Details regarding 2004's race if any will be provided as/when made available

Thousands To Kick Off Labor Day Weekend and Support Downtown Business during a Full Weekend of Events and Savings For The Entire Family

More than 4,000 participants and supporters will get a running start on Labor Day weekend events with the 2nd annual NYC Run to Liberty, an open 10K race for people of all ages and abilities accompanied by a weekend of exciting Lower Manhattan activities for the entire family and savings at area restaurants, retail shops and cultural attractions.

Produced by NYC & Company and New York Road Runners (NYRR), NYC Run to Liberty will take place on Saturday, August 30th starting at 8:30am at Battery Park in lower Manhattan. Races for kids ages 2 - 12, raffle prizes, an award ceremony and a family festival in Battery Park will follow; over 170 children are expected to participate. Olympians Amy Rudolph (United States) and Mark Carroll (Ireland) will run the 10K race, and host a pre-race meet & greet at the Millenium Hilton on Friday, August 29th at 6:00pm.

The 6.2 mile race begins and ends near Battery Park and winds through the streets of Lower Manhattan, passing numerous landmarks such as the New York Stock Exchange, Federal Hall, Trinity Church and Fraunces Tavern.

On race day, check-in and registration will be from 7:00am to 8:00am in the registration tent in Battery Park at Battery Place and State Street. Kids race check-in will be from 9:00am to 10:00am in the same location. Souvenir T-shirts, numbers and scoring chips can be picked up at Super Runners Shop, Grand Central Terminal Main Concourse, on Thursday, August 28 and Friday, August 29, 12:00pm (noon) to 7:00pm.