Semi Marathon de Central Park

Central Park Half Marathon is run in New York, New York, on February 21, 2027, over a single distance: the half marathon (13.1 miles). The route stays inside Central Park, the big green space at the heart of Manhattan, so you cover the park's roads with the surrounding skyline in view for much of the way. No start time and no elevation figure are published, so confirm both with the organizer before race weekend.

Everything about this one is contained: one distance, one park, no point-to-point logistics to solve. That makes it a sensible target for a first half marathon and an equally good setting for a time trial on ground you can rehearse in advance. Ten to twelve weeks of preparation fits the job, with a weekly long run stretched out toward 11 or 12 miles and one session a week at your goal half pace, so the effort feels familiar rather than improvised on the day.