Come to Riverside Park tomorrow for a Tune Up Swim or the Aquathlon: Stars & Stipes, sponsored by NYC SWIM.  If you are looking to get the hang of swimming in open water or race transitions in a triathlon, these events are perfect to get some practice in.  The Tune Up Swim is a 1.5K swim [...]

If you are a runner who wants to race but isn’t crazy about running in the mid-summer heat, Saturday’s run is for you.  The New York Road Runners’ Dash & Splash is a 10K race in Central Park followed by a refreshing dip in Lasker Pool (east side of park near 107th).  The race starts [...]

It’s time for another race in Central Park!  Come to the starting line at the west side of the park near 62nd and run the UAE Healthy Kidney 10K, put on by New York Road Runners.  The course goes on a clockwise loop around the outer jogger’s path of the park and includes excellent giveaways [...]

The New York Road Runners’ Run for Haiti takes place this Saturday, giving runners a chance to race while raising funds for post-earthquake relief in Haiti.  There’s still time to sign up to participate in the 4 mile run/walk, which will take place on the southern end of the jogger’s path in Central Park.  If [...]

Join New York Road Runners and the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation on February 20th for the Run for Haiti, a 4 mile run/walk to benefit the post-earthquake Haiti relief effort.  The race, which starts on the east side of the jogger’s path near 68th and ends near the Bandshell (mid-park, [...]

Here’s a fun and healthy way to ring in the new year… New York Road Runners is helping put on a midnight run in Central Park.  The Emerald Nuts Midnight Run starts and ends on the 72nd Street Transverse in Central Park, with dancing, a costume contest, and festivities held in the bandshell (just south [...]

One of the biggest races of the year, the ING New York City Marathon, is only a week away, and New York Road Runners is helping host running events all weekend to kick off marathon week.  First, the Poland Spring Marathon Kickoff Virtual Run takes place all weekend.  This run is a virtual race, which [...]

It’s time for another great run this weekend.  Three runs are scheduled as part of a celebration of everything Norway: the Norwegian Festival Grete’s Great Gallop, a 13.1 mile run in Central Park; the Norway Run, a 1.7 mile run through the lower half of the park; and Troll Stroll, a short kid’s race.  Running [...]

It’s time for the 2009 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, an event that brings out tens of thousands of New Yorkers to run, walk, or volunteer in order to help raise funds to fight breast cancer.  The run/walk starts early Sunday, with registration open for anyone until 9:00 am and the race officially [...]

It’s time for the second portion of the marathon training runs!  Join the New York Road Runners (NYRR) for a non-competitive run Saturday morning, bright and early at 7:00 am.  The full course is a whopping 20 miles, but there are four loops, and individuals may shorten the distance of their run to as little [...]