New York Road Runners Round-Up: March News and Events

March 2016

NYRR Washington Heights Salsa, Blues, and Shamrocks 5K (at capacity) Sunday, March 6, 2016 8:00 a.m., Central Park, Manhattan PR Contact: NYRR Media media@nyrr.org NYRR Washington Heights Salsa, Blues, and Shamrocks 5K is a family-friendly race event in upper Manhattan. On a hilly course that circles Fort Tryon Park and the historic Cloisters, runners are serenaded by musical groups playing everything from salsa, blues, and Irish folk music, to gospel, merengue, and jazz. For more information on the event, please click here. 2016 TCS New York City Marathon Runner Application Drawing PR Contact: Emily Gallagher, NYRR, egallagher@nyrr.org,
(o) 212-423-2287 (c) 646-737-3840 The 2016 TCS New York City Marathon runner application drawing will take place on Tuesday, March 8. The runner application was open for exactly one month, from January 21 through February 21. For more information on the TCS New York City Marathon, please visit the website here. United Airlines NYC Half (at capacity) Sunday, March 20, 2016 7:30 a.m., Manhattan PR Contacts: For general inquires or to request a media credential: Emily Gallagher, NYRR, egallagher@nyrr.org,
(o) 212-423-2287 (c) 646-737-3840 For inquiries related to professional athletes fields: Stuart Lieberman, NYRR, slieberman@nyrr.org,
(o) 212-548-7332 (c) 646-770-6987 The 2016 United Airlines NYC Half is part of NYRR’s Five-Borough Series. The race will feature a talented American and international professional athlete field full of Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls and qualifiers, along with charity runners and recreational runners. An estimated 20,000 finishers and 1,500 volunteers are expected for the event. The race boasts an on-street experience like no other – from the rolling hills of Central Park, up to Harlem, down through Times Square, and along the Hudson River waterfront to the finish in lower Manhattan. For more information on the event, please visit the event page here. NYRR Times Square Kids’ Run at
the United Airlines NYC Half (at capacity) Sunday, March 20, 2016 8:00 a.m., Manhattan PR Contacts: Laura Paulus, NYRR, lpaulus@nyrr.org,
(c) 646-241-3527 The second edition of the NYRR Times Square Kids’ run will be a 1500-meter out-and-back road race on Seventh Avenue for children ages 7 to 18 that starts and ends in Times Square. It will feature 1,000 students – many from NYRR’s free youth running programs – including young wheelchair racers for the first time. For more information on the event, please visit the event page here. NYRR Central Park Spring Classic 10K (at capacity) Saturday, March 26, 2016 9:00 a.m., Manhattan PR Contacts: NYRR Media media@nyrr.org Join NYRR in Central Park for this 10K that celebrates the arrival of spring and can serve as a test of your long-distance fitness, a solid training run or a tune-up for a spring marathon. This is a classic race that brings back the feel of our events of yesteryear and is a race that is open to NYRR members only. For more information on the event, please visit the event page here.

NYRR Open Run

This community-based initiative brings free weekly runs and walks to local neighborhood parks across New York City. Below are the weekly NYRR Open Runs for March. For NYRR Open Run media inquiries, please email media@nyrr.org.

Borough Location Time Where to Meet Bronx St. Mary’s Park Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. Intersection of Eagle Ave. and 149th St. Queens Astoria Park Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. Near the track Brooklyn Brooklyn Bridge Park Thursdays, 7:00 p.m. South side of Fornino on Pier 6 Staten Island Silver Lake Park Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m. Lake bridge, down the hill from intersection of Victory Blvd. and Eddy St. Brooklyn Marine Park Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. Behind Carmine Carro Community Center on Fillmore Ave. Staten Island Conference House Park Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. Off Hylan Blvd., next to parking lot