Elite Athletes & Prize Money

Complimentary Entry For Elites

Qualified elite athletes will be automatically granted complimentary entry to the NYCRUNS Brooklyn Half Marathon and entrance to the elite corral if they meet the following standards.

• Non-Binary / Gender Non-Conforming: Between 4/24/2023 and 2/28/2024, you must have run a time below 1:20 in a half marathon.

• Women: Between 4/24/2023 and 2/28/2024, you must have run a time below 1:20 in a half marathon.

• Men: Between 4/24/2023 and 2/28/2024, you must have run a time below 1:10 in a half marathon.

The course had to have been certified, the results must be verifiable, and you must have competed as the same gender you are planning to compete within and not have competed as any other gender since the day of the race.

Please fill out this form to be considered for the elite program.

Prize Money

Prize Money is offered to the top 10 finishers (by gun time) in each of the three gender divisions. Athletes who meet the following criteria will be eligible for prize money:

• Men: 1:10:00 or faster (gun time)

• Women: 1:20:00 or faster (gun time)

• Non-Binary / Gender Non-Conforming: 1:20:00 or faster (gun time)

You must have competed only in your registered gender and your gender must not have been changed on your NYCRUNS profile in the 90 days prior to the event.