Whether you’re interested in just a 1/2 Marathon or completing your first 5K, we’ve got it all. Yonkers Marathon is a Boston Marathon 2023 Qualifier. Runner Packet Pick-up will take place on Saturday, September 17, 2022 from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM at our Department of Parks Headquarters: 285 Nepperhan Avenue.
Founded in 1907, it is the second oldest marathon in the United States, after the Boston Marathon. At the end of the race there is a gathering and festivities centered on Van de Donck Park. The double-loop course of the Yonkers Marathon has been known as being tough and hilly. New York City Marathon founder Fred Lebow cited it as one of his favorite marathons.
For its 90th running in 2015 the track had a newly designed course that added greater variety by eliminating the double-loop, and replacing it with a single-loop that followed a scenic route along the Hudson River, and then all over the city, past parks, past the Dunwoodie Golf Course (offering a glimpse of the distant New York City skyline), and through a variety of neighborhoods. In 2016 the course reverted to the double-loop.
While COVID halted the Yonkers Marathon for 2020 and 2021, its back. There is still time to sign up, the cost is $60 or volunteer and cheer on the runners. The Riverfront Library will open at 6am for runners to pick up their packets. 1 Larkin Center, Yonkers, NY 10701, is where our 3 races will be starting and finishing. Please arrive early and remember that free parking will be available on the event day from 3:30 AM to 3:00 PM at the Buena Vista Parking Structure located at the corner of Main St. and Buena Vista Avenue.
Visit https://runsignup.com/Race/NY/Yonkers/YonkersMarathonHalfMarathon5K, or call the Yonkers Parks Department at 914-377-6450 for more information. And remember there is a half-marathon and a 5k to participate in, and not just the big one–26.2 Miles!
