Event Description

Sailors never run alone so join us and hundreds of visitors from the armed forces in a run to celebrate Fleet Week NYC.  The NYC Bay is the perfect setting for a Friday evening 5K or 10K with views of the NYC Skyline and the Verazanno Bridge.  A flat and fast course and awesome medals, shirts, awards, and post event grub.  Ahoy!! Let's do this!!

Run Course:  Shore Road Promenade

Reference Address: 
6901 Shore Road, Brooklyn NY 11209

Check-in:  American Veterans Memorial Pier

Run Course:  Shore Road Promenade

The 10K course consists of 2 loops with a turn around point at mile 1.55.  

The 5K course consists of one 3.1 mile loop. 

Water Stations: There will be water stations about every 1.5 miles along the course.  Water, Gatorade, and gels will be distributed.  

Event details and schedule

Please always check our website: http://www.citytri.com  and our FaceBook event page for updates. 

Welcome to the Run For Fleet Week NYC 10K, 5K! Get ready to run on one of the United States most historic river fronts. We look forward to seeing you there early on Sunday. To make sure all goes well here are some important points to remember:

START TIME: 6:00 PM

PACKET PICK UP:

From: 5.:00 PM so that you can pick up your bib, and timing tag. BRING PICTURE ID!  Shirts are given out after your finished with your medal!

You need to know your Bib number as bibs are given in numerical order. Bib assignments will be listed on the week of the event. Also, you can drop off your valuables, warm up, and make any final preparations before the start.

LOCATION: American Veteran Memorial Pier

6904 Shore Rd.

Access by using the overpass off Shore Rd. and continue to the Pier.

BE AWARE THAT THE PATH HAS A LANE FOR CYCLIST AND ANOTHER FOR PEDESTRIANS YOU AND YOUR FANS NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN CROSSING THESE LANES! THE PARK IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! HEADPHONES ARE NOT ALLOWED AS YOU HAVE TO BE AWARE OF YOUR ENVIRONMENT.

PARKING:

You can find parking on Shore Parkway.

PERSONAL ITEMS AREA:

Drop off your bags, coats, etc. in our personal items area for a safe and dry place to keep your items. The items will be secure and managed by one of our great volunteers.

COURSE:

Watch a video of the course on Youtube. Click here.

START & FINISH @ American Veteran Memorial Pier

5K and 10K U-Turn at the 1.55 mile mark.   5K complete one loop and the 10K two loops.  Map will be uploaded soon. 

View the map here.

You start running South and u-turn at the water station for your distance and at the U-turn sign is.  Head back North towards the start/finish area. If you are running the 10K turn around at the U-Turn and complete the course again. If you are running the 5K, finish strong through the finish line. Water tables will be placed at two locations on the loop providing you with multiple opportunities to pick up electrolyte drinks, water, and gels. Each will have music to keep you going.  Smile and express yourself, photography and video throughout the event. 

TIMING:

You MUST wear your BIB on your front torso to assure that you get timed. You will go over a timing mat for each loop so that you get timing splits for every loop. LIVE! Every time you go over the timing mat your time will be uploaded to our results page. Share this link with your family and they will see your time as you complete each loop.

AWARDS CEREMONY:

We have two ceremonies, first for the top 3 male and female OVERALL. Shortly after we hold the age group ceremony. Live timing allows us to start the ceremony quickly so do not leave without your award or have a friend hold it for you. We do not mail awards.

TRANSFER OUT TO ANOTHER EVENT.

If you cannot make it and didn't buy insurance protection we have you covered. Pay a $25 transfer fee and choose another event from our calendar. You can complete this online by logging into your active.com account, selecting "my events" find this event, and you will see the option to transfer out.

YOUR FANS:

The best place for them to watch is at the Finish line. ( Remember they must be careful when crossing the boardwalk as there is a lane for cyclists!) They’ll see you pass twice per loop! So, prepare them to get their cheer on! We’ll pass out some cheer equipment as well, cowbells, horns, etc.