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Can you believe that it’s time to think about fall races? You may already have a few races on your calendar for the fall and are in the midst of race training. One race that I’m really excited about doing is the Rock ‘n Roll Brooklyn Half Marathon taking place on Saturday, October 14, 2017! It will be my first time running in New York City!
A few weeks ago, I gave you 5 reasons to run Rock ‘N Roll Montreal. Today, I’m sharing why you should join me in Brooklyn!
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I’m linking up with Marcia, Patty, and Erika for Tuesdays on the Run, Susie, Debbie, Lora, and Rachel for the Running Coaches Corner and Annmarie, Nicole, and Jen for Wild Workout Wednesday! I’m also joining Running on Happy and Fairytales and Fitness for the Friday 5 2.0!
Run Rock ‘n Roll Brooklyn – 5 Reasons Why
Living in Philadelphia, it’s great to be so close to Washington, DC and New York City, but even though it’s only 2 hours away, I never seem to make it to New York. When I got the opportunity to run in Brooklyn, I had to sign up! Here are the reasons why I think this will be a great race – maybe I’ll see you there!
Run through Prospect Park
My favorite thing about running is exploring “new” places on foot. I’ve never been to Prospect Park and it looks absolutely beautiful! About half of the race takes place through the park, and since this is a fall race, I imagine the foliage would be the perfect backdrop for a run! Check out this video from last year highlighting Prospect Park!
There’s a Brand New 5-Mile Course
If 13.1 miles seems overwhelming or you’ve already got too many distance races on your calendar, maybe you’d be more interested in running the 5 miler – it’s a brand new for 2017! The route is entirely in Prospect Park and you’ll get a great finisher medal! It sounds like a great way to start your Saturday morning!
By the way, you can register right now for the 5 miler for only $49.99 – but the price will increase at 12:00am PT on Thursday, July 27, 2017, so don’t delay!
Enjoy a Weekend in NYC!
After a great run in Central Park!Another great thing about this race is that unlike many city long distance races, it falls on a Saturday! This works perfectly for me because I can enjoy a weekend in New York City and still have a day to recover before going back to work on Monday! I’m sure you know all of the amazing things that you can do in NYC – museums, restaurants, theater, etc. Some highlights I look forward to checking out include:
- Coney Island – I’ve never been there!
- The Brooklyn Bridge
- Green-Wood Cemetary
- Brooklyn Brewery
I’d love recommendations on good places to eat in New York/Brooklyn!
Earn Some More Great Bling!
Rock ‘n Roll races are known for their unique race medals, and as you can see, Brooklyn is no exception! When I ran Rock ‘n Roll Seattle earlier this year, I spent SO much time at the expo and picked up some great gear. I’m looking forward to adding to the collection for RNR Brooklyn.
You Can Sign Up With a Discount!
A very nice perk of being a BibRave Pro Ambassador is that I always have some race discounts to share! If you want to run the Rock ‘N Roll Brooklyn Half this year, save $15 on registration with code BIBRAVE15! You can also use the same code to save on other Rock ‘N Roll Races this year including Philly, Vegas, Chicago, Virginia Beach, San Antonio, Arizona, and more!
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Have you ever run a race in Brooklyn? What races are you looking forward to this fall?
This is too close to my Ragnar race for this race but maybe next year. You have a great race schedule this year!
Thanks, Deborah!
I ran RnR Brooklyn last year and absolutely LOVED it!
I’m really looking forward to it!
I’d love to do this one, but my calendar is full this year! Maybe next year. For now, I’ll have to live vicariously through you.
Aw man, I wish we could find our way at the same race one of these days!
I absolutely adored running through Brooklyn when I did NYCM. I’d love to run this race one of these years!
I always love running through Central Park when I go to NYC so it’ll be great to run somewhere new!
What a great race!!! Love the medal too.
I can’t wait to add to the collection 🙂
Bonus Reason: There might be a NYC Pizza Festival the same day!! Here’s the link to the FB post – https://www.facebook.com/events/664418553721108/
RnR Brooklyn is pretty a pretty good race, flat with an incline in the last mile. Hopefully there won’t be any rabid squirrels when we run there in October (not sure if you heard that crazy news story, lol).
Ooh this sounds awesome, thanks for the tip!!
RnR released the Vegas designs yesterday and I’m SO excited! There is so much detail in the medals, and I can’t wait.
They do such an amazing job with the medals. I hope you have a blast in Vegas!
I loved this race last year! I’d definitely recommend it to anyone!
I’m really looking forward to it and it’s been so long since I’ve been to Brooklyn!
This race is high on my bucket list! I loved Brooklyn the most when I ran the New York marathon so I’m dying to go back and run it again.
I’m really looking forward to running it for the first time!
This does look like a great race! R’n’R knows how to put on a party, and their bling is top-notch 😉
Every year they seem to keep raising the bar with their designs!
I ran this race its inaugural year and it was horrible but I heard that they improved it.
I love running in Prospect Park and Coney Island is fun. You will have a great time.
I would do this one again maybe but preferably the Brooklyn half in May (but it’s a lottery) which ends at Coney Is.
I have a half on Oct 1 but maybe if I can I’ll do the 5 miler. Would love to meet you!
I do remember hearing Brooklyn was rough in previous years…hopefully they’ve got it all together now. If you do the 5 miler, let me know, it would be great to meet you!!
As you know, I ran in New York City this year and loved it. I would like to run Brooklyn some time. Hopefully next year they will still offer the five miler, that sounds like something I would like to do.
If the 5 miler has a good showing this year I’m sure they’ll host it again in 2018! Love running in NYC!