Sri Chinmoy 5K, Half-Marathon & Relay

Meadowlark Circle
Queens, NY 11375

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Event Description

Join us on Saturday, July 23, 2022, 8AM for the Sri Chinmoy Half-Marathon, featuring a scenic, flat and fast 5K loop around historic Flushing Meadows Corona Park!

What, not up for a half-marathon? Don't worry, we've got you covered with a 5K, or better yet, for a morning of fun, grab some friends and sign up for the Half-Marathon Relay!

PERKS & AMENITIES:

Free parking, bag check, aid stations every mile, included race shirt, medals for all finishers, and either post-race pancakes or fresh fruit smoothies (we're still deciding).

Sponsored by the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in cooperation with the NYC Parks Department.

Event details and schedule

REGISTRATION & FEES

Through June 25: $25 5K or Relay*, $40 Half-Marathon
Through July 13: $30 5K or Relay*, $50 Half-Marathon
Through July 21, 12 noon: $35 5K or Relay*, $60 Half-Marathon

*Fee per relay team member.  Please visit our race page for instructions for relay signup.

No race-day registration. Entries cannot be transferred to another person.

Kids Race: please see details below

 

THE COURSE

A scenic, mostly flat, accurately measured USATF certified loop starting at the north end of Meadow Lake, passing the iconic World's Fair Unisphere, Fountain of the Planets, Queens Zoo, New York State Pavilion and Queens Museum of Art. 5K = one loop, Half-Marathon = one 5K loop + three 5.37K loops. View course map >>

USATF certified course NY16032JG (5K), NY18033JG (Half-Marathon)

 

KIDS RACE

Fun for the little ones, too! There will be a Kids Race at 7:45 a.m., for children under 13. Each child will be issued a real race bib and receive a finisher medal and a small gift. The course distance will be 400 meters or less, and there may be two separate heats, depending on the number of children and their ages.

Registration fee is $3 if pre-reserving a spot online in advance (link coming soon) or $5 if registering on race-day. In either case, you will need to pay the fee in cash on race-day, anytime from 7:15 a.m. onward. Please note that children under 13 are not eligible to run in the 5K or Half-Marathon.

 

RACE PACKETS

Choose Packet Shipping when registering ($5.95), to avoid the lines on race day and have your shirt and bib delivered to your door before the race. Available through July 13. Option not available for Half-Marathon Relay.
For runners that do not choose packet shipping, packet pickup is available at the race site between 7:00-7:45AM.

 

RACE SHIRTS

*Free race shirts guaranteed for all participants registered by July 9. We'll do our best to provide shirts for those who register after that date, but no guarantees!

Shirt sizes are Unisex: X-Small, Small, Medium, Large, X-Large, 2XL

 

AWARDS

Men’s and Women’s awards categories:

5K and Half-Marathon:

Under 50: Top 7
50-59: Top 3
60-69: Top 2
70 & over: First Place

Half-Marathon Relay:

First place each for top men's team, women's team, and mixed team

Awards ceremonies:

5K: 8:50 a.m.
Half-Marathon & Relay: 10:15 a.m.

 

PANCAKES OR FRUIT SMOOTHIES?

We'll either have fresh hot pancakes or fresh fruit smoothies for all runners after the race. We're still deciding. Want to cast your vote? email us at ny@srichinmoyraces.org

 

TIME LIMITS

5K: 1 Hour
Half-Marathon: 3 hrs, 15 min.

 

AGE RESTRICTIONS

5K & Half-Marathon Relay: Open to ages 13 & up
Half-Marathon: Open to ages 16 & up

 

COVID-19

There are currently no COVID restrictions for outdoor events of this size in NYC Parks. Masks are optional. Those wishing to have a little extra space at the start can move towards the back where there is plenty of room to spread out. Spectators are allowed. If there are new restrictions imposed before the event, we will post them here and notify runners via email.


DIRECTIONS:

You can drive to the race (free parking right next to race-day central), or take the Subway (7 train to Mets-Willets point)
Please familiarize yourself with the map and directions on our race website before race day, Flushing Meadows Park is a VERY BIG park (larger than Central Park), we don’t want you to get lost!


RESULTS:

Will be posted on our race webpage within 24 hours.

 

CANCELLATION POLICY

We live in uncertain times.  If we are forced to cancel this event owing to circumstances beyond our control, including, but not limited to:

  • New or modified COVID-19 regulations/restrictions imposed by park officials or city or state governments;
  • Unsafe conditions in the park, such severe weather related conditions;

the event will be converted to a virtual one.  Registered participants will still receive race shirts and finisher medals in the mail upon completion of the virtual race, and trophies will be mailed to winners as per the awards breakdown above.

Refunds:  We're sorry, but we cannot issue refunds, credit or deferrals within 30 days of the original event date, as most expenses (such as race shirts, trophies, finisher medals) have been paid for.  If the event is cancelled more than 30 days prior to the original event date, we will contact registered participants with race refund / credit / deferral options.

 

ABOUT US:

From race directors to course monitors, all Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team races are staffed by its own volunteers since the Team’s inauguration in 1977 by its founder and fitness advocate, Sri Chinmoy.

Today, the SCMT organizes over 1,700 races a year in 27 countries across 4 continents, ranging from short kids fun-runs, to marathons to the world’s longest certified road race – the annual Self-Transcendence 3100 mile race (yes, 3,100 miles, it’s not a typo). We love running and putting on races – we hope you enjoy the friendly atmosphere we provide, free of commercial sponsors.

 


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