Thousands of runners and walkers of all skill levels will participate in the Percy Sutton Harlem 5K Run this Saturday, Aug. 10.
August 12, 2023: The 2023 Percy Sutton Harlem 5K is held in Harlem, New York City. On your mark… get set… go! Thousands of runners and walkers of all skill levels will participate in the annual Percy Sutton Harlem 5K Run, a race that celebrates all that is Harlem, this Saturday, Aug. 10., is sponsored by the New York Road Runners and attracts runners and walkers from New York, the country and around the world.
A good chunk of the route is centered around the perimeter of St. Nicholas Park. It starts at 8 a.m. at Edgecombe Avenue at West 135 Street. Runners then head north along St. Nicholas Avenue to W. 155 Street before turning around, heading south to Convent Avenue and then W. 127 Street where they will then return north and finish at St. Nicholas Avenue and W. 138 St.
Registration is still open for the free kids races for ages 2 to 18. Part of the NYRR’s Rising New York Road Runners program, a free youth running program, the kids races are shorter, non-competitive and age-appropriate dashes. A prominent leader in Harlem politics, Sutton had a goal for Harlem Day. He wanted it to revitalize the greater Harlem community and lift the spirits of residents who were suffering disproportionately from the most severe economic depression that NYC and the nation had faced in generations.
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