the online registation process for this race.
More® Magazine | Fitness® Magazine Marathon + Half-Marathon registration is now closed.
UPDATE: NYRR has now taken down any mention of More Marathon and Half Marathon nearing race capacity.
Original Post: NYRR just announced on their website that The More Marathon and Half Marathon, taking place April 26th, 2009 in Central Park is nearing registration capacity.