New Year's Run 5K/10K/13.1M NYC

New Year's Run 5K/10K/13.1M NYC is held in New York, New York, on December 26, 2026, with the half marathon (13.1 miles), the 10K, the 5K and a one-mile family fun run all starting at 7:30 a.m. The format is deliberately relaxed — no timing chip, several distances to choose from, runners and walkers of all levels welcome — and every entrant gets a gift bag with a race shirt and a finisher medal. A virtual option is offered as well.

The day after Christmas is a good time to remember that a half marathon does not have to be a race. Enter the 13.1, run it by feel, and you close the year with a long effort already banked instead of a recovery week. If it would be your first, give it ten to twelve weeks and one long run in each. New Yorkers with a spring goal can use the 10K as a hard forty minutes and keep the rest of the weekend free.