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RUN ROCKAWAY BEACH FIRECRACKER HALF MARATHON & 5K

Far Rockaway, New York, United States

calendar_today 05 Jul, 2026

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sell $45.00 – $65.00

About the Event

WE ALSO OFFER DAY OF RACE REGISTRATION!
Celebrate July 5th weekend with a Race Day at beautiful Rockaway Beach.
5K or Half Marathon.
Saturday July 5th, 2026, check in at 6:30am, Race Start 8:00am
The boardwalk venue is a perfect racecourse with no hills and amazing ocean views every mile.
RUN ROCKAWAY BEACH FIRECRACKER HALF MARATHON & 5K
Sunday July 5th
6:30am Pick up Bib Tag, T-Shirt and check in on Beach 94th.
8:00am Half Marathon and 5K Start.
Both Start & finish are on 94th on Boardwalk.
Half Marathon is 2 loops from Beach 94th west, U-turn on beach 124 St east to 54 street U-turn west and back to Beach 94th street and repeat.
5k is an out and back course. Start on Beach 94 street, go west to Beach124 street, U turn east back to finish on 94 street.

Public Parking in Lot on Beach 94th
There are at least 4 water stops for each of the 2 loops for the half marathon

T-SHIRT/ MEDAL AND SNACKS

Races Offered

RUN ROCKAWAY BEACH FIRECRACKER 5K

Jul 05, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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06:30

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$45.00

RUN ROCKAWAY BEACH FIRECRACKER HALF MARATHON & 5K

Jul 05, 2026

straighten

Distance — 13.1 Miles

terrain

Type — Running

timer

06:30

sell

$65.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for July in Far Rockaway.

thermostat Temperature

21.4° / 28.3°

wb_sunny Feels like

22.7° / 29.9°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

11h 48m

water_drop Avg rainfall

3.4 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

11.5 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Very High (8.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

76.3%

wb_twilight Sunrise

05:38

nightlight Sunset

20:22

About Far Rockaway

Learn more about the host city, Far Rockaway.

Far Rockaway is a neighborhood on the eastern part of the Rockaway peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens. It is the easternmost section of the Rockaways. The neighborhood extends from Beach 32nd Street east to the Nassau County line. Its southern boundary is the Atlantic Ocean; it is one of the neighborhoods along Rockaway Beach.