2021 Harlem 5K Run Honoring Mayor David Dinkins

The New York Harriers dominated at this year’s second team points race: the NYRR Harlem 5K Run Honoring Mayor David Dinkins. (In previous years, the race honored and was named for former Manhattan borough president Percy Sutton.) Much like the Retro 4-Miler a week earlier, the Harlem 5K fell on a hot and sticky morning.

A total of 34 Harriers raced through the streets of West Harlem on Saturday, August 14, most of the route heading up and down a long stretch of St. Nicholas Avenue. The course has some rolling hills, the steepest (and most infamous) of which heads up 141st Street. Runners then make their way south along St. Nicholas Park, turning north again from 127th Street to the finish. The out and back nature of the course allowed for some much-needed cheering between teammates as they passed each other.

The Harriers came in strong for this short and tough race. The men’s and women’s teams placed in the top 10 overall, with the men placing 7th and the women’s team placing 3rd! Scoring for the men were Scott Bartucca, Rafael Rodriguez-Torres, Hanon Jhung, Kevin Hickman, and Alan Yorke. The women’s points went to Maddie Rizzo, Cynthia Van, Hannah Graffeo, Briana Guiney, and Mirjam Lablans.

Congrats to all our runners. Next up, the New York Harriers eye the shortest race of the season: the 5th Avenue Mile. No donuts required.