New York Road Runners Board Chair Nnenna Lynch encourages us all to support girls' sports through programs like NYRR Run for the Future, to help nurture the leaders of tomorrow.
At the 2026 United Airlines NYC Half Expo Presented by New Balance, NYRR members got more in the NYRR 360 Expo Space. Members visited the Membership Newsstand to connect with the membership team, attended Member Spotlights at the Running Lab Stage between course strategy sessions, heard from fellow members about their running and membership experiences, and picked up tips to carry into race day. Legacy members also gathered for a special reception, reconnecting with staff and fellow runners while honoring their longstanding commitment to NYRR and the sport.
The 2026 United Airlines NYC Half was the largest half marathon in NYRR history as more than 30,000 runners celebrated the start of the spring racing season. This year's race saw event records and title defenses in the pro fields on a course that crossed the Brooklyn Bridge for the second time in NYRR race history.
Over 1,500 kids of all ages and abilities stopped traffic at the Times Square Kids Run at the United Airlines NYC Half, running various distances alongside adults in one of New York City's most iconic spaces!
Hellen Obiri, Adriaan Wildschutt, Eden Rainbow-Cooper, and Daniel Romanchuk broke the finish tapes, leading a pro field that featured 26 Olympians and Paralympians. More than 30,000 athletes celebrated completing the United Airlines NYC Half with medals, friends, and family on Sunday, March 15, 2026. The 13.1-mile race took runners on a park-to-park tour of New York City, starting in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, across the Brooklyn Bridge, through Times Square, and finishing in Central Park.
In this special race-day episode of Set the Pace, hosts Olympian Carrie Tollefson and CITIUS MAG's Kyle Merber interview the 2026 United Airlines NYC Half champions—Eden Rainbow-Cooper, Daniel Romanchuk, Hellen Obiri, and Adriaan Wildschutt.
The 2026 United Airlines NYC Half set a record as the largest half marathon in New York Road Runners history with 30,229 finishers celebrating the start of spring racing season.
Runners get race-day ready at the United Airlines NYC Half Expo Presented by New Balance, picking up official New Balance gear, race essentials and finding their names on the Runners' Name Wall Presented by Tata Consultancy Services.
Joining Rob and Becs this week are Liz Cho and Mike Marza, anchors for ABC7 Eyewitness News. Together, they report on the events that shape daily life across the five boroughs. Both are running the United Airlines NYC Half.
