RUN ROCKAWAY BEACH NYC FIRECRACKER HALF MARATHON & 5K
About this race
WE ALSO OFFER DAY OF RACE REGISTRATION!
Celebrate July 5th weekend with a Race Day at beautiful Rockaway Beach.
5K or Half Marathon.
Saturday July 5th, 2026, check in at 6:30am, Race Start 8:00am
The boardwalk venue is a perfect racecourse with no hills and amazing ocean views every mile.
RUN ROCKAWAY BEACH FIRECRACKER HALF MARATHON & 5K
Sunday July 5th
6:30am Pick up Bib Tag, T-Shirt and check in on Beach 94th.
8:00am Half Marathon and 5K Start.
Both Start & finish are on 94th on Boardwalk.
Half Marathon is 2 loops from Beach 94th west, U-turn on beach 124 St east to 54 street U-turn west and back to Beach 94th street and repeat.
5k is an out and back course. Start on Beach 94 street, go west to Beach124 street, U turn east back to finish on 94 street.
Public Parking in Lot on Beach 94th
There are at least 4 water stops for each of the 2 loops for the half marathon
T-SHIRT/ MEDAL AND SNACKS
Pick your distance
Running
HALF MARATHON
5K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Far Rockaway, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:29 AM and sets at 8:29 PM local time (EDT) in Far Rockaway on July 3, 2027 — 15h 00m of daylight.
Course
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Far Rockaway
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Far Rockaway 5K Races 3 races
- Far Rockaway Half Marathons 3 races
- Far Rockaway Running Calendar 2026 4 races
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, 6 Far Rockaway events
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