“On Sunday, April 24, we will welcome thousands of runners of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds to the streets of Brooklyn,” said Steve Lastoe, Founder and CEO, NYCRUNS. The tenth running of the event will take place on a new, iconic course through the historic neighborhoods of Brooklyn, making it New York City’s newest major running event. He’d been rained on, yet he looked undeniably cool-triumphant, even.$100,000 in prize money will be up for grabs, split equally among top female, male, and non-binary finishersīrooklyn, NY, April 13, 2022/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – NYCRUNS, a popular organizer of running events throughout New York City, will host over 20,000 runners at the sold out 2022 NYCRUNS Brooklyn Marathon & Half Marathon on Sunday, April 24. The 35-year-old artist then posed for a post-run self-portrait with a view of a Coney Island roller coaster behind him, holding a red umbrella and sporting his race tee, medal, and an Adidas ball cap. He completed the half in 1:54:35, and snapped a photo with his friend Craig Finn (frontman of the The Hold Steady) who he happened to bump into at the finish line. Once, from lyrics in The Clash song “Rudie Can't Fail” ( I went to the market to realize my soul, but what I need, I just don’t have) and again from the supportive spectators cheering on runners in the wet conditions. Morby says he cried twice during the race.

The esteemed songstress Vanessa Carlton approved. “Their record that came out last year is far and away my fav album from last year / has kept me company on so many runs and I wanted to be synced up with Karen O singing ‘whatcha gonna do when you get to the water.’”

“I knew I wanted to end the race with “Burning” by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs,” he wrote.

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