Semi-Marathon de Brooklyn

Brooklyn Half Marathon runs in New York on April 25, 2027, and is one of the best-known half marathons in New York State. The single format covers 13.1 miles with about 470 feet of climbing. The course is entirely urban: it crosses north Brooklyn, follows the East River and takes in the Williamsburg, Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges with the Manhattan skyline behind, before finishing in Prospect Park.

That climbing total is modest for the distance, so a personal best is realistic provided you hold your pace on the bridge approaches rather than attacking them. A 12-week build with a weekly long run reaching 11 miles, plus one tempo run a week at goal pace, prepares most runners well. Once you have finished, Park Slope and its nineteenth-century brownstones sit right by the park, as does Grand Army Plaza, if you want somewhere to spend the rest of the morning.