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August 27, 2022
Heats run beginning at 10AM through 12:30PM
Rain or Shine
Northern Playground
33-61 94th St, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
AWARDS
Top 3 M/F Overall: in each Heat
Top 3 M/F Age Groups: 29 & Under, 30-39, 40+
BAGGAGE
Runners must check their baggage at least 30 minutes prior to the start of their heat at Northern Playground (94th Street).
Upon completing your race, runners will walk forward to 75th Street, loop around the median of 34th Avenue, and walk back in the direction of Travers Park, your bag will be set in numerical order, and ready for pick up and join our festivities at Travers Park.
If you prefer to leave your bag directly at Travers Park, we ask that you do so at least 30 minutes prior to the start of your heat. You could use this as an opportunity to warm up to 94th Street.
BIB PICKUP
EARLY: Friday, August 26th 6-8PM
The Queensboro
80-02 Northern Boulevard
Runners are allowed to pick up Bibs for friends and loved ones.
ON RACE DAY: Bib Pickup available at Northern Playground 40 minutes to the start of each heat.
Race Day Kids Dash Bib Pickup - We will have volunteers at 81st Street and 34th Avenue with all remaining bibs for the Kids Dash
Virtual: Your bib will be shipped to you. Please be sure you provide your shipping address while registering.
If you don't get your bib in the mail, please use the live chat at elitefeats.com, and we'll send a new one after confirming your shipping address (include an apartment number if applicable)
COURSE
Runners will run south down 94th Street, and make the only right turn of the entire race, accessing the south road of 34th Avenue. There is a slight incline passing 82nd Street, but what goes up, must come down. Whether you go out hard or “sit and kick”, each and every runner has a steep downhill for nearly the entire final 400 meters.
¼- 91st Street
½- 86th Street
¾- 81st Street
Finish- 76th Street
See the USATF Certified Map HERE
UPDATED! EVENT SCHEDULE
Bold times are Timed events. Kids Dashes are Untimed.
10:30AM Masters 40+
10:45AM Kids 400M Dash Round 1
11AM ALL 30-39
11:15AM Kids 400M Dash Round 2
11:30AM ALL 29 & Under
12PM ALL Qualifying Competitive*
12:30PM Community Champions and JH Kids Mile
*Competitive Heat
If you wish to enter into our Competitive Heat, the fastest Mile in Queens, please review the following:
We suggest registering for the Mile in your corresponding heat, to ensure you are in the race. Email [email protected] with "(First and Last Name), Jackson Heights Mile Competitive Heat Inquiry" in the Subject Line. If you meet the following requirements for any of these three distances, we will send you a code to register, and will refund your registration.
The Standards for the Competitive Heat is as follows:
All races needed to have been completed on a USATF Certified Course, and must have a results link, for our reference.
Mile
Women- 5:30 and Under
Men- 4:45 and Under
5K
Women- 18:30 and Under
Men- 16:30 and Under
800
Women- 2:30 and Under
Men- 2:10 and Under
Updated Qualifying Window: January 2021-August 24th, 2022
Strava Time Trials are allowed, and MUST be conducted on a Track. Links will be reviewed case by case.
QUESTIONS
Please send all inquires to [email protected]
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RESULTS
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