The Ted Corbitt 50K
About this race
In keeping with the tradition of honoring the life and legacy of the father of American long-distance running, Theodore 'Ted' Corbitt, Black Men Run NYC/The NYC Way will continue to honor Ted Corbitt's birthday with our yearly 50K Tribute Run.
Price includes medals, shirt, and participation option. TC50K medals and shirts will be received after ALL finishers in person and virtual have submitted/uploaded their completion of the 50K and shipped within 1-3 weeks.
To recap: To mark the birth anniversary of Ted Corbitt, we embarked on an ultra-marathon to 'Ted Corbitt Way' in the Bronx - the 50K being the most appropriate distance since this was known to be a regular training run for him during his lifetime. As we move into 2027, We will continue the annual tradition on Sunday January 31, 2027
Start times
4am - Runners that will take 7-8 hours or more to complete the 50K
5am - Runners that will take 6-7 hours or more to complete the 50K
6am - Runners that will take 5-6 hours or more to complete the 50K
Bag Check is offered at the Start and transferred to the finish
It's BMR's ongoing tradition to aid in the preservation of Ted Corbitt's legacy, especially in run history. We hope that you will join.
* This is Not a timed race and will Not have mile markers
Please note, in the case of inclement weather or construction the 31 mile course may change or vary.
DISCLAIMER: For runners that are not able to participate on race day or not able to log mileage between the specified dates you will not receive a medal nor do we offer a deferred option to the following year.
Virtual Option to run 50K can be run in any or consecutive days between January 24th - January 31st 2027.
The In-person race will be taking place on January 31st. For those running virtually, we will have an option if you are in the New York City area, where you can run the last 10 miles of the course the day of.
Virtual runners will be given a window of January 24th through the end of day January 31st to run and log their miles. You do not need to send us your miles each day, you can send us your total mileage via email to blkmenrunnyc@gmail.com equaling 31 miles by end of day Sunday January 31st.
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Running
Ted Corbitt 50K (IN-PERSON) Includes T-Shirt & Medal
The race begins in Brooklyn, NY at Prospect Park's Grand Army Plaza entrance and the finish is at W. 228th Street / Ted Corbitt Way in the Bronx, NY. You'll also have the option to run at specific or consecutive days to achieve the full 31 miles. RACE ROUTE Grand Army Plaza Park entrance. - Head into park run a clockwise loop. - Exit park heading North towards Flatbush Ave, Continue on Flatbush Ave. - Turn Left on Tillary St, Turn Right on Brooklyn Bridge Blvd. - Continue onto the Brooklyn Bridge. - Turn Left on Park Row. - Turn Left on Broadway heading South, Right on Battery Pl. - Turn Right on Hudson River Greenway foot path, head North to 59th St. - Exit Right off the footpath onto 59th Street. - Head East towards 9th Avenue. - Make left on 9th Ave, then Right 60th Street. - Staying straight towards Columbus Circle entering Central Park, head into park run a clockwise "Ted Corbitt Loop". - Exit park at Columbus Circle entrance, head towards 60th St heading west. - Left on 9th Ave, Right on 59th St heading back to Hudson River Greenway (Westside Hwy), Right turn onto Hudson Greenway heading North. - Exit Hudson Greenway onto Dyckman St heading East. - Turn Left on Broadway, head North towards The Bronx. - End at W 228th St & Broadway / Ted Corbitt Way (Onward with Traffic side/Right side). Please note, in the case of inclement weather or construction the 31 mile course may change or vary.
