August 18, 2024, Brooklyn, NY — NYCRUNS, the Brooklyn-based runner-centric organization with a mission to create the very best running events throughout the New York City area, has introduced the NYCRUNS Local Elite Athlete Race Entry Program, it was announced by NYCRUNS Founder & CEO Steve Lastoe.
“We’re always looking at new ways to embrace our local running community and make our races more inclusive,” said Lastoe. “The New York City area is filled with talented athletes looking for challenging races. Our hope with the NYCRUNS Local Elite Athlete Race Entry Program is to incentivize the most competitive runners in the area to engage with NYCRUNS events throughout the year.”
The new program provides athletes competing in select NYCRUNS half marathons who meet the program criteria with complimentary entry to all NYCRUNS races (excluding the NYCRUNS Brooklyn Half Marathon) for a one-year period from the date of the qualifying race.
Qualifying events include the New Jersey Half Marathon at Newport, NYCRUNS Falling Leaves Half Marathon, NYCRUNS Big Apple Half Marathon, and NYCRUNS Central Park Half Marathon.
To unlock the benefits of the NYCRUNS Local Elite Race Entry program, runners must be a NYCRUNS Member and achieve a qualifying half marathon time standard of 1:20:00 or faster in the Men’s Division or 1:30:00 or faster in the Women’s or Non-Binary / Gender Non-Conforming Divisions.
Further details on the NYCRUNS Local Elite Race Entry Program and qualifying criteria can be found here.
The Local Elite Athlete Race Entry Program is separate from the elite athlete entry process for the NYCRUNS Brooklyn Half Marathon.
ABOUT NYCRUNS
NYCRUNS is a Brooklyn-based runner-centric organization with a mission to create the very best running events throughout the New York City area. Beginning with the first event in 2011, hundreds of thousands of runners have participated in NYCRUNS races. In 2024, NYCRUNS will host over 75,000 runners across two dozen events, including the flagship NYCRUNS Brooklyn Half Marathon. NYCRUNS races are accurately measured, electronically timed, and produced by a highly trained team of event and medical professionals. NYCRUNS strives to be a relentlessly positive part of the New York City running community, a meaningful partner to local businesses and causes, and a great place to work. For more information, visit NYCRUNS.com.
