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RUN ROCKAWAY BEACH NYC OCEAN MARATHON

Name: The 2017 Rockaway Marathon!
Uploaded: 2017-10-11
Description: Instead of New York's city buildings, this race runs with ocean views. It's a relatively lesser-known course.

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

USOct 31, 202642.195km

Arachniphobe · CC BY-SA 4.0

Race date in 16 days: Oct 31, 2026 Sat
City · Distance: Far Rockaway · 42.195km
Entry fee: $120Varies by event and entry period
Status: OpenTBD ~ Fri, October 30, 2026See how to enter ↗

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 15, 2026

About the race How to enter Course Race Prep Travel

Why you dream of this race

THE DREAM

ABOUT THE RACE

A day you'll remember,
long past the finish line.

Instead of New York's city buildings, this race runs with ocean views.

It's a relatively lesser-known course.

The road to your own record

Picture the course in advance
and find the pace that fits you.

When the city cheers

Streets lined with cheers, runners all around.
You'll be part of that scene.

The trip that follows the run

Take it slow with the finish still in you,
and meet the city all over again.

Stories from runners who've been there.

From the joy of finishing to the tough moments — read what runners wrote themselves.

No runner reports yet. We'll add them here as they come in.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

Preview the course and read what runners who went before you wrote.

The 2017 Rockaway Marathon!

Running Central

View on YouTube

This may be from a past edition. Check the organizer for this year's course and operations.

The way in that fits you

YOUR ENTRY

How to reach the start line —
start with what fits you.

Here are the ways to enter and what each requires.
Check the organizer's page for whether entries are open.

Marathon

Entry cost $120

RUN ROCKAWAY NYC OCEAN MARATHON · until Oct 30, 2026 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

Your 42.195km

Know the course and time limit, and race day comes into focus.

Runners start · local timeFrom 08:00

Event	Start
Marathon42.195km	08:00

START

Rockaway Beach Amphitheater, Beach 94th St Boardwalk, Far Rockaway, NY

Start · Google Maps

Course consists of two laps along the boardwalk.

The only event is the RUN ROCKAWAY NYC OCEAN MARATHON.

Start line is located at BEACH 94TH ST ON THE BOARDWALK, Far Rockaway, NY, with an 8:00 AM local start.

Course is a loop course that returns to the starting point.

Typical race-season temperature: around 15°C (59°F): Short sleeves or light long sleeves + arm warmers

Participant benefits

Timing chip

Water stations

Finisher medal

Event T-shirt

To the start line,
step by step.

Pick up your bib, check your wave.
So on race morning, you can just run.

From the 2025 edition

Pick up your bib at the expo

The Rockaway Beach Ocean Marathon in Far Rockaway, with packet pickup information not publicly available.

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startRockaway Beach 116th Street Station (Rockaway Park Shuttle

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

Rockaway Beach 116th Street Station (Rockaway Park Shuttle / A train), Queens, NYC

Start/finish is at Beach 94th St on the Boardwalk in Far Rockaway, Queens. Nearest subway stop is Rockaway Park-Beach 116th Street on the Rockaway Park Shuttle line, a few blocks from the start; connects at Broad Channel to the A train.

Most transit-accessible race in the batch — standard NYC subway gets runners within a few blocks of the start.

Map

Getting to the finish

Same as start — Beach 94th St Boardwalk, Far Rockaway (two-loop course)

Two-loop beachside course finishes where it started.

Map

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

READY TO RUN

From race morning to after the finish.

Your start time, fuel and bag drop.
Know them ahead and the run feels easier.

Average temperature: 15°C — favorable conditions for runners at Far Rockaway in October.

The key issue is the wait before the start.

If you set off cold, you will spend the first 5 km just warming up.

The point where runners most often fall apart on full marathon is usually around one place: the 30 km mark.

The 30 seconds you save in the first half can save you five minutes in the second half.

Do not skip aid stations; take a little at each one.

The start is at 08:00. Registration is open until 2026-10-30.

Times are local to Far Rockaway. Check the latest official information before the race.

A trip built around the race

STAY A LITTLE

MAKE IT A RUNTRIP

The race is one day,
the trip can be longer.

From a hotel that makes race morning easy,
to the meals and views you'll enjoy with the medal on.

The Rockaway Hotel

Hotel · 1.3km

8.2/10(243)

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NYC Combo: Empire State Building, Big Bus Tour & Circle Line Cruise

$100

RUN ROCKAWAY BEACH NYC OCEAN MARATHON

About RUN ROCKAWAY BEACH NYC OCEAN MARATHON — what makes it special

A day you'll remember,long past the finish line.

The road to your own record

When the city cheers

The trip that follows the run