2015 Rock and Roll Brooklyn Half Marathon - Race Results

There's another half marathon in the County of Kings, and today, Oct. 10th marked the first Rock and Roll Brooklyn Half Marathon. The Rock and Roll series came to Brooklyn a few years back and, after holding a 10K for several years, the series stepped up to the half marathon distance this year.

To see how you or your friends did today, check out the Rock and Roll Brooklyn Half Marathon results (new link). This page shows the top finishers by default, but you can search by name, bib number, age group, and other criteria. To find more details about today's race, see the race coverage page. You can find results for the previous Rock and Roll Brooklyn races (10Ks) at the race results page.

The overall winners were Birhanu Dare Kemal of New York in 1:05:02 for the men, and Salome Kosgei of Kenya in 1:15:51 for the women. Other notable top finishers: Ben Bruce, the noted distance runner (and husband of Stephanie Rothstein Bruce) came in fourth among men in 1:06:51, while New York City's Lesley Higgins of New York Athletic Club was third among women in 1:20:07.

Congrats to all participants. And if you're interested in the 2016 Rock and Roll Brooklyn Half Marathon, it will be held on Oct. 8th.

2014 Brooklyn Marathon - Race Results

See the results page for the 2014 Brooklyn Marathon below!

This year's Brooklyn Marathon is currently underway, and you can check results at the results page. (Note: as of 12:30 p.m. Sunday, no overall results are shown, but bookmark the page and check back later.)

In the meantime, you can look up Brooklyn Marathon results for the 2011, 2012, and 2013.

Good luck to all of this year's Brooklyn Marathon competitors! And if you're interested in running another marathon (or half) in the City's parks, check out the NYCRuns Central Park Marathon and Half Marathon, on Feb. 22nd.

2013 Brooklyn Marthon - Course Map, Runner Tracking, & More

The Brooklyn Marathon, the first new marathon to be held in NYC in years, celebrates its third edition this Sunday, Nov. 17th, and here is some information you'll want to know whether you're running or watching.

See below for details on the third annual Brooklyn Marathon.

As before, the course consists of nine full or partial loops of Prospect Park (NYCRuns, the organizers, hope to one day move the race out onto the streets). More information:

• details about the course
• course map here (PDF)
• directions to the race and to the packet pick-up
• runner tracking via email, Facebook, Twitter, or text with Sportsflash

Where's a good place to watch the Brooklyn Marathon and see the lead runners finish? Here's what NYCRuns head honcho Steve Lastoe advised in an email:

Find a spot not far from the South Brooklyn Running Club water station on West Drive and then head to the finish line when the first runners pass by—you should have about 10 minutes. If you need a little more time than that, the North Brooklyn Runners Station on East Drive should do it. 

Good luck to all the runners in the 2013 Brooklyn Marathon. And speaking of new marathons in NYC, NYCRuns will once again be holding its Central Park Marathon and Half Marathon next year, on Feb. 23rd.

2013 NYCRuns Central Park Marathon & Half Marathon: Race Results

The ever-expanding NYCRuns introduced another race into the City's running history last weekend with the Central Park Marathon and Half Marathon, and you can find the results below.

The group created the immensely popular Brooklyn Marathon and has added a number of other races of varying sizes and distances in the NYC metro area. With the Central Park Marathon, it helped fill the void left by the cancellation of November's New York City Marathon with a 26.2 race held entirely in Central Park's borders (the same way the NYC Marathon began). And this event added a half marathon to boot. (I wanted to run the latter, but unfortunately urgent family business had me out of town.)

Here's a write-up on the races from the NYCRuns website.

Results for Sunday's inaugural Central Park Marathon and Half Marathon:
Central Park Marathon
Central Park Half Marathon

Congrats to all participants! I hope to be one of them next year.

Looking for a Marathon in NYC? Get on the Brooklyn Waiting List

The Brooklyn Marathon may be expanding its field.

