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New York Road Runners: April 2017 Events

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Boomer’s Cystic Fibrosis Run to Breathe (4M) Brought to You by UnitedHealthcare

Date & Location
Saturday, April 1, 2017
9:00 a.m., Central Park
Manhattan

Event Hashtag
#RuntoBreathe

PR Contact
Whitney Biaggi, NYRR
wbiaggi@nyrr.org, or 212-423-2240 The seventh-annual Run to Breathe will help those who fight against cystic fibrosis. Team Boomer celebrates living and breathing while encouraging people with disease to incorporate exercise into their everyday lives to help them breathe. One dollar from each race entry fee will benefit the Boomer Esiason Foundation.

More information is available here.

UAE Healthy Kidney 10K

Date & Location
Sunday, April 9, 2017
9:00 a.m., Central Park
Manhattan

Event Hashtag
#UAEHK10K

PR Contact
Stuart Lieberman, NYRR
slieberman@nyrr.org, or 212-548-7332 The 13th edition of the race will be organized by the NYRR and Embassy of the United Arab Emirates. The event offers something for everyone: thrilling performances in Central Park from some of the world's top athletes, a fast course for runners chasing PRs, finisher medals, excellent giveaways and the Zayed Bonus of $30,000 that will be given to the first man to break 27:35 and/or the first woman to break 30:44.

More information is available here.

NYRR Spring Youth Run

Date & Location
Sunday, April 9, 2017
11:15 a.m., Central Park
Manhattan

Event Hashtag
#NYRRSpringYouthRun

PR Contact
Matt Singer, NYRR
msinger@nyrr.org, or 212-901-3539 The third event in the spring NYRR Youth Running Series. At this free race in Central Park, boys and girls ages 7 to 18 can shake off the winter blues by running 1.7 miles through Manhattan’s most famous park.

More information is available here.

Run as One (4M) Presented by JPMorgan Chase

Date & Location
Sunday, April 23, 2017
8:30 a.m., Central Park
Manhattan

Event Hashtag
#RunAsOne4M

PR Contact
Stuart Lieberman, NYRR
slieberman @nyrr.org, or 212-548-7332 This four-mile race raises funding and awareness in the fight against lung cancer and honors former Chase Manhattan Bank chairman Tom Labrecque, a lifelong never-smoker who died from lung cancer at age 62. Join thousands of others this year and “run as one” to raise money to support lung cancer research and awareness.

More information is available here.

NYRR Youth Jamboree Presented by Tata Consultancy Services

Date & Location
Saturday, April 29, 2017
9:00 a.m., Icahn Stadium
Randalls Island

Event Hashtag
#NYRRYouthJamboree

PR Contact
Laura Paulus, NYRR
lpaulus@nyrr.org, or 646-241-3527 The NYRR Youth Jamborees presented by Tata Consultancy Services are an excellent place to learn about track and field. These free, day-long events are held two times a year in premier New York City athletic facilities, including the New Balance Track & Field Center at the Armory in upper Manhattan and Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island. Children of all ages and abilities can participate in running, jumping, or throwing events.

More information is available here.

SHAPE Women's Half-Marathon

Date & Location
Sunday, April 30, 2017
8:00 a.m., Central Park
Manhattan

Event Hashtag
#WomenRunTheWorld

PR Contact
Whitney Biaggi, NYRR
wbiaggi@nyrr.org, or 212-423-2240 The 14th annual SHAPE Women's Half-Marathon brings together thousands of women of all ages and backgrounds for a day of fun, fitness, and camaraderie in NYC.

More information is available here.


NYRR RUNCENTER

Located at 320 West 57th Street in Manhattan, the

NYRR

RUN

CENTER

featuring the New Balance Run Hub showcases the latest in running education, training, and innovation, serving as a meeting place for all members of the running community. It hosts a variety of running-related events and programs each month, including the following events below in April. Please reach out to

media@nyrr.org

with any inquiries.

Autism Awareness Month: A Conversation with Mikey Brannigan

Saturday, April 1, 12:00 p.m.

To kick off Autism Awareness Month, join Paralympic Gold Medalist and New York Athletic Club athlete Mikey Brannigan and coach Sonja Robinson for a discussion on the intricacies of competing and coaching athletes with autism. Speakers will also offer insights for parents and coaches working with autistic athletes.

Race Nutrition 101 with HSS

Monday, April 3, 7:00 p.m.

An expert nutritionist from Hospital for Special Surgery will talk pre-race and race-day nutrition and make sure everyone is fueled and ready to compete.

NYRR NYC Running History Tour

Saturday, April 8, 11:00 a.m.

Saturday, April 22, 11:00 a.m.

Get a taste of the Big Apple’s vibrant past on the NYRR NYC Running History Tour, leaving from the NYRR RUNCenter. Coaches will guide runners at a comfortable 10-minute mile pace past various landmarks significant to the city’s running history, including the Fred Lebow statue and the location of the iconic TCS New York City Marathon finish line. Runners may use the changing rooms at the NYRR RUNCenter to stash their bags in one of the day lockers for the tour.

NYRR Family Running Class

Sunday, April 30, 10:00 a.m.

Join New York Road Runners' youth staff for a one-hour coach-led session for families with youth runners ages 6 to 10. The hour will combine exercise and education so both kids and adults can learn and foster healthy relationships with running exercises.


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 April. For NYRR Open Run media inquiries, please email

media@nyrr.org

. More information is available

here

.

Borough Location Time Where to meet Bronx Crotona Park Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. Park path north of the tennis courts on Crotona Ave. Bronx St. Mary's Park Sundays, 9:00 a.m. At the intersection of Eagle Ave. and 149th St. (look for the big rock. Brooklyn Brooklyn Bridge Park Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m. South side of Fornino on Pier 6. Brooklyn Marine Park Sundays, 9:00 a.m. Behind the Carmine Carro Community Center on Fillmore Ave. Brooklyn Canarsie Park Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. At the Canarsie Park office, on 88th & Seaview Ave. Manhattan Inwood Hill Park Saturdays, 9:00 a.m.** Park entrance at the intersection of Isham Street & Seaman Ave. Queens Astoria Park Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. Near the track, next to the bathrooms. Queens Flushing Meadows Corona Park Thursdays, 7:00 ap.m.
(from April, 13th) Parking lot on the corner of 111th St & 55th Ave Queens Cunningham Park Sundays, 9:00 a.m. Off Union Turnpike at the Comfort Station between the Tennis Courts and Baseball fields. Staten Island Conference House Park Sundays, 9:00 a.m.* Off Hylan Blvd., next to the parking lot, on the path that leads to the water. Staten Island Silver Lake Park Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m. At the lake bridge, down the hill from the intersection of Victory Blvd. and Eddy St.

* At the April 2, Open Run at Conference House Park members of the Staten Island community will gather to promote fitness, community and autism awareness for the second consecutive year.

** The April 22, Open Run at Inwood Hill Park will be

Family Day

, which will include a special inclusion of local NYRR Stiders and NYRR Mighty Milers.