April 27, 2026
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\n Race Winners Phoebe Ward (Women\u2019s Division), Aidan Ward (Men\u2019s Division), Danica Reinicke (Nonbinary Division), and Ricardo Corral (Handcycle Division) Led Thousands of Five Borough Finishers and Hundreds of Charity Runners at the Fastest Growing Race in America<\/p>\n
Brooklyn, NYC (April 26, 2026) \/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE\/\u00a0\u2013 An event-record 28,052 runners finished the\u00a0NYCRUNS Brooklyn Experience Half Marathon\u00a0on Sunday, April 26, announced NYCRUNS, the Brooklyn-based race organizer who produced the event.<\/p>\n
\u201cBrooklyn took center stage for a record-breaking day with over 28,000 runners,\u201d said\u00a0Steve Lastoe, Founding CEO of NYCRUNS. \u201cBoosted by tens of thousands of cheering supporters, it was an inspiring day on the streets of Brooklyn, from our first to our final finishers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Phoebe Ward\u00a0of Brooklyn won the Women\u2019s Division with a time of 1:19:12,\u00a0Aidan Ward\u00a0from Montclair, NJ won the Men\u2019s Division with a time of 1:11:56,\u00a0Danica Reinicke\u00a0of Brooklyn won the Nonbinary Division with a time of 1:19:26, and\u00a0Ricardo Corral\u00a0of Queens won the Handcycle Division with a time of 56:45. All times are unofficial pending confirmation.<\/p>\n
America\u2019s fastest growing race continued that trend by adding 3,449 finishers from 2025 to 2026. The field included entrants from 68 countries, including 49 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, DC. Two-thirds of the runners were from New York City\u2019s five boroughs while over 500 charity runners raised funds for 33 nonprofit organizations through the\u00a0NYCRUNS Charity Partner Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n One runner,\u00a0Kamen Yatov\u00a0of Brooklyn, running with a commemorative platinum bib, become the only person to have run the race every year since the event began in 2011.<\/p>\n The NYCRUNS Brooklyn Experience Half Marathon began in Greenpoint and ran along the East River waterfront under the\u00a0historic Williamsburg, Manhattan, and Brooklyn Bridges. Runners then made their way through downtown Brooklyn, up the historic concourses of Fulton Street and Flatbush Avenue then past Grand Army Plaza before celebrating their finish in Prospect Park.<\/p>\n Launched in 2011 as the NYCRUNS Brooklyn Marathon in Prospect Park with a few hundred finishers, the half marathon was added to the event in 2018. In 2022, both distances stretched across the borough with a new start in North Brooklyn, before becoming a standalone half marathon in 2023. In 2025, 24,603 runners finished the race, making it the third largest half marathon in the nation.<\/p>\n Runners wasted little time registering for next year\u2019s NYCRUNS Brooklyn Experience Half Marathon set for Sunday, April 25, 2027, as early bird registration opened after the final 2026 runner crossed the finish line. Runners can register for the 2027 race at\u00a0nycruns.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n About NYCRUNS<\/p>\n Since 2011, NYCRUNS has become one of the nation\u2019s premier independent race organizers recognized for producing serious races that don\u2019t take themselves so seriously. The Brooklyn-based organization hosts approximately two dozen events annually, including the flagship NYCRUNS Brooklyn Experience Half Marathon. Hundreds of thousands of runners have taken part in NYCRUNS races, which are gathering spots for hundreds of NYC running clubs and crews and provide meaningful support to countless causes and local businesses. Visit\u00a0NYCRUNS.com<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n