Forest Park Runners Classic 4 Mile Road and Trail Race

The 2026 Forest Park Runners Classic 4 mile Road and Trail Run will take place on Sunday May 24th starting at 10 am.

Day of race bib pick up , Baggage check, and Late registration will all take place at Victory Field Track located at the corner of Woodhaven Blvd & Myrtle Avenue in Queens NY from 7:45 am till 9:45 am. Parking at the Forest Park Bandshell and street parking.

• Custom designed Technical T-shirts are guaranteed to all pre - registrants, and provided to day of race entrants as supplies last and guaranteed to all entrants.  
• Custom designed medals to our four-mile finishers

• ENHANCEMENTS FOR 2025 WILL CONTINUE IN 2026: 

• Post-race Raffle - must be present to win one of the valuable prizes.
• Cap of 500 entrants:  Considering the growth of number of entrants year after year we are voluntarily capping the race entrants.  Safety and a great experience for each participant is our goal on a race course with portions on Forest Park's wooded horse trails, so we are capping the race entrants at 500 entrants for 2026.
• Don't be left out, sign up early!  Help us have that problem of having to cap the race!
• There is now a Running Club/Team option (optional) during registration -  rep your running club/team!  Plus with eight (8) or more same team entrants you may qualify for a group discount.  Contact info.forestparkrunners@gmail.com for group discount details.

The course is a 4 mile out and back loop through and around the beautiful trails and roads of Forest Park, starting and finishing on the Track at Victory field. Split times at each mile, Race timing by Start to Finish Corp using My laps chips and timing mats. Overhead clock at finish, race results posted on site and on Runsignup.com

Go to our www.ForestParkRunners.org website to get directions, race results, race photos and download an application.

Cash Awards and Overall/age group trophies:

• $100.00 cash plus jumbo trophy to the 1st overall male and female winners.
• $75.00 cash plus jumbo trophy to the 2nd overall male and female.
• $50.00 cash plus jumbo trophy to the 3rd overall male and female.
• Age-Group Trophies are awarded to the top 3 in each of the following M/F age groups: 14 and under, 15-19, 20-29,30-39,40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79 and 80 and over.
• No duplication of awards. 

Post race refreshments : Bagels, apples, bananas, Gatorade, and Water.  Water on the course.

Race registration 40.00USD until May 23, 6 PM. 

Day of race registration. 50.00USD, 7:45am to 9:45am on the Forest Park track

ONLINE REGISTRATION goes from 40.00 to 50.00 (plus runsignup fees) at 6 PM on May 23.  Online registration at 50.00USD (plus runsignup fees) closes day of race May 24 at 9:55AM.