2025 RBC Brooklyn Half

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.

Whether you plan to tackle 13.1M in person or virtually, here are free training resources to help you get to the start feeling confident and strong.

Get race ready with NYRR x Runna. NYRR is excited to team up with Runna, the top-rated running training platform, to offer you a personalized and adaptable half marathon training plan to get you ready for RBC Brooklyn Half. This collaboration blends NYRR's running expertise with Runna's advanced training technology to enhance your training experience no matter your running experience or where you are in the world.

• 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.
• This race is a 9+1 program qualifier and part of the 4 Out of 6 program.

Check back closer to race day for more Pre-Party details.

• Wednesday, May 14: 10:00 a.m.- 8:30 p.m. (last bib pickup is at 8:00pm)
• Thursday, May 15: 10:00 a.m.- 8:30 p.m. (last bib pickup is at 8:00pm)
• Friday, May 16: 9:00 a.m.- 7:30 p.m. (last bib pickup is 7:00pm)

An American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter will be available during the following times for the Pre-Party:

• Wednesday, May 14: 11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
• Thursday, May 15: 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
• Friday, May 16: 4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Check back closer to race day for more details.

Check back closer to race day for more details.

Check back closer to race day for more details.

As in previous years, NYRR will transport personal nursing pumps from the start to the finish area for athletes. For the RBC Brooklyn Half, there will be lactation spaces that provide pumping accommodations and amenities at the start, course, and finish lines. Medela breast pumps will also be available, giving participants easy options for pumping.

Lactation operations will be located near the start medical tent on Eastern Parkway and Washington Avenue, the medical tent near mile 8, and the finish medical tent in the Maimonides Park parking lot.

To ensure runners are aware of the accommodations and preparation for medical device operations, NYRR will have an information booth at the RBC Brooklyn Half Pre-Party.

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

The NYRR Pace Team members are some of the most experienced runners in New York City and the most knowledgeable runners on the course. They have an average success rate of 96.5% of hitting their target finish time. Pacers will be on hand to guide participants toward specific goal times over the 13.1 miles. Pace Team members will lead groups at various paces between 6:06 per mile and 13:45 per mile (between a 1:20 finish and a 3:00 finish).

If you choose to run with a pace group, you can look for the NYRR Pace Team members in the start corrals wearing their blue-and-white-striped NYRR Pace Team singlets. Each Team member will carry signs that correspond with their respective finish times and paces. There is no fee to run with the pace team or to sign up.

Check back closer to race day for more details.

Tape breaks will be provided to the top professional men’s, women’s, and non-binary finishers in the wheelchair and open divisions.

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.

The top three finishers in the overall men, women, and non-binary will be presented their award on-site at the race. Top finishers who are unable to stay to receive their award can pick it up at the NYRR RUNCENTER in the days following the race. Runners who place in the top three of their age group in the men, women, and non-binary divisions will be able to claim an award in the days following the race by filling out our Age-Group Awards Claim Form.

Athletes who meet certain time standards are eligible for entry via the Seeded Athlete program, a race-day experience that provides a preferred starting position and expedited baggage collection at the finish.

For inclusion in the program, athletes must have met one of the established time standards below in a half-marathon held between January 1, 2024 and March 30, 2025. Questions about the Seeded Athlete program and requests for consideration can be sent to eliteathletes@nyrr.org. The deadline to request a spot in the 2025 program is April 4, 2025.

All prize money amounts, including team prize money, are equal for men, women, and non-binary categories and subject to all applicable rules and policies regarding prize money. To be eligible for prize money, including team money and Top Brooklyn Finisher, runners must complete the course in 1 hour 30 minutes or faster.

Top Brooklyn Finisher

The top man, woman, and non-binary finisher from Brooklyn, based on Net Time, will be awarded $500. Residency is determined by zip code at the time of registration. Cumulative with overall prize money, if applicable.

Time Bonuses

Team Prize Money

For scoring purposes, a men’s team must consist of five men, a women’s team must consist of five women, and a non-binary team must consist of three non-binary athletes, all running with the same team affiliation and meeting the gender identity requirements above. Team prize money is based on the cumulative Net Time of the team members.

Top 5 Teams

Once a runner has claimed their entry, or once a drawing applicant has been accepted into the race, all entry fees are non-refundable. Runners entered in the 2025 RBC Brooklyn Half may cancel their entry and earn guaranteed, non-complimentary entry to the 2026 race, but they will be responsible for claiming their entry and paying the entry fees for the 2026 race. The deadline for runners to cancel their 2025 entry and get guaranteed non-complimentary into the 2026 race is May 16, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. ET. For more information, visit our cancellation page.

Please Note: Runners who earn guaranteed entry to the 2025 race because they canceled in 2024 cannot cancel a second time (in 2025) and become eligible for guaranteed entry in 2026.

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

The 4 Out of 6 program allows NYRR members who meet the eligibility requirements to gain guaranteed entry to the United Airlines NYC Half.

Eligibility for entry to the 2026 United Airlines NYC Half will be guaranteed for NYRR members who complete four qualifying events in 2025 and have an active membership by the last qualifying event of the 2025 4 Out of 6 program (the NYRR Staten Island Half in October).

We're in the process of upgrading our event management system to enhance the overall registration and account experience. Due to this, we are unable to offer race insurance upon registration for the 2025 RBC Brooklyn Half. We apologize for the inconvenience.