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2019 Brooklyn Marathon at Lafayette and Bedford Avenue

The Brooklyn Marathon was a marathon run in Brooklyn, New York City from 2011 to 2022. It was produced by NYCRUNS in the fall. The 2011 debut was centered around Prospect Park. The race generated enough support that plans for new courses began in 2013.

The race returned in 2022 following the COVID-19 pandemic with a new course that went from Williamsburg to Prospect Park. A half marathon was also run on the same day. During the race in April 2022, they were expected to have 20,000 participants. The 2022 race had $100,000 total in prize money and the winners of each category were: From New York City, the winner of the non-binary field was Jake Caswell; From Ethiopia, the winner of the women's field was Hirut Guangul. From New York City, the winner of the men's field was Aaron Mora. The marathon also had the largest nonbinary group with a total of 82 finishers which also includes the half-marathon. NYCRUNS partnered with Adidas on a multi-year contract. Adidas agreed to make attire for all athletes and staff members participating in the event.

In 2023, the race was limited to the half marathon distance and had 11,000 finishers.

The future name of the race is unknown following a 2024 lawsuit by New York Road Runners, which operates an older Brooklyn Half Marathon.

References

  1. Mallozzi, Vincent M. (November 18, 2011). "Brooklyn Gets a Marathon of Its Own, and Fills a Void for Runners". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  2. Futterman, Matthew (June 16, 2021). "New York City Gets Another Major Marathon, in Brooklyn". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  3. Gambaccini, Peter (May 15, 2013). "New York City Could Get Another Marathon". Runners World. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  4. Verde, Ben (June 17, 2021). "Brooklyn Marathon will take runners through Kings County streets". Brooklyn Paper. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
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  7. NYCRUNS (April 24, 2022). "2022 NYCRUNS Brooklyn Marathon & Half Marathon". Endurance Sportswire. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  8. Rowello, Lauren; Swift, Hilary (April 30, 2022). "'Nonbinary Runners Have Been Here the Whole Time'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  9. Agencies (September 14, 2022). "London and Boston Marathons to include non-binary category for 2023 races". the Guardian. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  10. Milani, Jerry (February 3, 2022). "NYCRUNS Brooklyn Marathon Signs Multi-Year Agreement". Endurance Sportswire. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  11. "Despite a Rainy Start, More Than 11K Runners Cross the Finish Line at the Brooklyn Half Marathon". BKReader. April 24, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  12. "NY Road Runners Sues to Protect Brooklyn Half Marathon Marks". news.bloomberglaw.com. Retrieved March 19, 2024.

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