the elite field took off, followed by the rest of the field of 19,297 runners. with the Wheelchair and Handcycle participants leading the way. The marathoners continued through the park and then down and back along Ocean Parkway before returning to the park for the finish of their 26.2-mile run. The historic new course started at McCarren Park in hip North Brooklyn, continued around the East River waterfront under the Williamsburg, Manhattan, and Brooklyn Bridges, headed up the grand concourses of Fulton Street and Flatbush Avenue before passing through Grand Army Plaza and historic brownstone Brooklyn into Prospect Park where the half marathoners finished their 13.1-mile journey.
Today in Brooklyn, that dream became a reality.” “The Brooklyn running community has long dreamt of the day when the borough hosted a major marathon completely on their own streets. “Here on the iconic streets of Brooklyn, a new running tradition has begun in New York City,” said Steve Lastoe, Founder and CEO of NYCRUNS, the popular organizer of running events throughout New York City including the NYCRUNS Brooklyn Marathon & Half Marathon. New York City’s newest major road running event featured runners of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds representing all 50 states, Puerto Rico and 37 countries around the globe. Six Champions Crowned in the Half-Marathon and Marathon, Featuring Winners in the Non-Binary, Women’s, and Men’s Fieldsīrooklyn, NY, April 24, 2022-In a first for the iconic streets of Brooklyn, 19,297 runners finished the 2022 NYCRUNS Brooklyn Marathon & Half Marathon today. Streets of Brooklyn Hosted Runners of All Ages, Abilities, and Backgrounds at New York City’s Newest Major Road Running Event
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