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YCQ 5K RUN WALK
& Youth Sprints!
October 27, 2019 Rain or Shine
FLUSHING MEADOWS PARK, QUEENS NEW YORK
FOR MORE INFO ON THE EVENT OR DIRECTIONS PLEASE SCROLL DOWN
AMENITIES
Post-Race Awards!
Refreshments: water & fruit
HUGE RAFFLE PRIZES! Every runner gets 1 raffle ticket. See below donations to earn more raffle tickets. Raffled Items: iPads, sports tickets, gift cards & more
Official 5K T-Shirt (register online by October 7th to Guarantee a TEE!)
FINISHERS MEDAL
Tee Shirts & Medals to participants in Youth Sprint!
Free pictures & videos available at elitefeats.com after race
AWARDS
Trophy to 1st Place M/F Overall
Trophy to 1st Place M/F Age Groups: Kids 8-9, 10-12, 13-15, 16-18. Adults 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+
Trophy to 1st Place M/F in each Youth Sprint: 6-8 boys, 6-8 girls, 9-11 boys, 9-11 girls
Fees
$36 5K Run/Walk
$20 for 18 & Younger
Schedule
CHECK IN: Begins at 8:30AM
YOUTH SPRINTS: 9:40AM
PRE-RACE REMARKS: 9:50AM
5K Run/Walk START: 10AM
Questions
Email joshsisser@gmail.com or 917-568-8809
Results & Photos
Live Online/Email/Text Results & Free Video & Same-day finish line photos
elitefeats.com | @elitefeats
Avigdor’s Helping Hand
Avigdor’s Helping Hand seeks to provide immediate, emergency and short-term relief, both financial and non financial to families in our communities who have sustained the recent loss of the primary breadwinner, and financial assistance to orphans who are getting married in the near future.
Michael Simanowitz
Michael Simanowitz grew up in Forest Hills Queens and lived in Electchester in Flushing . He represented a racially diverse community which included parts of forest Hills and flushing. His constituents lived in parts of College Point, Whitestone, Kew Gardens Hills, Pomonok , Briarwood, Kew gardens, and Richmond Hill. As a child he attended Yeshiva Tifereth Moshe in Kew Gardens. Mr. Simanowitz volunteered in the 107th precinct auxiliary unit rising to become a commander. Mr. Simanowitz was elected to the New York State assembly in 2011 replacing assemblywoman Nettie Myers for whom he served as chief of staff for roughly 15 years. He wasn’t about self aggrandizement, but he was about helping people. He always did his job quietly and without fanfare. He was widely respected by his peers and partners in government. He was always a strong voice for all his constituents and cared deeply about the community he served.
DIRECTIONS
SUBWAY
The closest subway station is Mets-Willets Point on the number 7 subway line (view MTA subway map).
Exit the train and follow the signs to Flushing Meadows Corona Park. This will lead you across a bridge. Essentially, you'll first head for the Unisphere - pass it - and then walk over the footbridge over the Long Island Expressway to get to the race staging area at Meadowlark Circle at the North end of Meadow Lake. It’s a little more than 1 mile from the Subway station to the race staging area (the perfect warm-up jog!). View map of walking route from Mets-Willets station to race staging area
Click here to open Race-Day Central on Google Maps
DRIVING
There is a large parking lot - free parking - right next to the race staging area
** IMPORTANT ** IMPORTANT **
** Due to major construction in the area of Flushing Meadows Park north of Meadow Lake, currently the only route to the parking lot next to "Race-Day Central" is to enter the Meadow Lake section of the park from Meridian Rd **
The easiest option is to use this google map link to take you to the intersection of Meridian Rd. & Meadow Lake Rd. West (inside the park), and then follow these written directions:
1. From the intersection, turn south onto Meadow Lake Rd. West. The is no street sign, but there is a "Flushing Meadows" sign saying "Meadow Lake" with an arrow. (Ignore the orange "entrance closed due to construction" sign, if it is still there)
2. You will pass underneath the Long Island Expressway and several overpass ramps, and through the constructions zone. Follow the sign to the right that says parking lots.
3. The road curves to the right. After about 0.3 mi (just after passing underneath another overpass) the parking lot entrance will be on your left. Race-Day Central is beyond the opposite side of the parking lot, near Meadowlark Circle.
We do not recommend using navigation apps other than Google maps (such as Waze and Apple maps), as most of them do not recognize some of the roads inside the park and can take you to the wrong part of the park on the wrong side of the expressway. (Flushing Meadows park is HUGE, larger than Central Park).
Alternatively, to navigate without GPS you can use these written directions from any of the major expressways / parkways in the area to take you to the the intersection of Meridian Rd. & Meadow Lake Rd. West, then follow the written directions above to Race-Day Central.
There are lots of twists and turns, so please follow the instructions very carefully, otherwise you can get very lost, very quickly:
FROM EASTBOUND LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY (Traveling towards Eastern Long Island)
· Take exit 22A-E Grand Central Parkway/678 Van Wyck Expressway
· After 0.1 mi, stay left towards East 495 Long Island Expressway/678 Van Wyck Expressway (DON'T take the Grand Central Parkway!)
