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Brooklyn Half Sets Record, Winners Crowned, Kids Run, CPR Classes

5/17/2026

Summary

RBC Brooklyn Half Record

The RBC Brooklyn Half recorded a course-record 30,341 finishers.
Abraham Longosiwa won in 1:04:32, Fatima Alanis in 1:13:11, and Danica Reinicke led the nonbinary division in 1:18:17.
Over 20 percent of participants were Brooklyn residents, especially from Park Slope, DUMBO, Brooklyn Heights and Crown Heights.
The Boardwalk Kids Run attracted 1,456 children, the event’s largest youth segment.
New York Road Runners (NYRR) offered hands-only CPR classes at the expo, expanding safety education.

Summary

RBC Half Starts

The 2026 RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon started at 7 a.m. Saturday.
Parking was banned on Eastern Parkway 6 a.m. Thursday through Saturday, and car-taxi drop-offs were at Washington Avenue and security screenings were at Eastern Parkway.
Prize money ranged from $2,000 for first place to $100 for fifth, a $500 Brooklyn-resident bonus and a $100 time-bonus for records.
Live results were on the NYRR app and results posted online after the race.

Summary

Aguilar Marathon Comeback

Jessica Aguilar, a Coney Island former runner, runs her third half marathon after a hit-and-run that cost part of her leg and required three surgeries.
Aguilar trains by walking from Brooklyn to Federal Plaza five days a week, motivated by her daughter’s fundraiser and cheering crowds.
Teresa Hui, a Brighton Beach actor battling osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia and endometriosis, has completed 25 full marathons, 17 New York City Marathons and 100 half marathons.

History

Historical Context

Fred Lebow founded the first New York City Marathon on September 13 1970, launching a 26.2-mile race in Central Park with 127 entrants and only 55 finishers. The 1976 shift to a five-borough course sparked a national surge in road races, a trend that today underlies the RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon, organized by NYRR and drawing over 30,000 finishers.

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RBC Brooklyn Half Record

The RBC Brooklyn Half recorded a course-record 30,341 finishers.
Abraham Longosiwa won in 1:04:32, Fatima Alanis in 1:13:11, and Danica Reinicke led the nonbinary division in 1:18:17.
Over 20 percent of participants were Brooklyn residents, especially from Park Slope, DUMBO, Brooklyn Heights and Crown Heights.
The Boardwalk Kids Run attracted 1,456 children, the event’s largest youth segment.
New York Road Runners (NYRR) offered hands-only CPR classes at the expo, expanding safety education.

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