Date
Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 08:00 AM
Location
Central Park
Distance
4 Miles
Hashtag
#FRNYPrideRun
9+1 Credit Scored Prize Money

Front Runners New York LGBT Pride Run 4M

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    Front Runners New York LGBT Pride Run 4M
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Run with pride and show solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community by participating in the 44th running of the Front Runners New York LGBT Pride Run® 4M. 

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Race Details

The first Pride Run, held in Central Park in 1982, was a landmark race and marked the start of an enduring collaboration among Front Runners New York, New York Road Runners, and the City of New York. The race continues to celebrate LGBTQIA+ pride and the ongoing movement toward equality, diversity, and inclusiveness. The 2019 event broke the Guinness World Record for largest pride charity run with more than 10,200 finishers!


All event information is subject to change.

Why Race With New York Road Runners?

When you run with NYRR, you do more than compete in a world-class race—your support and participation play a role in fulfilling our vision is to build healthier lives and stronger communities through the transformative power of running, and benefit NYRR’s free youth and community programs, including Rising New York Road Runners, NYRR Striders, Open Run, and more.

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Pre-Race

NYRR strives to host inclusive, sustainable, and accessible events that enable all individuals to engage. To request reasonable accommodations or for inquiries about accessibility for attending this event, please email accessibility@nyrr.org.


To learn more about NYRR accessibility, please visit the NYRR Disability Inclusion & Accessibility Resource page.

If you are an Athlete with Disability who needs a guide or support runner to participate in a NYRR event, please follow the process explained here. To request to register a support runner, the runner must fill out the following form. All requests must be placed by runners at least two weeks prior to the event.

The Member-Only Standby List is full.


If you already submitted your name to the Member-Only Standby List for this event, you could be selected from the standby list and sent a non-complimentary invitation code up to 48 hours before the event date.


Active NYRR Members can read about the Member-Only Standby List here.

  • Review the NYRR policy on start and finish cutoff times here.
  • We’ve updated our website to increase inclusivity and representation in our races. Runners can register as woman, man, or non-binary. Visit our FAQ page for more information on how to update your profile.
  • If you wish to pay in cash for your race entry, please reach out to our Runner Services team for assistance. Please be sure to include the event name and the email associated with your NYRR account.
  • This race is a 9+1 program qualifier.

We at New York Road Runners believe running should be accessible to everyone. To help, we created NYRR Race Free to provide race fee assistance to those who qualify financially.


In 2024, we offered 1,000+ program slots and more than 3,000 complimentary race entries, including for the TCS New York City Marathon. Race Free applications that met the eligibility criteria were pooled based on previous participation and selected by borough or zip code until all slots were filled.


Check out the Race Free page this summer for updates on the 2026 application period. (Please note runners apply in 2025 for races in the calendar year of 2026.)

Numbers (which include your timing tag) may be picked up at the NYRR RUNCENTER featuring New Balance Hub at 320 West 57th Street (between Eighth and Ninth avenues). 


Check back closer to race day for more details.


Runners are encouraged to pick up their bibs at the RUNCENTER to avoid race day lines. 


Show your race confirmation email or the QR code from your NYRR account to pick up your race materials. Proxy bib pickup is available for this race, so a friend or family member can pick up your race materials. The person will need the QR code for your NYRR account, along with a form of photo identification that corresponds to your NYRR account. 

Race Day

Bib pickup will close 10 minutes after the start time of the race. Runners arriving to pick up their bib after that time will not be issued a bib and will not receive 9+1 credit for the race.


Show your race confirmation email or the QR code from your NYRR account to pick up your race materials. Proxy bib pickup is available for this race, so a friend or family member can pick up your race materials. The person will need the QR code for your NYRR account, along with a form of photo identification that corresponds to your NYRR account. 

Check back closer to race day for course details.


We strongly recommend checking mta.info before you travel. You can also message the MTA on WhatsApp.

Check back closer to race day for bag check details.


Planning to check a bag on race morning? While we will continue to have clear plastic bags available at number pickup, we encourage you to use your own clear reusable plastic bag, no larger than 17" wide x 20" high x 7" deep, with the tag affixed.


NYRR is not responsible for lost, damaged, or stolen bags or items from bags checked at NYRR bag check.

For a full list of Prohibited Items, please click here.

Prize money amounts are equal for men, women, and non-binary. To be eligible for NYRR Member Division prize money, a runner must have had a valid paid NYRR membership since at least March 28, 2025 through at least the date of the race, and must complete the course in 28 minutes or less. All prize money divisions determined by Gun Time. Eligibility requirements for all prize money and bonuses are available here.


NYRR Membership Division
1st $500
2nd $400
3rd $300
4th $200
5th $100

A $100 time bonus is available for the men's, women's, and non-binary's race winners who break the existing 4-mile event record, based on Gun Time. The bonus is available to the race winner only. An athlete must break, not tie, the record to earn the bonus.


  • Men: 19:35, Harbert Okuti, 2022
  • Women: 21:56: Grace Kahura, 2022
  • Non-Binary: 20:43, Galo Vasquez, 2024

Live, unofficial results will be available in the NYRR App and at liveresults.nyrr.org during the event.


After the conclusion of the event, official results will be posted on results.nyrr.org.


Awards will be presented on site to the top-three finishers in the overall men, women, and non-binary divisions. Runners who place in the top-three of their age group will be able to claim an award in the days following the race by filling out our Age-Group Awards Claim Form

More Race Information

If NYRR cancels an offering on the direction of local, city, or state authorities, participants will be informed as soon as possible, including communication of participant resolution options. Events will not be rescheduled.


No Refunds: Entry fees are non-refundable and may not be deferred or transferred.

Front Runners New York is New York City’s premier LGBTQIA+ running and multisport club. Founded in 1979, the club has grown to over 1,200 members, representing one of the largest LGBTQIA+ athletic clubs in the world. Each year, Front Runners New York makes a donation to a nonprofit organization serving LGBTQIA+ New Yorkers - the 2025 beneficiary is Lambda Legal.


Founded in 1973, Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender, queer/questioning (LGBTQ+) people and everyone living with HIV through impact litigation, education, and public policy work.

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Front Runners New York LGBT Pride Run 4M
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