Ted Corbitt 50K (VIRTUAL) Includes T-Shirt & Medal
The race begins in Brooklyn, NY at Prospect Park's Grand Army Plaza entrance and the finish is at W. 228th Street & Ted Corbitt Way in the Bronx, NY. You'll also have the option to run at specific or consecutive days to achieve the full 31 miles. RACE ROUTE Grand Army Plaza Park entrance. - Head into Prospect Park run a clockwise loop. - Exit park heading North towards Flatbush Ave, Continue on Flatbush Ave. - Turn Left on Tillary St, Turn Right on Brooklyn Bridge Blvd. - Continue onto the Brooklyn Bridge. - Turn Left on Park Row. - Turn Left on Broadway heading South, Right on Battery Pl. - Turn Right on Hudson River Greenway foot path, head North to 59th St. - Exit Right off the footpath onto 59th Street. - Head East towards 9th Avenue. - Make left on 9th Ave, then Right 60th Street. - Staying straight towards Columbus Circle entering Central Park, head into park run a clockwise "Ted Corbitt Loop". - Exit park at Columbus Circle entrance, head towards 60th St heading west. - Left on 9th Ave, Right on 59th St heading back to Hudson River Greenway (Westside Hwy), Right turn onto Hudson Greenway heading North. - Exit Hudson Greenway onto Dyckman St heading East. - Turn Left on Broadway, head North towards The Bronx. - End at W 228th St & Broadway / Ted Corbitt Way (Onward with Traffic side/Right side). Please note, in the case of inclement weather or construction the 31 mile course may change or vary.
Ted Corbitt 50K (IN-PERSON) Includes Hoodie & Medal
The race begins in Brooklyn, NY at Prospect Park's Grand Army Plaza entrance and the finish is at W. 228th Street & Ted Corbitt Way in the Bronx, NY. You'll also have the option to run at specific or consecutive days to achieve the full 31 miles. RACE ROUTE Grand Army Plaza Park entrance. - Head into park run a clockwise loop. - Exit park heading North towards Flatbush Ave, Continue on Flatbush Ave. - Turn Left on Tillary St, Turn Right on Brooklyn Bridge Blvd. - Continue onto the Brooklyn Bridge. - Turn Left on Park Row. - Turn Left on Broadway heading South, Right on Battery Pl. - Turn Right on Hudson River Greenway foot path, head North to 59th St. - Exit Right off the footpath onto 59th Street. - Head East towards 9th Avenue. - Make left on 9th Ave, then Right 60th Street. - Staying straight towards Columbus Circle entering Central Park, head into park run a clockwise "Ted Corbitt Loop". - Exit park at Columbus Circle entrance, head towards 60th St heading west. - Left on 9th Ave, Right on 59th St heading back to Hudson River Greenway (Westside Hwy), Right turn onto Hudson Greenway heading North. - Exit Hudson Greenway onto Dyckman St heading East. - Turn Left on Broadway, head North towards The Bronx. - End at W 228th St & Broadway / Ted Corbitt Way (Onward with Traffic side/Right side). Please note, in the case of inclement weather or construction the 31 mile course may change or vary.
Ted Corbitt 50K (VIRTUAL) Includes Hoodie & Medal
The race begins in Brooklyn, NY at Prospect Park's Grand Army Plaza entrance and the finish is at W. 228th Street & Ted Corbitt Way in the Bronx, NY. You'll also have the option to run at specific or consecutive days to achieve the full 31 miles. RACE ROUTE Grand Army Plaza Park entrance. - Head into park run a clockwise loop. - Exit park heading North towards Flatbush Ave, Continue on Flatbush Ave. - Turn Left on Tillary St, Turn Right on Brooklyn Bridge Blvd. - Continue onto the Brooklyn Bridge. - Turn Left on Park Row. - Turn Left on Broadway heading South, Right on Battery Pl. - Turn Right on Hudson River Greenway foot path, head North to 59th St. - Exit Right off the footpath onto 59th Street. - Head East towards 9th Avenue. - Make left on 9th Ave, then Right 60th Street. - Staying straight towards Columbus Circle entering Central Park, head into park run a clockwise "Ted Corbitt Loop". - Exit park at Columbus Circle entrance, head towards 60th St heading west. - Left on 9th Ave, Right on 59th St heading back to Hudson River Greenway (Westside Hwy), Right turn onto Hudson Greenway heading North. - Exit Hudson Greenway onto Dyckman St heading East. - Turn Left on Broadway, head North towards The Bronx. - End at W 228th St & Broadway / Ted Corbitt Way (Onward with Traffic side/Right side). Please note, in the case of inclement weather or construction the 31 mile course may change or vary.
Ted Corbitt 50K - In Person Basic Registration (No Shirt & No Medal)
Basic registration does not include medal or shirt.
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.
The sun rises at 7:06 AM and sets at 5:12 PM local time (EST) in Brooklyn on January 31, 2027 — 10h 05m of daylight.
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