2016 NYC Half Marathon - Live Results

The annual NYC Half Marathon is taking place this morning, taking runners on a tour of Manhattan from Central Park through Times Square down to the Financial District.

Whether you want to see how the elites did or follow friends who are running, check the live results page to check all the stats. Just enter the participant's bib number in the search box at the upper-right portion of the page. You can also check the course map.

How the elites do at the NYC Half Marathon? Find out at the leaderboard. Today's winners:

• Men: Stephen Sambu, 1:01:16
• Women: Molly Huddle, 1:10:41
• U.S. men: Sam Chelanga, 1:01:43
• U.S. women: Molly Huddle, 1:10:41
• Pro handrim wheelchair, men: Ernst van Dyk, 47:37
• Pro handrim wheelchair, women: Tatyana McFadden, 52:25

Fortunately the rain and snow held off on this first day of Spring, leaving the runners a chilly but dry course. Congrats to all finishers! Check the NYRR results page later today for full stats on finishers and times of today's NYC Half Marathon.

2015 NYC Half Marathon - Runner Tracking, Mobile App, Results, & More

See details on the 2015 NYC Half below, including runner tracking.

Congrats to all runners in the 2015 United Airlines NYC Half Marathon! The overall winners were Leonard Korir of Kenya for the men and Molly Huddle of the U.S. for the women (the first time an American woman has won the race). [See complete NYC Half Marathon race results].

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Runners take over Manhattan Sunday when the 2015 NYC Half Marathon brings elite athletes and everyday runners into the borough's streets. Here are some links to help you enjoy the race, whether you're running or watching.

Starting at 7:30 a.m., more than 20,000 runners will begin running through Central Park, then hit the streets to run to Times Square, west on 42nd St., and then to the West Side Highway, where they'll head south and pass through South Street Seaport and finish downtown Wall Street.

Find must-know information here:

• download the NYC Half Marathon mobile app for Apple and Android devices
• download the course map (PDF)
• see maps of the starting area and finish area (PDF)
• watch the race live on TV or online, starting at 7 a.m.
• find live unofficial results online at liveresults.nyrr.org once the race starts

See updates to the race on the NYC Half Facebook page and on the New York Road Runners Twitter feed. Also, look for and use the hashtag #UnitedNYCHalf.

Plenty of top athletes will be running the NYC Half Marathon, including (on the men's side) Stephen Sambu and Wesley Korir of Kenya,  and Americans including NYC Marathon champion Meb Keflezighi and Dathan Ritzenhein.The women's field includes Sally Kipyego, Joyce Chepkirui, and Buzunesh Deba, as well as Americans Molly Huddle and Desiree Linden.

Good luck to all runners, and here's hoping for fast times and an exciting finish.

2014 NYC Half Marathon - Results Posted

The 2014 NYC Half took place Sunday, March 16th, and some familiar faces ended up on the podium. Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya, winner of last year's NYC Marathon, took first place for the men, while his countrywoman Sally Kipyego won the women's division.

You can find full 2014 NYC Half results here. View results in order, or search for a particular runner by name, bib number, or other criteria.

More than 20,000 runners took part in this year's NYC Half, which takes place in Central Park and in the streets of Manhattan, from Times Square to lower Manhattan.

Congrats to all runners!

2013 NYC Half Marathon: [RESULTS] Course Info & More

[UPDATE: Get unofficial 2013 NYC Half Marathon results here, along with runner tracking tools.]
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Top elite athletes and thousands of everyday runners will run through the streets of Manhattan on Sunday at the 2013 NYC Half Marathon. In all, 15,000 runners will run the course from Central Park south through midtown, Chelsea, and other neighborhoods, and finishing at the historic South Street Seaport (see the NYC Half Marathon course map here in PDF format).

[Note: the 2013 NYC Half Marathon is being televised live in the NYC area on ABC channel 7 (starting at 7 a.m.) and on the Internet at 7 Online.] 

This year's race is being called "More Than a Run," "offering runners and their families, friends, and fans ways to get involved, give back, and have fun."

