For the first time a few years ago, the New York Road Runners Manhattan Half Marathon — the first in a series of five 13.1-mile races around the city throughout the year — was named in honor of Fred Lebow, the former NYRR president and co-founder of November’s annual New York City Marathon.
This race is one of the largest half-marathon events in the country, and features a field of upwards of 5,000 to 6,000 runners each year for the normally cold and blustery running of its late January race event through the hills of Central Park, where runners will make two loops around the park before crossing the finish line.
