The race is flat or downhill past mile 6 so you have a lot of room to play with. Part 2 is when you crank up the heat (STFU!). Seriously, the bumps (can’t call them anything else, they’re NOT hills!) are done before Mile 6!!! Part 2: You have a nice down after the hill another tiny bump in the course and then you’re in the clear. Check the elevation above again (almost comparable to Harlem Hill). It’s looong and you can’t see where it ends but it’s also not super bad. Very very manageable and sweet.Ĭourse is very scenic and pretty quiet until you get to the Prospect Park Hill (there’s only one) (does it even have another name?) a bit after Mile 4.5.

These red parts are not big HILLS ok? Nothing to worry about, check up the elevation on the chart above, and you’ll see. I love turnarounds, heeeey heeeeey everyone! Something to look forward to on the second mile is the rest of the runners in front or behind you. Race starts (awesome sight of the Brooklyn Museum) downhill, for a half mile, then up for another half mile while you run towards the Grand Army Plaza (which you’ll run around), then up and down again. I compared the last two years and I got the same (160.65 ft elevation vs 162.03 ft, but pretty similar). If you want to click on the course elevation and get more details (so you know exactly where everything is on the map) that’s all here. This is what the elevation profile looks like:

With this cheating sheet you won’t be surprised or have any reason to fade off in the second half. This course is easy to take on, quite similar to the NYC Half actually, but faster (there’s less hills, no wind in the second part, and a faster last mile -NO TUNNEL!)

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