New Balance 5th Avenue Mile
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About
Lace up your racing shoes for the 43rd running of the popular New Balance 5th Avenue Mile on Sunday, September 8. Toe the start line then run your best mile down a 20-block stretch of New York City’s iconic Fifth Avenue near Museum Mile, home to world-class museums and cultural institutions.
Follow and use #NB5thAveMile in your social posts to share your excitement leading up to race day and celebrate all those "mile-stones."
The souvenir for this race will be a pair of New Balance shorts.
Kids Can Run Too
Bring the kids to the Back to School Mile at the New Balance 5th Avenue Mile for some race-day fun! Registration is FREE and open to children of all ages and abilities for Stage 1, Stage 2, and Stage 3. Learn more about our stages by visiting the Rising New York Road Runners Youth events page.
Why Race with New York Road Runners?
When you run with NYRR, you do more than compete in a world-class race—your support and participation play a role in fulfilling our mission to help and inspire people through running, and benefit NYRR’s free youth and community programs, including Rising New York Road Runners, NYRR Striders, Open Run, and more.
Pre-Race
Accessibility
Member-Only Standby List
Notes on Registration
NYRR Race Free
Race Number Pickup
Race Day
Race-Day Number Pickup Policy
Schedule of Events
Start Location / The Course
Bag Check
Start Procedure for Fastest Age-Group Runners
NYRR Road Mile Championship Criteria
Results and Awards
Prize Money
As a World Athletics Label race, the New Balance 5th Avenue Mile operates under World Athletics rules and is subject to all applicable rules and policies regarding prize money. Prize money is available in the Professional Athlete and NYRR Road Mile Championships heats, only. Entry into these heats is by invitation only; no entrant will be automatically placed in these heats. The minimum standards for inclusion in the NYRR Road Mile Championships are 4:20 for men, 4:50 for women, and 4:50 for non-binary categories. For a gender category to have a NYRR Road Mile Championships heat, a minimum of five entrants with the qualifying standard are required prior to August 16, 2024. For consideration, contact eliteathletes@nyrr.org no later than that date.
Prize Money for Invited Professional Athletes
Professional Athlete Heats |
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1st | $5,000 |
2nd | $3,500 |
3rd | $2,500 |
4th | $1,500 |
5th | $1,000 |
6th | $750 |
7th | $500 |
8th | $250 |
Halfway Leader Bonus: $1000 will be awarded to the halfway leader in the Professional Athlete heats. To collect this bonus, the halfway leader must finish the race in under 4:00 (men) or 4:32 (women). If they do not, the bonus will be awarded to the next-fastest runner at halfway who does break the above standards.
Prize Money for NYRR Member Division
NYRR Road Mile Championships Heats
To be eligible for prize money in the NYRR Road Mile Championships, an athlete must have had a valid paid NYRR membership since at least June 8, 2024 through at least the date of the race.
1st | $400 |
2nd | $300 |
3rd | $200 |
4th | $100 |
Prohibited Items
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All event information is subject to change.
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