This race honors Ted Corbitt (1919–2007), the first president of New York Road Runners, the first African-American to compete in the Olympic marathon, and an ultramarathon pioneer who ran more than 200,000 miles in his lifetime. Beyond his running achievements, Corbitt’s legacy includes setting standards for course measurement and age-group …
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This race honors Ted Corbitt (1919–2007), the first president of New York Road Runners, the first African-American to compete in the Olympic marathon, and an ultramarathon pioneer who ran more than 200,000 miles in his lifetime. Beyond his running achievements, Corbitt’s legacy includes setting standards for course measurement and age-group competition.
The race will begin on East Drive near East 66th Street and will cover almost two full laps on the lower loop in Central Park. From the start, runners will proceed north on East Drive up to the 102nd Street Cross Drive, and will then take a left turn to follow the Cross Drive toward West Drive. Turning left onto West Drive, runners will head south, continuing past Tavern on the Green toward mile 5 and what was the start line on East Drive.
Proceeding along the southern end of the park, runners will repeat the first loop up East Drive, onto the 102nd Street Cross Drive, and turning onto West Drive. As runners approach the 72nd Street Transverse from West Drive, they will turn left toward the finish line.
New this year, all finishers will receive a medal to commemorate their run and the legacy of Ted Corbitt. All runners will also receive a race-branded New Balance T-shirt paying homage to the New York Pioneer Club.
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Central Park is always beautiful, cat hill never my favorite and had to run it twice, but never as bad as I imagine. The weather was just about perfect. NYRR … MORE
Central Park is always beautiful, cat hill never my favorite and had to run it twice, but never as bad as I imagine. The weather was just about perfect. NYRR volunteers were out cheering like crazy.