Cypress Hills Cemetery 5K Run Through History
About this race
Join us for the 12th Annual Cypress Hills Cemetery 5K Run Through History in Honor of NYPD Officer, Peter Figoski on Sunday, June 7th, 2026.
We will be experiencing a new, readjusted course this year! Stay tuned for more information!
All proceeds to benefit charity. You can donate here!
If you are interested in sponsorship donations, please email us or use this link for more information.
T-Shirts to the First 250 Registrants!
Our challenging course takes you past the final resting place of history's greatest figures:
-Jackie Robinson (First man to break Major League Baseball's color barrier)
-Mae West (Brooklyn born, Vaudeville performer and movie star of the 1920's and 1930's)
-Peter Luger (Famous restaurateur/steak house owner)
-Ignacy Paderewski (Polish pianist and composer)
-Charlotte Ray (First African American female attorney in the U.S)
-Eubie Blake (Jazz composer and musician)
-“Gentleman” Jim Corbett (American Professional Boxer and World Heavyweight Champion)
-Piet Mondrian (20th Century Dutch Painter)
-Hiram Cronk (Last surviving member of the War of 1812)
For more information on Cypress Hills Cemetery, please visit their website at www.cypresshillscemetery.org or call 718-277-2900.
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Cypress Hills Cemetery 5K Run Through History
Our challenging course takes you past the final resting place of history's greatest figures: -Jackie Robinson (First man to break Major League Baseball's color barrier) -Mae West (Brooklyn born, Vaudeville performer and movie star of the 1920's and 1930's) -Peter Luger (Famous restaurateur/steak house owner) -Ignacy Paderewski (Polish pianist and composer) -Charlotte Ray (First African American female attorney in the U.S) -Eubie Blake (Jazz composer and musician) T-Shirts and other giveaways will be given to the first 250 Registrants!
Typical race-day weather
Based on 14 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Brooklyn, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:24 AM and sets at 8:24 PM local time (EDT) in Brooklyn on June 7, 2026 — 14h 59m of daylight.
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2026 results — Cypress Hills Cemetery 5K Run Through History
Cypress Hills Cemetery 5K Run Through History · 133 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luis Castro | 19:46 | 6:22 /mi |
| 2 | Lawrence Chandler | 23:19 | 7:30 /mi |
| 3 | Galo Altamirano | 23:43 | 7:38 /mi |
| 4 | Richard Acevedo | 24:07 | 7:46 /mi |
| 5 | Alroy Lam | 24:12 | 7:47 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 55 Brooklyn events
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