The change will mark the first time that a NYRR race has ever run across the Brooklyn Bridge, which will be in effect for the United Airlines NYC Half for the foreseeable future.
The New York Road Runners (NYRR) RBC Brooklyn Half has been recognized as the largest half marathon in the country for the last two years, touting a record-setting 28,000 participants in 2024.
What is now the NYCRUNS Brooklyn Experience Half Marathon started in 2011 as the NYCRUNS Brooklyn Marathon, a 26.2-mile race contained entirely within Prospect Park.
My first big race was in October 2016, when my dad and I ran the Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon in Brooklyn. Training gear: Nike and Outdoor Voices make up the bulk of my current workout wardrobe ...