NYRR Midnight Run

Run in the new year at the NYRR Midnight Run! Join the fun and celebrate as 2021 comes to a close. With a countdown to midnight beginning at 11:59 p.m., the four-mile run will begin at the stroke of midnight and the start of 2022.

The course will run on the Central Park four-mile “inner loop,” starting and finishing on the 72nd Street Transverse.

Mile 1: Start on the 72nd Street Transverse near Bethesda Terrace and head east. Turn left (north) at East Drive and run north, ascending Cat Hill.

Mile 2: Continue north and and pass Engineers’ Gate (East 90th Street). Turn left onto the 102nd Street Cross Drive.

Mile 3: Turn left onto West Drive and run south through a series of three rolling hills as you pass the Reservoir on your left.

Mile 4: Enjoy a downhill, then a flat section. Turn left onto the 72nd Street Transverse and finish just west of Bethesda Terrace.