United Airlines NYC Half

United Airlines NYC Half

United Airlines NYC Half

( 35 reviews )
100% of reviewers recommend this race
  • New York,
    New York,
    United States
  • March
  • 13.1 miles/Half Marathon
  • Road Race
  • Event Website

Jane

Brooklyn, New York, United States
47 15
2014
"NYC Half review "
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Jane 's thoughts:

It's a really great course with so much course support (crowds, entertainment, water AND gatorade at every mile but mile 13 plus gels at mile 7).

So many gels, I ended up taking a handful and stuffing them into my pockets because who can refuse gels. Those things are $2 each! I got these right after mile 7.

I preferred last year's course to this year's. Last year, the course was one loop of Central Park which is about 6 miles then down 7th ave to Times Square, turn west on 42nd street and run down the West Side Highway into the Financial District and through a tunnel which was by far the craziest part of the race, so many people yelling just to hear their echo.

I loved that there were soooo many people doing this race. NYC brings a really great energy in terms of crowd support but there is such great camaraderie among the runners. Also you're never alone running. My last half marathon there was stretches in time that I was just alone and it was boring but this course keeps your eyes and mind preoccupied.

3 ways to get in: guaranteed entry with NYRR membership and doing 4/6 "borough" races = Manhattan half marathon in Jan., Brooklyn Half in May, Queens 10k in June, Bronx 10miler in early September, and the Staten Island Half in October, or run the NYC Half OR you can enter the lottery every November, OR run for charity.

Easy bib pick up in the Chelsea area and a good expo (not as crazy or as large as last year). There were so many vendors. Also great tech shirt and medal. I'm a little sad that the "recovery bag" was not usable this year. It came with pretzels, water, gatorade, apples, etc but it was not the reusable drawstring bag. Sadly, there are no bagels!! YOU CAN'T HAVE A RACE IN NYC AND NOT HAVE BAGELS?!

Other than not having bagels, seriously awesome race. Great job NYRR!

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