I am correcting this and will upload new images but keep this in mind for the charts in this post. The GPS normalization program brought me to sea level while on the bridge. PLEASE NOTE: The new course profile should read an elevation of 140 feet instead of dropping to zero at around mile 2.5. Please note that I have discovered a bad data point in the course profile which reduces the effect of the Manhattan bridge. Anyone hoping for an easy confidence boost in their winter-to-spring transition should read on, because what was once a PR course has become an uphill battle. If you're like me, your first reaction to the news of the course change was, 'How could they do this to us?!' The current course is a total 180 from what people have come to expect for this race: a challenging first six miles with an amazing burst out of Central Park, a satisfying downhill through Times Square, and a mindlessly flat five miles to the finish line, the Freedom Tower acting as your beacon. Hang on to your energy gels, ladies and gents. You may be running on some of the same terrain, but you're in for an altogether different experience. Now, just about the only thing in common between this year's course and last year's is the name of the race. (If you didn't, surprise!) The old course was a favorite for many, and for a half marathon in NYC, it had an elevation profile that only the Brooklyn Half could beat. IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE READING ABOUT THE 2018 COURSE, PLEASE READ ON!īy now, you probably know that New York Road Runners changed the course of its premiere United Airlines NYC Half. OUR NEW COURSE STRATEGY CAN BE FOUND HERE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE COURSE HAS CHANGED FOR 2019.

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