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Celebrating 10 Years of Open Runs in Community Parks
In June 2015 New York Road Runners launched NYRR Open Run at St. Mary’s Park in the Bronx. A decade later, the program has expanded to a total of 16 parks in all five NYC boroughs and Jersey City. Open Run has grown in scope and impact with 5,500 Open Run sessions to date and drawing thousands of participants in 2024 alone, an incredible increase from the 100 who took part in the program’s first year.
Set the Pace: Tiki Barber Talks Marathons, Motivation, and What’s Next
Joining Rob and Becs this week is New York Giants legend and longtime runner Tiki Barber. Tiki shares what inspired him to run his first New York City Marathon in 2014 and going on to complete over 15 marathons, including races in Boston, Big Sur, and Jerusalem with hopes of running all Abbott World Marathon Majors.
NYRR Team for Climate #ShowYourStripes Photo Essay
The Team for Climate singlet features the Climate Stripes, created by climate scientist Professor Ed Hawkins at the University of Reading, to visually highlight the urgency of climate change. Each stripe represents the average temperature for a single year, relative to the average temperature over the period from 1961 to 2010.
Nina Kuscsik, Women's Distance Running Pioneer and Legend
Nina Kuscsik, a pioneer in women’s distance running and a lifelong advocate for women’s participation in sports, died on June 8 at age 86. She broke barriers for herself and countless others with her accomplishments and decades of advocacy.
NYRR Celebrates Pride Month 2025
June is LGBT+ Pride Month, an annual celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) pride. Pride Month honors LGBTQIA+ rights, celebrates LGBTQIA+ culture, and highlights the ongoing movement toward equality, diversity, and inclusiveness.
Galo Vasquez: Breaking the Tape and Breaking Barriers
As part of our LGBTQ+ Pride Month celebration, we are highlighting local NYC runners who identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community. Galo Vasquez is one such runner whose talent and dedication to the sport led them to two major wins in just two months, breaking the tape at the RBC Brooklyn Half with a time of 1:13:18 and at the United Airlines NYC Half in March with a time of 1:11:19, completing both races as the top nonbinary runner.