1000’s of runners took to the streets of Harlem Saturday morning for the annual Percy Sutton Harlem 5K.
New York Street Runners partnered with the Better Harlem Chamber of Commerce and HARLEM WEEK for the race, which kicked off HARLEM WEEK and celebrated the neighborhood’s tradition and creativity.
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Greater than 5,000 runners took half within the occasion, which started at 8 a.m. at Edgecombe Avenue and West 136th Avenue and wrapped up at St. Nicholas Avenue and West 138th Avenue.
Eyewitness Information sports activities anchor Sam Ryan was amongst those that participated, becoming a member of former deputy Manhattan borough president Keisha Sutton-James and racing alongside highschool women from NYRR’s Run for the Future program.
The occasion marked the fifteenth anniversary of Run for the Future, with younger girls in this system finishing their first 5K race.
Notable contributors on the occasion additionally included NYRR CEO Rob Simmelkjaer and hip-hop artist and Harlem native FERG.
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The race additionally marked a milestone for contributors within the NYRR Open Run New Runner Clinic, a program designed to assist runners kick-start their operating journey, with many taking over their first 5K.
The day’s occasions additionally included Rising New York Street Runners races for kids and youths and the 1 Mile Hazel Dukes Memorial Household Well being Stroll.
For extra data on Saturday’s occasion, click on right here.
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