NYRR Team for Climate #ShowYourStripes Photo Essay

In 2024, NYRR made history as the first major marathon to introduce a guaranteed race entry method that supports sustainability initiatives, by offering runners the opportunity to join NYRR’s Team for Climate and fundraise to offset or reduce carbon emissions to help contribute to NYRR’s sustainability journey.

The Team for Climate singlet features the Climate Stripes, created by climate scientist Professor Ed Hawkins at the University of Reading, to visually highlight the urgency of climate change. Each stripe represents the average temperature for a single year, relative to the average temperature over the period from 1961 to 2010. Shades of blue indicate cooler-than average years, while red shows years that were hotter than average. The stark band of deep red stripes on the right-hand side of the graphic shows the rapid heating of our planet in recent decades.

June 21 is Show Your Stripes Day, a global moment to share concern about how the climate is changing and the need for urgent action. Check out the photos below and be inspired to join the movement to #ShowYourStripes.

NYRR sustainability influencer and former elite marathoner Tina Muir (pictured left) with slow-fashion designer Natalia Trevino Amaro at the RBC Brooklyn Half finish line.

Ryan Cutter, 2024 RBC Brooklyn Half champion, ran with Team for Climate at the 2025 RBC Brooklyn Half.

Team for Climate runner picking up her bib and singlet at the United Airlines NYC Half Experience.

Team for Climate runner at the United Airlines NYC Half.

Tina Muir at the start of the United Airlines NYC Half.

Ginger Zee, chief meteorologist for ABC News and Team for Climate ambassador for the 2024 TCS New York City Marathon.

Team for Climate runner approaching the finish line at the TCS New York City Marathon.

Team for Climate runner approaching the finish line at the TCS New York City Marathon.