Sri Chinmoy 5K & 7-Mile in Prospect Park

Sri Chinmoy 5K & 7-Mile in Prospect Park

Join us on Sunday, March 8, for the Sri Chinmoy 5K & 7-Mile race in Prospect Park, featuring a scenic loop course along Park Drive. 9 AM start for both races. Sponsored by the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in cooperation with the Prospect Park Alliance and NYC Parks Dept.

Amenities: Bag check, aid stations every mile, vacuum insulated drink bottle, custom finisher medal, free finisher photos, and fresh hot pancakes!

The Course: A scenic loop (with some hills), traveling counterclockwise on the pedestrian lane of the main Park Drive, through forest and meadow. Starting just North of the Lincoln Rd. Lawns, continuing through Battle pass, past Nellie’s Lawn, down Long Meadow, past Lookout Hill, alongside Prospect Park Lake, and finishing at Harry’s Wall. 5K is just short of one complete loop of the park, the 7-Miler is two loops, and includes a short out-and-back section along Center Drive on the second loop.

Awards: Men’s and Women’s awards categories, for both 5K & 7-mile races: Under 50: Top 7, 50-59: Top 3, 60-69: Top 2, 70 and over: First place. Custom medals for all finishers. Awards ceremonies: 5K: 9:50 AM, 7-Mile: 10:30AM

Post-Race Pancake Breakfast! Hot pancakes are even more enjoyable when they’re earned, and we’re cooking them up fresh for everyone on race day! Toppings: REAL maple syrup, whip cream, and more!

Vacuum Insulated Sports Bottle: The giveaway for this race is a vacuum insulated drink bottle, guaranteed for all participants registered by February 22. Keeps hot drinks hot, cold drinks cold.

Time Limits: 5K: 1 hour (20 min/mile pace), 7-Mile: 1hr, 45 min (15 min/mile pace)

Age Restrictions: 5K: 13 & up, 7-Mile: 15 & up

Registration and Fees: Same price for 5K & 7-mile, including processing fees: $31.74 through Feb. 9, $35.98 through Feb. 27, $40.22 through Mar. 7, 5PM (registration close). No race-day registration. Entries cannot be transferred to another person.

Race Packets: Choose Packet Shipping when registering ($7.95), to avoid the lines on race day and have your race shirt and bib delivered to your door before the race. Option available to US addresses only, through Feb. 25. Packets will ship out en masse on Feb. 27. Otherwise, packet pickup is available at the race site from 7:45-8:45AM.

Event Cancellation Policy: If we are forced to cancel this event, it will be converted to a virtual one. Registered participants will still receive race giveaways and finisher medals.

Directions: Prospect Park is a big park with many entrances, please familiarize yourself with the map and directions on our race webpage before race day.

Results: Will be posted on our race webpage within 24 hours.