See the NYC Half Marathon race page for information on:

• packet pickup
• the post-race festival
• prize money
• the NYC Half Marathon Facebook page

Good luck to all participants!

2012 NYC Half Marathon - [RESULTS] Sunday, March 18th

Find all the details on Sunday's NYC Half Marathon below.

[UPDATE, 3/14/13: See information on the 2013 NYC Half Marathon, which takes place Sunday, March 17th.]

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[UPDATE: 2012 NYC Half Marathon results are now posted here. Overall, Peter Kirui of Kenya won the men's race in 59:39 (only 15 seconds off the course record), while Firehiwot Dado of Ethiopia established a women's course record of 1:08:35. Congrats to all finishers!]

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Let's hope all the runners in Sunday's NYC Half Marathon didn't overindulge on St. Patrick's Day and will be ready bright and early for the race's 7:30 a.m. start. Here's some information on Sunday's race through the streets of Manhattan:

• check out the race-day essentials (PDF file)
• get details on the baggage check, start corrals, and more
• download the course map (PDF file)
• watch the NYC Half Marathon live: on TV in the NYC area on ABC (channel 7) from 7 to 9 a.m., and from anywhere online, streaming live at 7online.com.
• track runners in the NYC Half: you can use TrackMyRunners™ via SMS and get real-time updates (for up to three runners) on your cellphone, Twitter account, or Facebook page ($0.99 fee)
• or, track runners free on the web from your computer (up to 10 runners; see NYC Half Marathon page on race day

The race begins will a full loop of Central Park; from there the runners exit the park and take to the streets of Manhattan. Along the way they'll pass through Times Square and run along the western waterfront of Manhattan, going past Battery Park and ending up at South Street Seaport.

Elite runners in the race include Meb Keflezighi (a winner of the NYC Marathon) on the men's side and Kara Goucher among the women. See pro women profiles and pro men profiles.

Good luck to all runners!

2011 NYC Half Marathon - Sunday! - RESULTS, Runner Tracking, Course, Elite Competitors, More

Runners get to take over the streets of Manhattan Sunday in the NYC Half Marathon, and middle-of-the-pack runners will be running the course along with elite athletes from around the world (more on them later). The race starts at 7:30 a.m. Here are some links for more information:
(UPDATE: NYC Half Marathon results now available here.)

NYC Half Marathon course map: The NYC Half begins on the Upper East Side in Central Park and makes a complete outer loop of the park, then goes down Seventh Avenue to Times Square, then along the Hudson River waterfront, and then to Lower Manhattan, near the financial district. (The page also details Manhattan road closures for the race.)

* Watch it online: You can follow the NYC Half live (and also on demand) at the NY Road Runners Club's new online TV channel.

* NYC Half Marathon runner tracking: There are three ways to track individual runners during the race, online, via e-mail, and via text message; see details at the link.

* Elite runners: There are quite a few elite runners from around the world running in the NYC Half Marathon. On the men's side, there are Americans Ryan Hall (the U.S. half-marathon record holder) and 2009 NYC Marathon champion Meb Keflezighi, as well as 2010 NYC Marathon champion Gebre Gebremariam of Ethiopia and Mo Farah of Great Britain, the 2010 European champion at 10,000 and 5,000 meters.

Elite runners in the women's field include U.S. Olympian Kara Goucher, Yuri Kano of Japan, and Edna Kiplagat of Kenya, the 2010 winner of both the NYC Marathon and the L.A. Marathon.

This will be a great race for runners and spectators, and the temperatures will be cool Sunday morning and ideal weather for distance running. Good luck to all participants!

Race Results - 2008 NYC Half Marathon

The 2008 NYC Half Marathon was held Sunday, July 27th, and fortunately the rain held up. Here you can find searchable race results for the NYC Half Marathon.

Many Olympians from a variety of countries were in the field, making this an exciting 13.1-mile race through the streets of Manhattan and Central Park.

Tadesse Tola beat out Patrick Makau to win the men's division of the NYC Half Marathon, while Catherine Ndereba had a nice kick at the finish to outpace Madai Perez and Yuri Kano.