NO. The run is restricted to foot traffic ONLY, as per the City of New York, for reasons of safety and security.
Check it with UPS. UPS will provide complimentary transport of participant’s backpack. (UPS will transport small bags or backpacks ONLY- please limit the size of your bag!) UPS trucks will be located near the start of the race and each truck will be numbered. Place your belongings on the truck that matches the last number of your bib number.
There is a tear off strip on your bib that is your baggage claim number. After the race you may reclaim your belongings from UPS, located on West Street in Manhattan.
Yes, bib numbers can be picked up at the start of the race at the IKEA Parking Lot, 1 Beard Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY.
Yes, please display it on the front of your outermost garment.
You may register on Sunday, September 25, 2011 before 9:30 AM
IKEA Parking Lot - Red Hook, Brooklyn , NY
*IMPORTANT: Runners must be pre-registered to receive a timing chip.
NO TIMING CHIPS WILL BE GIVEN OUT ON SUNDAY, RACE DAY REGISTRATION.
Runners predicting a pace faster than 6 minute/mile will be seeded in the front corral. A separate entrance (marked in yellow) will be at the front of the start line.
Yes, water stations will be located at the start, finish, and at a station at the end of the tunnel on the Manhattan side. Participants may also carry water bottles in the tunnel. We ask that you DO NOT discard those bottles in the tunnel.
Public transportation is encouraged, but parking (fee charged) is available in the downtown area near the finish line. Free shuttle busses will transport participants from Liberty and West Sts. in Manhattan to the start of the race in Brooklyn