The Holiday Half Marathon!
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The Holiday Half Marathon!

Brooklyn, New York, United States View on map
Dec 20, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
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About this race

Wrap up the 2026 racing season with this flat and fast course along the Shore Road Promenade in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn The Trimara Sports Holiday Half is the perfect for setting those PRs, just in time to give yourself the gift of running.  Run along some of the city’s most breathtaking views of the Verrazano Bridge, Lower Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty.  

Bib pick up will be held exclusively on race day and will be from 6:30 until 7:30.  Please do not wait until the last minute so that we can be sure we start the race on time.  Come early, get your race day materials and have plenty of time for your pre race warm ups and routines.  Baggage check will be located adjacent to bib pickup.   

The #HoildayHalf will be a spectator friendly multi-loop course along one of NYC’s finest waterfronts.  You will be completing three 4.36 mile loops of the Shore Road Promenade in Bay Ridge.  You will have fluid stations roughly every mile so there is plenty of opportunity to stay hydrated. The finish line will be back at the American Veterans Memorial Pier where you can collect your FINISHER MEDALS and bask in your accomplishments – It is impossible to get lost.  The course support will remain open for 3 hours.

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The Holiday Half Marathon

Dec 20, 2026 Half-Marathon 8:00 AM
$65.00
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Typical race-day weather

Based on 12 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) 14.5° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 22.4°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 13.4° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 23.9°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
19.4
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
3.4mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
70.2%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on December 20, 2026 (EST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on December 20, 2026 (EST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
9h 15m

The sun rises at 7:15 AM and sets at 4:31 PM local time (EST) in Brooklyn on December 20, 2026 — 9h 15m of daylight.

Course

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  • 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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