THE GREAT NEW YORK 100 MILE/100 KM RUNNING EXPOSITION

WE WILL HAVE FIVE TRAINING RUNS FOR 2026. THE COURSE WILL BE SPLIT INTO FIVE SECTIONS. DATES FOR RUNS 2-5 WILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY.
FOR ALL RUNS, I WILL BE LEADING AT ABOUT A 10-11 MINUTE PER MILE PACE. THOSE WISHING TO RUN FASTER OR SLOWER MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FINDING THEIR OWN WAY, STUDY OF THE COURSE MAP IS RECOMMENDED.
THE START AND END POINTS OF ALL TRAINING RUNS WILL BE AT OR NEAR SUBWAY STATIONS.
ALL TRAINING RUNS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO ANYONE

TRAINING RUN #1: FEBRUARY 8, 2026, 8:00 A.M.
TIMES SQUARE - PELHAM PARKWAY
The first training run of 2026 will take place on February 8, beginning at 8:00 a.m. at the race start line in Times Square in Manhattan at 47th St. and Broadway, and will run about 20 miles into The Bronx at Pelham Parkway and White Plains Road. This run includes Central Park, the Hudson River waterfront, the beautiful parks of northern Manhattan, trail sections in Riverdale and Van Cortlandt Parks, and the Bronx River Greenway.

There are of course many subway lines that go to Times Square for the start. The finish will be next to the Pelham Parkway station on the 2 line.

TRAINING RUN #2: DATE TBA, 8:00 A.M.
PELHAM PARKWAY - WORLDS FAIR MARINA
This second run will be approximately 21 miles from Pelham Parkway and Whits Plains Road to Worlds Fair Marina in Queens, approximately miles 20-41 on the race course. The run will include Pelham Parkway and Pelham Bay Park, some residential, waterfront, and industrial areas of South Bronx, Randall's Island, and the area around LaGuardia Airport before arriving at World's Fair Marina in Flushing Meadows Park, site of Aid Station 8.

The start is located at the northeast corner of Pelham Parkway and White Plains Road, at the Pelham Parkway stop on the 2 train (by Dunkin Donuts if you wish). From the finish, you can walk through the CitiField parking lot to get to the 7 train.

TRAINING RUN #3: DATE TBA, 8:00 A.M.
WORLDS FAIR MARINA - UNISPHERE, FLUSHING MEADOWS PARK
This run will begin at the Worlds Fair Marina in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, and end at the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows - Corona Park. It will be approximately 17 miles, from miles 41 - 58 on the race course. It will essentially consist of a loop through residential neighborhoods in Queens to the waterfront of Little Bay Park, the Joe Michaels Mile greenway, and the Vanderbilt Motorway from Alley Pond Park to Kissena Park before arriving in Flushing Meadows.

Both the start and finish of the run are close to the Mets-Willets Point station on the 7 train. From the station, walk past CitiField to get to the start at Worlds Fair Marina, at the pair of white shelters on the waterfront close to the CitiField parking lot. For anyone driving, there is a free parking lot at Worlds Fair Marina, as well as free parking in other areas of Flushing Meadows Park. Do not try to park in the CitiField parking lot.

TRAINING RUN #4: DATE TBA, 8:00 A.M.
UNISPHERE, FLUSHING MEADOWS PARK - PARACHUTE JUMP, CONEY ISLAND
This run will be approximately 24 miles, miles 58-82 on the course, from the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens to the Parachute Jump on the Coney Island Boardwalk in Brooklyn. It will go through Flushing Meadows and Forest Park, through residential neighborhoods in Queens and out to the Rockaways along the beach, before returning into Brooklyn to Brighton Beach and Coney Island. We will cross portions of Jamaica Bay on the Addabbo, Veterans Memorial, and Gil Hodges Marine Parkway Bridges.

The start is a short walk from the Mets-Willets Point station on the 7 train, and there are multiple train lines available at the finish on Coney Island.

TRAINING RUN #5: DATE AND TIME TBA
PARACHUTE JUMP, CONEY ISLAND - TIMES SQUARE FINISH
This run will begin at the Parachute Jump (large red tower) on the Coney Island Boardwalk in Brooklyn, and run the last 18 miles of the course to the finish line in Times Square at 42nd St. and Broadway. This will include a long waterfront section in Brooklyn under the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, street running in Sunset Park, and crossing the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan, and finishing at 42nd St. and Broadway in Times Square.

The D, N, F, and Q subway lines terminate at Coney Island near the Parachute Jump, but watch for weekend subway alerts. Many subway lines have a Times Square stop, or Grand Central a short walk away.