· After 0.3 mi, stay in the middle lane to take Exit 22E College Pt. Blvd. (DON'T take the Van Wyck Expressway!)
· After 0.2 mi, turn left at the traffic light onto College Pt. Blvd.
· After 0.7 mi, turn left at the second traffic light. (smaller street, no name)
· After 150 ft, turn left (no street sign)
· Go 100 ft (pass under the expressway), turn left at the T junction onto Meridian Rd. (there is a Flushing Meadows sign at the intersection with an arrow pointing left towards Meadow Lake)
· After 0.1 mi, (at the first stop sign) turn left onto Meadow Lake Rd. W
Continue with written directions at top of this section (1, 2, 3)
FROM WESTBOUND LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY (Traveling towards Manhattan)
· Take exit 22B towards College Point Blvd/678 Van Wyck Expy
· After 150 meters, turn right onto Rodman St.
· Immediately get in the far left lane (left turn only), then go through the light across College Pt. Blvd. and make first left turn (no street name)
· Go 100 ft (pass under the expressway), turn left at the T junction onto Meridian Rd. (there is a Flushing Meadows sign at the intersection with an arrow pointing left towards Meadow Lake)
· After 0.1 mi, (at the first stop sign) turn left onto Meadow Lake Rd. W
Continue with written directions at top of this section (1, 2, 3)
FROM WESTBOUND GRAND CENTRAL PARKWAY (Traveling towards RFK Bridge)
· Take Exit 10E-W 495 Long Island Expressway / Eastern Long Island
· Then stay right to exit 10E 495 Long Island Expressway/Eastern Long Island/Riverhead
· After 0.3 mi, stay in the middle lane to take Exit 22E College Pt. Blvd. (DON'T take the Van Wyck Expressway!)
· After 0.2 mi, turn left at the traffic light onto College Pt. Blvd.
· After 0.7 mi, turn left at the second traffic light. (smaller street, no name)
· After 150 ft, turn left (no street sign)
· Go 100 ft (pass under the expressway), turn left at the T junction onto Meridian Rd. (there is a Flushing Meadows sign at the intersection with an arrow pointing left towards Meadow Lake
· After 0.1 mi, (at the first stop sign) turn left onto Meadow Lake Rd. W
Continue with written directions at top of this section (1, 2, 3)
FROM EASTBOUND GRAND CENTRAL PARKWAY (Traveling towards Eastern Long Island)
· Take exit 10W-E 495 Long Island Expressway/Manhattan/Eastern Long Island
· After 0.3 mi, keep right to exit 10E, you will loop around onto the LIE service road.
· After 0.3 mi, stay in the middle lane to take Exit 22E College Pt. Blvd. (DON'T take the Van Wyck Expressway!)
· After 0.2 mi, turn left at the traffic light onto College Pt. Blvd.
· After 0.7 mi, turn left at the second traffic light. (smaller street, no name)
· After 150 ft, turn left (no street sign)
· Go 100 ft (pass under the expressway), turn left at the T junction onto Meridian Rd. (there is a Flushing Meadows sign at the intersection with an arrow pointing left towards Meadow Lake)· After 0.1 mi, (at the first stop sign) turn left onto Meadow Lake Rd. W
Continue with written directions at top of this section (1, 2, 3)
FROM THE NORTHBOUND VAN WYCK EXPRESSWAY (Traveling towards Whitestone Bridge)
· Take exit 12A College Pt. Blvd./Long Is Expwy/Eastern Long Is
· After 0.5 mi, bear left at the fork onto College Pt. Blvd.
· after 0.8 mi, turn left at the third traffic light (unnamed road)
· After 150 ft, turn left (no street sign)
· Go 100 ft (pass under the expressway), turn left at the T junction onto Meridian Rd. (there is a Flushing Meadows sign at the intersection with an arrow pointing left towards Meadow Lake)
· After 0.1 mi, (at the first stop sign) turn left onto Meadow Lake Rd. W
Continue with written directions at top of this section (1, 2, 3)
FROM THE SOUTHBOUND VAN WYCK EXPRESSWAY (Traveling towards JFK airport)
· Take exit 12A College Pt. Blvd / 495 L I Expwy / Eastern L I
· After 0.3 mi, turn right at the light onto College Pt. Blvd.
· Make the next possible right turn. The road is unnamed, but there is a small green sign with an arrow “USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center”
· Turn right at the stop sign
· Go 100 ft (pass under the expressway), turn left at the T junction onto Meridian Rd. (there is a Flushing Meadows sign at the intersection with an arrow pointing left towards Meadow Lake)
· After 0.1 mi, (at the first stop sign) turn left onto Meadow Lake Rd. W
Continue with written directions at top of this section (1, 2, 3)
To view the location of Race-Day Central on google maps, you can either click this google map link, or type in "Meadowlark Circle, Queens, NY 11375", but DON'T use GPS to try to navigate directly there, it may try to send you through one of the park entrances that are currently closed.
