Sri Chinmoy Thanksgiving Day 5K & 10K
- 22 November 2018 10:30
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- Queens Boulevard, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, New York, NY, USA.
- $ Ticket price starts from : USD 20
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The Sri Chinmoy Thanksgiving Day 5K & 10K races feature a scenic, flat and fast 5K loop around Flushing Meadows Park!
Park Fundraiser: All proceeds of this race go to Flushing Meadows Park!
Sponsored by the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in cooperation with the NYC Parks Department.
PERKS & AMENITIES:
Free parking, bag check, aid stations every mile, free T-shirt, medals for all finishers, and our famous post-race pancake breakfast!
Men’s and Women’s awards categories:
5K: Under 50: Top 7, 50-59: Top 3, 60-69: Top 2, 70 & over: First place
10K: Under 50: Top 3, 50-59: Top 2, 60 & over: First place
Entries cannot be transferred to another person.
Number pickup will be on race day only, between 8:30-9:30 AM
There will be a kids race for children under 13, at 9:45 a.m. 100 meter and 400 meter distances - depending on the child’s age. Registration - $5 - is on race day only, starting at 9:00 a.m. Each child will receive a small prize. Please email nyswimrun@srichinmoyraces.org if you plan to enter your child so we can be sure to have enough prizes.
Men’s and Women’s awards categories:
Medals for all finishers
Awards Ceremony at 10:45 AM for 5K, 11:15 AM for 10K
Hot pancakes are even more enjoyable after you’ve run a race, and we’re cooking them up fresh for everyone on race day! (yes, of course they're free!)
Participants in either race have until 11:30 am (1-1/2 hours) to finish.
Exit the train and follow the signs to Flushing Meadows Corona Park. This will lead you across a bridge. Essentially, you'll first head for the Unisphere - pass it - and then walk over the footbridge over the Long Island Expressway to get to the race staging area at Meadowlark Circle at the North end of Meadow Lake. It’s a little more than 1 mile from the Subway station to the race staging area (the perfect warm-up jog!). View map of walking route from Mets-Willets station to race.
As you are making your way to Race-Day Central, you will likely cross the running route of another race that is happening earlier in the morning in the park, please don't get this race confused with our race.
** IMPORTANT ** IMPORTANT **
Due to major construction in the area of Flushing Meadows Park north of Meadow Lake, currently the only route to the parking lot next to 'Race-Day Central' is to enter the park from westbound 69th Road, just past the intersection of Park Drive East. If you've been to our races before, this is NOT the usual route into the park.
Also, due to one-way roads, exiting the park is via a slightly different route.
Because navigation apps do not recognize some of the roads inside the park and are not up to date with the road closures due to construction, we recommend the following:
2. Then follow the map and instructions on this PDF for driving from westbound 69th Rd. into the park and to Race-Day Central, which is about one mile inside the park.
Alternatively, you can follow these written instructions from the Van Wyck or Grand Central Parkway:
FROM SOUTHBOUND VAN WYCK EXPRESSWAY:
FROM NORTHBOUND VAN WYCK EXPRESSWAY:
FROM EASTBOUND GRAND CENTRAL PARKWAY:
FROM WESTBOUND GRAND CENTRAL PARKWAY:
TO PARKING LOT:
Directions begin from westbound 69 Rd., west of Park Dr. East