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=== Assistant: Based on available maps and runner reports for the United Airlines NYC Half Marathon new route with Brooklyn Bridge her… ===
Based on available maps and runner reports for the United Airlines NYC Half Marathon (new route with Brooklyn Bridge) here are the specific miles where the notable elevation changes occur. This is approximate due to variation in official public data and GPX traces from runners. Reddit<ref>{{cite web|title=Reddit|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/RunNYC/comments/1bfnpb7/updated_official_course_elevation_map_for_2024/|publisher=reddit.com|access-date=2026-01-15}}</ref>

Mile 0 to Mile 1
• Small rolling climb out of Prospect Park and exit toward Flatbush Avenue. Coach<ref>{{cite web|title=Coach|url=https://www.coachweb.com/sport/running/new-york-city-half-marathon-route|publisher=coachweb.com|access-date=2026-01-15}}</ref>

Mile 2 to Mile 3
• Mostly flat city streets on Flatbush Avenue after leaving the park. Coach<ref>{{cite web|title=Coach|url=https://www.coachweb.com/sport/running/new-york-city-half-marathon-route|publisher=coachweb.com|access-date=2026-01-15}}</ref>

Mile 4 to Mile 5
• Brooklyn Bridge climb and descent begins around this segment. Elevation rises as you approach and go over the bridge and drops off once into Manhattan. Runners note the bridge hill starts just after mile 4. Reddit<ref>{{cite web|title=Reddit|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/RunNYC/comments/1bfnpb7/updated_official_course_elevation_map_for_2024/|publisher=reddit.com|access-date=2026-01-15}}</ref>

Mile 5 to Mile 6
• Continued descent off the bridge then transition to Manhattan streets. Reddit<ref>{{cite web|title=Reddit|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/RunNYC/comments/1bfnpb7/updated_official_course_elevation_map_for_2024/|publisher=reddit.com|access-date=2026-01-15}}</ref>

Mile 7 to Mile 9
• Rolling terrain as you run along lower Manhattan and onto FDR Drive. Some slight rises and falls but nothing as pronounced as the bridge climb. Coach<ref>{{cite web|title=Coach|url=https://www.coachweb.com/sport/running/new-york-city-half-marathon-route|publisher=coachweb.com|access-date=2026-01-15}}</ref>

Mile 10
• Slight incline as you exit FDR Drive onto 42nd Street, approaching Midtown; minor grade change here can feel like a hill. Coach<ref>{{cite web|title=Coach|url=https://www.coachweb.com/sport/running/new-york-city-half-marathon-route|publisher=coachweb.com|access-date=2026-01-15}}</ref>

Mile 11 to Mile 12
• Mostly flat through 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue into Times Square and past Midtown landmarks. Coach<ref>{{cite web|title=Coach|url=https://www.coachweb.com/sport/running/new-york-city-half-marathon-route|publisher=coachweb.com|access-date=2026-01-15}}</ref>

Final Mile into Central Park
• Minor rolling inside Central Park toward the finish, but no major hill comparable to the bridge. Coach<ref>{{cite web|title=Coach|url=https://www.coachweb.com/sport/running/new-york-city-half-marathon-route|publisher=coachweb.com|access-date=2026-01-15}}</ref>

Summary of notable elevation points

• Prospect Park approach in the first mile has small climbs. Coach<ref>{{cite web|title=Coach|url=https://www.coachweb.com/sport/running/new-york-city-half-marathon-route|publisher=coachweb.com|access-date=2026-01-15}}</ref>
• Biggest climb and descent is the Brooklyn Bridge, roughly Miles 4 to 5. Reddit<ref>{{cite web|title=Reddit|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/RunNYC/comments/1bfnpb7/updated_official_course_elevation_map_for_2024/|publisher=reddit.com|access-date=2026-01-15}}</ref>
• Exit ramp off bridge and rolling on FDR Drive around Miles 6 to 9. Coach<ref>{{cite web|title=Coach|url=https://www.coachweb.com/sport/running/new-york-city-half-marathon-route|publisher=coachweb.com|access-date=2026-01-15}}</ref>
• Slight grade changes entering Midtown around Mile 10. Coach<ref>{{cite web|title=Coach|url=https://www.coachweb.com/sport/running/new-york-city-half-marathon-route|publisher=coachweb.com|access-date=2026-01-15}}</ref>

If you want a mile-by-mile elevation chart in numeric feet or meters from a GPX trace, I can locate one and share it.