Hydration Guy High Five
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Hydration Guy High Five

Brooklyn, New York, United States View on map
Sep 03, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

You've gotten hydration from him. You've gotten high fives from him. At long last it is time for the inaugural Hydration Guy High Five! This 5-mile race starts in Gowanus at the Bakline Flagship store and takes you to Cobble Hill, Red Hook and back.

  • This is a timed race
  • Hydration will be plentiful, both on the course and at the start/finish
  • Entry fee includes a giveaway and post-race snacks
  • A portion of each entry will be donated to a charity partner
  • A post-race party is in the works

Make it a race. Make it a tempo run. Make it a fun run. Come on out on Thursday, September 3 for great time with the awesome NYC running community!

This is not a closed-streets race. The route will have directionals and marshals at all turns and key intersections. All participants run at their own risk.

This event is produced by Hydration Guy's new venture - Pace Yourself Productions.

Instagram: @thehydrationguy & @paceyourselfproductions

Website: https://thehydrationguy.com & https://paceyourselfprod.com

Bakline: https://www.bakline.nyc

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Running

Hydration Guy High Five 5 Miler

Sep 03, 2026 8K 6:45 PM
$45.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Brooklyn, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 17.8° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 26.6°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 17.8° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 28.8°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
16.4
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
3.1mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
69.1%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on September 3, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on September 3, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
13h 00m

The sun rises at 6:25 AM and sets at 7:25 PM local time (EDT) in Brooklyn on September 3, 2026 — 13h 00m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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2026 results — Hydration Guy High Five

Hydration Guy High Five 5 Miler · 31 finishers

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Hydration Guy High Five
Place Name Time Pace
1 Evan Kolin 27:21 5:28 /mi
2 Christian Wiese 32:45 6:33 /mi
3 Nicolas Wical 35:57 7:11 /mi
4 Brooks Walker 36:42 7:20 /mi
5 Natasha Goss 36:53 7:23 /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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