# Bronx 10 Mile brings 13,000 runners home

> NYRR returns to its Bronx roots with a sold-out 10-mile race, local run clubs, and a free kids run.
- Title: Bronx 10 Mile brings 13,000 runners home · ABC7 New York
- Summary: NYRR returns to its Bronx roots with a sold-out 10-mile race, local run clubs, and a free kids run. The Bronx 10 Mile is both a major race and a hometown…
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- Source: ABC7 New York — https://abc7ny.com/post/new-york-road-runners-host-2026-balance-bronx-10-mile-accompanying-boogie-down-kids-run/19835643
- Published: 2026-09-15T21:04:44+00:00
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- Topics: sports, bronx, running, nyrr, kids, news, local
## Race day is set
About 13,000 runners will take on the sold-out New Balance Bronx 10 Mile on Saturday, September 19, 2026.
## Kids get a start
NYRR will also host hundreds of young runners in the Boogie Down Kids Run, held alongside the adult race.
## NYRR comes home
The nonprofit began in 1958 at Macombs Dam Park in the Bronx. The race doubles as a return to the place where it started.
## A borough tour
The 10-mile course starts near Yankee Stadium on Grand Concourse, heads north to Mosholu Parkway, then finishes after River Avenue.
## Bronx clubs show up
More than a dozen local running groups will be part of the race, including Bronx Burners, Bronx Sole, Run the Neck, and Van Cortlandt Track Club.
## Running as belonging
Race leaders framed the event as a way to build confidence, welcome new runners, and connect people across the Bronx.

> Running has the power to inspire confidence and create a sense of belonging.
## A free kids festival
The third annual kids run is free for ages 2 to 18, with a field day-style festival in Joyce Kilmer Park and a run on Grand Concourse.
## Key takeaway

The Bronx 10 Mile is both a major race and a hometown celebration of where NYRR began.