UPDATE, Nov. 7th: We received an e-mail from NYCRuns late Wednesday night with the bad news that their request to expand the Brooklyn Marathon's field has been turned down, and that no more entries can be added. 
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If you're looking for a marathon in the five boroughs to replace the canceled New York City Marathon, you might want to consider looking into the second running of the Brooklyn Marathon on November 18th. It had already reached its capacity, but the organizers, NYCRuns, have instituted a waiting list as they look into expanding their field of entrants.

From the NYCRuns announcement:

"At this time, we can only offer a non-refundable waitlist. We hope to be able to allow you all in to the race but that is far from certain. If we are not able to increase the field size we will not process refunds but we will allow you to use the credit for any other NYCRUNS owned events through the end of 2013. So, just to recap. No refunds – either you get into Brooklyn or the fee transfers to other NYCRUNS races of your choice.

The cost for waitlist registration is $125. if our request for increased capacity is met the cost will rise to $150. Fifty dollars of this amount will be donated directly to The Prospect Park Alliance at the $125. price point. Seventy-five dollars will be donated at the $150. price point."

 If you're looking into a replacement for the NYC Marathon and don't want to head out of town, consider the Brooklyn Marathon. At least with this race if you don't get in, you can use your non-refundable registration fee to register for other races that NYCRuns holds throughout the year. (And NYCRuns sponsors a lot of races throughout the city and beyond, from 5Ks in Riverside Park to half-marathons in Brooklyn and the Yonkers Marathon.)

One last New York City Marathon note: many of the runners who were supposed to tour the five boroughs on foot did great job of making the best of a disappointing situation by running 26.2 miles in Central Park or by heading to Staten Island to assist in the Hurricane Sandy relief effort.

If you're interesting in contributing to the Hurricane Sandy relief effort, look into the New York Road Runners Club's "Race to Recover" initiative, or consider contributing directly to the American Red Cross at redcross.org.

2012 Yonkers Marathon & Half Marathon - Race Results

The 2012 running of the Yonkers Marathon and Half Marathon took place yesterday, and you can find the race results here. (Half marathon results here.)

One of the oldest marathons in the U.S., the race is now held under the auspices of the ever-growing NYCRuns, which holds numerous races throughout the year and introduced the Brooklyn Marathon last year. (By the way, this year's Brooklyn Marathon will take place Nov. 18th.)

Congratulations to all runners who braved the challenging hills of Westchester County to complete the 2012 Yonkers Marathon and Half Marathon.

Inaugural Brooklyn Marathon Nearly Full

Registration is filling up fast for the first-ever Brooklyn Marathon on Nov. 20th.

Fewer than 20 spots remain open for the inaugural Brooklyn Marathon in Prospect Park, the race organizers announced on Twitter this morning. The race, which takes place on November 20th, is capped at 250 participants and has about 20 spots.

[UPDATE: See information on the 2012 Brooklyn Marathon, which will be held Nov. 18th.]

It seems a marathon in Brooklyn is an idea whose time has come, based on how quickly the race is filling up. Although the race takes place totally in Prospect Park, the organizers, NYCRUNS, hope to take it out into the streets in future years. (It should be remembered that the first New York City Marathon consisted of four-plus loops of Central Park.)

The Brooklyn Marathon will consist of six full loops of Prospect Park and three lower loops.

Find out more details about the inaugural 2011 Brooklyn Marathon here (including a map of Prospect Park, with a downloadable version). If you aren't planning on running it or can't get in, you can always come out to cheer, or to volunteer.

For runners interesting in knowing the Brooklyn Marathon elevation, I found this map and elevation profile for Prospect Park online. It's designed for a bike-riding course and I can't vouch for its accuracy, but it was supposedly created using a GPS device. Here's another map and elevation profile of Prospect Park.

If you're interested in running the first-ever Brooklyn Marathon, you'll want to register soon.