New York · Race calendar
Upcoming running races in and near Brooklyn, New York - 5Ks, 10Ks, half marathons and more, with dates, pricing, finish-time stats, start-line maps, and local run clubs to train with.
19 upcoming races · 5 with finish-time stats
Brooklyn running is a borough-wide tour whether you want it to be or not. One week you are climbing the Brooklyn Bridge approach from Cadman Plaza, the next you are tracing the East River up through DUMBO to Williamsburg on the Greenway, and the next you are on the Coney Island boardwalk with Nathan's Famous in your peripheral vision. The neighborhoods do not let you sleepwalk through a run.
Prospect Park sits at the center of the scene the way a town square does, with the paved perimeter loop drawing runners daily and the wooded dirt paths inside offering a change of footing without leaving the park.
Club runs cluster across the borough, with groups like Black Roses NYC, Greenpoint Runners, Commonwealth Running Club, and Queers Run Brooklyn making it easy to find people to train with no matter which corner of Brooklyn you call home.
By the numbers
The Brooklyn races that stand out on the numbers: the biggest field, and the longest unbroken run of editions.
Train for it
The easiest way to a start line is a standing group run. These Brooklyn clubs welcome runners of all paces.
Browse all Brooklyn run clubs →How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Jul 27, 2026.
Across the 3 RunSignup 5K editions with published results on RunSesh, walkers and charity entrants included, the median finish time was 36:11. The median winning time across those same editions was 17:52, and the median last finisher crossed at 1:19:20. The fields here range from tight community races to very large events, so the back of the pack is a big, friendly place.
Fall is when Brooklyn racing really stacks up, with 11 of the 18 races falling between September and November. September alone carries 7 races. If your training block peaks in summer, note that July is the quietest month with just 1 race. Winter still offers 3 races, mostly half marathons, if you want a challenge in the cold.
Entry fees run from $10 to $75, with a typical fee around $40. Seven races already have a price increase scheduled, so registering early is the clearest way to pay less. The $10 options - the Bed-Stuy Heritage 5K and the Tunnel to Towers 5K - are the lowest-cost races on the calendar.
Six races offer a half marathon distance. The Prospect Park Half Marathon, The Bay Ridge Half Marathon, The Holiday Half Marathon, Bagel Run 5K/10K/13.1 NYC Brooklyn, and Coffee Lovers Run 5K/10K/13.1 NYC Brooklyn all appear on the fall and winter calendar. The Holiday Half Marathon, which runs in December, had a median finish time of 1:55:45 across its RunSignup editions with published results.
There are eight clubs here:
That spread means most neighborhoods and training styles have somewhere to land, whether you are after a fast tempo group, a social long run, or something specifically welcoming to your community.
