Where can I find the Citizens Queens 10K route map?
Use the official course links on this page for the organiser route page, map PDF or route download.
Official course linksCitizens Queens 10K
This race edition
- Race date
- Date not confirmed for this distance
- Race timezone
- Timezone not confirmed
- Edition status
- Status not confirmed
Entry options
2027 edition
Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.
Decision summary
Citizens Queens 10K at a glance
- Evidence depth
- 39 verified facts
Source facts available
Route details
Known course facts at a glance
Citizens Queens 10K has known course details for its 10k race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.
- Official distance
- 10 km
- Terrain
- Road
- Scenery
- Parkland, Historic, Countryside, City, Lakeside
Quick answers
What runners ask first
How hilly is the Citizens Queens 10K?
The Citizens Queens 10K is described as flat. The course notes also call it a flat, fast looping 10K tour of Flushing Meadows Corona Park, running from the Unisphere to a finish near the Fountain of the Planets past the park's World's Fair landmarks.
Where does the Citizens Queens 10K route go?
The Citizens Queens 10K route starts at Meridian Road between Avenue of Discovery and Avenue of Research, near the Fountain of the Planets in Flushing Meadows Corona Park and finishes at Just before the Fountain of the Planets in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Underfoot, expect paved park roads and paths. It passes Unisphere, Fountain of the Planets, New York State Pavilion, Queens Museum and New York Hall of Science. Run entirely inside Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the former site of the 1939 and 1964 World's Fairs, in one of the most ethnically diverse areas in the United States.
Race character
Scenery
- Parkland
- Historic
- Countryside
- City
- Lakeside
Atmosphere
- Big City
- Community
Terrain
- Road
- Elevation character
- Flat
- Technicality
- Non Technical
Entry, logistics and records
Records and field
- Men's course record
- 29:21 (Julius Arile Lomeriyang)
- Women's course record
- 33:16 (Etaferahu Temesgen)
- Field size
- Sold-out field of about 12,000 adult runners (11,660 finishers in 2026), plus nearly 1,000 youth in the accompanying Flushing Meadows Kids Run
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Mixed entry: Multiple entry routes are listed, such as ballot, charity, guaranteed or general entry.
- Qualification status
- Not a Boston qualifier; counts toward NYRR's 9+1 and 4 Out of 6 guaranteed Entry programs for future NYRR marquee races
Race day logistics
- Race village
- No
- Medal
- Finisher medals awarded to all finishers
- Finisher tee
- Participants receive a New Balance singlet at number pickup
Access and course status
- Start
- Meridian Road between Avenue of Discovery and Avenue of Research, near the Fountain of the Planets in Flushing Meadows Corona Park
- Finish
- Just before the Fountain of the Planets in Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Course facts
- Course type
- Loop
- Surface
- Paved park roads and paths
- Landmarks
- Unisphere, Fountain of the Planets, New York State Pavilion, Queens Museum, New York Hall of Science, Queens Theatre, Maloof Skate Park, Zoo Bridge, David Dinkins Circle
- Notable features
- Run entirely inside Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the former site of the 1939 and 1964 World's Fairs, in one of the most ethnically diverse areas in the United States
- A flat, fast looping 10K tour of Flushing Meadows Corona Park, running from the Unisphere to a finish near the Fountain of the Planets past the park's World's Fair landmarks