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The Queens NYC Half, 10K, and 5K

The Queens NYC Half, 10K, and 5K

Race Date

Aug 3, 2025

Location

Forest Hills, NY

The Experience

Get your running costume on and run with the ghosts!!! A chip-timed race through beautiful Flushing Meadow Corona Park on a mostly flat and paved surface with few turns and long straightaways that provide you with views of NYC, the Unisphere, giant athletic statues, and a lake over a 3.27 mile loop that the HALF MARATHON athletes will complete 4 times and a 1.55 mile loop that 10K athletes will complete 4 times and 5K athletes will complete twice....for maximum fan support!  Leave your valuables with the race team at the start.  Flushing Meadow Corona Park is the heart of Queens, runners from all over the world come here for an experience that locals cherish.  Be prepared to experience this place for your first time or umpteenth time with the challenge of our times.  The race will include support on the course, water, Gatorade, and power gels, distributed at several points so that you can access these at approximately every mile.  Multiple splits provided throughout to assure adherence to the course and provide you and your fans with real-time updates on your progress.  Get tracked on RACEMAP so that you can rewatch your race and/or let your friends and family watch live online. Add, a beautiful finisher medal, technical t-shirt, race day pictures, finisher video, and a personalized event video.  A great time to go the distance in a beautiful setting, perfect for your fall running regimen.

Logistics

Race Day

Sunday, August 3, 2025

Start Time

7:30 AM

Giveaway

T-Shirt

Start Location

Flushing Meadow Corona Park, Forest Hills, NY, 11375

Directions

Course Info

Course Type

Loop Course

Terrain

road

Difficulty

Ultra-Flat

Elevation Gain

0'

Net Drop/km

0 m (Flat)

Separation

0.0%

Also Offers

10K5K

Quality Score

Methodology
Heritage10/20

5 years running

Size11/15

~164 finishers a year

Momentum4/5

shrinking

Loyalty1/20

1% returning runners

Course & details3/15

2 timing sources

National draw0/10

runners from 1 state

Front-pack speed3/5

winner 1:19:51

Weather0/10

typical high 81°F

Race Day Weather

5-year historical avg

Start (Low)

67°

Afternoon (High)

81°

Hot conditions — adjust pace expectations, prioritize hydration

0.1"

Precipitation

13 mph

Wind

73%

Humidity

Historical Finish Times

How 675 finishers actually crossed the line across 5 years.

Most recent

2025

Total finishers

675

Median time

2:04:38

Latest turnout

178

States

22

10%
25%
75%
90%
1:15p50 median ≈ 2:053:15

Turnout by year

20192025

'19'20'21'24'25
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