Event
Mile Commons
Seven Bridges Run 2026
- Organized by
- New York Chinese Running Club Alliance
- Platform
- Mile Commons
- Date & time
- to (EDT)
- Location
- Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall Station
- Registration status
- Event ended
What runners need to know
Seven Bridges 2026 — Runner Guide When: Saturday, October 17, 2026, 7:15 AM–12:00 PM (America/New_York). Rain date: Sunday, October 18, 2026, 7:15 AM–12:00 PM, only if event day is called off for weather. Registered and waitlisted runners will be notified and this event page will be updated. No re-registration is required; registration status and FIFO waitlist position carry over. Distances: approximately 21, 18, 15, or 12 miles. Only the full ~21-mile Seven Bridges route (seven bridges) is mapped and has GPX and KML files. The three shorter options are written descriptions, not separate routes, and each continues to the NYC Marathon finish: ~18 miles (five bridges) — after Aid Station 4, follow E 111th St to Fifth Avenue, then continue the remaining route; ~15 miles (five bridges) — after Aid Station 3, follow E 96th St to Fifth Avenue, then continue the remaining route; ~12 miles (five bridges) — after the Queensboro Bridge, follow E 60th St to Fifth Avenue, then continue the remaining route. Meeting point: Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall Station. The exact assembly entrance will be communicated before event day. Four aid stations provide water and sports drink. Bring your own bottle, gels/nutrition, and phone. Bag pickup is in the W 62nd St & West Drive area of Central Park, open 9:45 AM–12:15 PM; the exact on-site point will be communicated before event day. Finish: near the NYC Marathon finish line in Central Park, with post-run refreshments and a social gathering. On the Queensboro Bridge use the south outer roadway pedestrian path (the north path is bicycles only). Organizer support ends at 12:00 PM. Roads are not closed and no race-organizer medical or traffic-control support is provided. Follow current organizer guidance on this event page. Capacity is 200. Registration opens Wednesday, October 7 at 6:00 PM ET and closes Thursday, October 15 at 11:59 PM ET (exclusive system cutoff: Friday, October 16 at 12:00 AM America/New_York). Additional verified registrations join the waitlist in order when capacity is full.
Route
Planned route — subject to changes caused by event-day conditions.
Real-world conditions can change the route after registration or even on race morning. Any change is posted here, and your registration stays valid.
Route last updated Oct 7, 12:16 PM
Seven Bridges is a public, free event: open to everyone, with no registration fee. Register on this page when registration is open.
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Map key
- Start
- Bag drop
- Aid station
- Bag pickup
- Finish / final festival
The full route crosses seven bridges in the order below and finishes near the NYC Marathon finish line in Central Park. Three shorter options leave the full route at a set point and continue to the NYC Marathon finish; they are described below and are not separately mapped.
Bridge order
- Brooklyn Bridge
- Manhattan Bridge
- Williamsburg Bridge
- Pulaski Bridge
- Queensboro Bridge
- Willis Avenue Bridge
- Madison Avenue Bridge
Where everything is
Start
Where: Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall Station
Meeting point. The exact assembly entrance will be communicated before event day.
Aid Station 1
Where: 131 Delancey St
Run by: NewBee Running Club
Open: 7:30–9:00 AM
~4.05 miles
Water and sports drink.
Aid Station 2
Where: 21st St & 45th Rd, west sidewalk, Long Island City
Run by: Love to Run Club
Open: 8:00–9:45 AM
~8.45 miles
Water and sports drink.
Aid Station 3
Where: E 96th St & FDR Dr
Run by: Misty Mountain Runners
Open: 8:30–10:45 AM
~12.95 miles
Water and sports drink.
Aid Station 4
Where: 5th Ave & E 109th St
Run by: Bergen Runners
Open: 9:00–11:30 AM
~17.76 miles
Water and sports drink.
Bag drop
Where: At the start: Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall Station
Run by: NewBee Running Club
Drop your bag at the start before you set off; it is taken to bag pickup in Central Park. The exact bag-drop point will be communicated before event day.
Its own marker beside the Start marker on the map
Bag pickup
Where: W 62nd St & West Drive area, Central Park
Run by: NewBee Running Club
Open: 9:45 AM–12:15 PM
Near the finish. The exact on-site point will be communicated before event day.
Finish
Where: West Drive near W 67th St, Central Park — near the NYC Marathon finish line
Open: 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
Every distance option continues to this finish.
Final festival
Where: Finish area, Central Park
Run by: New York Chinese Running Club Alliance
Open: 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
Post-run refreshments and a social gathering at the finish.
Shown in the Finish marker on the map (no separate pin)
Times are event-day times in New York (America/New_York).
Route guidance
On the Queensboro Bridge use the south outer roadway pedestrian path (the north path is bicycles only).
Four aid stations provide water and sports drink. Bring your own bottle, gels/nutrition, and phone.
Organizer support ends at 12:00 PM. Roads are not closed and no race-organizer medical or traffic-control support is provided. Follow current organizer guidance on this event page.
Distances
~21 miles
The full Seven Bridges route, seven bridges. Finish: near the NYC Marathon finish line in Central Park.
- Planned route
- Files available
Route version 2 · Planned distance 21.4 mi (34.5 km)
Route last updated Oct 7, 12:16 PM · Route fingerprint 9d023fcc2bd0
Route file revision 2
~18 miles · Five bridges
After Aid Station 4, follow E 111th St to Fifth Avenue, then continue the remaining route to the NYC Marathon finish.
Description only — no separate route file
~15 miles · Five bridges
After Aid Station 3, follow E 96th St to Fifth Avenue, then continue the remaining route to the NYC Marathon finish.
Description only — no separate route file
~12 miles · Five bridges
After the Queensboro Bridge, follow E 60th St to Fifth Avenue, then continue the remaining route to the NYC Marathon finish.
Description only — no separate route file
Only the ~21-mile route is mapped and has GPX and KML files. The three shorter options are written descriptions, not separate routes or files, and each continues to the NYC Marathon finish.
GPX and KML route files work with GPS watches and mapping apps.
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