Saturday, July 13 @ 8AM
Brooklyn’s Prospect Park
Batter up! Join the MLB and NYRR in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park for the All-Star 5K & Fun Run Benefiting Sandy Relief, presented by Nike. This event features a fast 5K (3.1-mile) race, a 1.5-mile fun run, and All-Star festivities. It’s the perfect start to a summer weekend for the whole family! MLB will contribute 100 percent of the race’s net proceeds to Sandy relief. Want to run for charity and have a chance to win big? Build your team—top fundraisers will be rewarded with special MLB experiences. Got questions? Get answers here.
This can’t-miss All-Star experience will feature mascots, celebrities, and baseball legends. All registrants—adults and children—will receive exclusive All-Star 5K & Fun Run T-shirts.
5K Course Info:
You’ll start on Wellhouse Drive, just east of West Drive, and will turn left/south onto West Drive in the first 400 meters. You’ll follow the drive around the lower half of Prospect Park, with Prospect Park Lake on your left, and will reach the 1-mile mark just before Center Drive. You’ll continue past Center Drive along the undulating drive to the 2-mile mark near Grand Army Plaza. You’ll bear to the left, continuing to follow the drive around the park to the 3-mile mark. Just after the 3-mile mark, you’ll turn left/east onto Center Drive and continue just a couple of hundred meters to the finish on Center Drive.
Fun Run Course Info:
You’ll start on Wellhouse Drive, just east of West Drive, in the final corral behind the 5K runners. You’ll turn left/south onto West Drive and follow the drive around the lower half of Prospect Park, with Prospect Park Lake on your left. At approximately 1 1/4 miles, you’ll turn left/west onto Center Drive toward the finish, and you’ll finish on Center Drive near the eastern path into the Nethermead area.
For More: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/all_star/y2013/index.jsp?content=fivek