The cool weather on Sunday morning didn’t stop more than 4,600 people from running a half-marathon through the northwest Bronx.
The race was the second stop in the New York Road Runners Half-Marathon, a series of 13.1-mile races in each of the five boroughs.
Every runner who completes at least four of the five races earns a commemorative patch, and those who run all five half-marathons receive a certificate and special gift.
Sunday’s run in the Bronx started and ended on Goulden Avenue, tracing a route around the Jerome Park Reservoir and up and down the Grand Concourse. Runners were timed up to three hours. Those who finished after the time can receive credit toward qualifying for guaranteed entry in the 2009 ING New York City Marathon, but didn’t have a time listed in the race results.
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