Over 3,000 runners took to the road in Brooklyn, NY on Oct. 24 for the Nike+ Human Race 10K.  Nike hosted Human Race events in 24 cities around the globe as part of the world’s largest one-day running event. (Photos: Nike)

For a lot of New Yorkers, the weather on Saturday was enough to cancel plan, sleep in and order delivery. For some 3000+ dedicated New York area runner, it was a different story. This year’s Nike Plus Human Race was Saturday, October 24th. As Nike explains it:

New York City was one of 24 cities worldwide to host a 10K as part of the second Nike+ Human Race.  Nike also encouraged runners located outside one of the 24 host cities to log their miles online using the Nike+ system, creating a truly global event.  Together, the world ran almost 800,000 miles on 10.24.09

Congratulations to all of those who participated in the world-wide event, especially to those who braved the weather in New York on Saturday, to get out and log some miles.

Saturday, October 24, 2009 will be the second installment of what Nike is billing as:

the world’s largest one-day global running event. Nike-hosted Human Race events will be held in more than 24 cities globally, from Buenos Aires to Rome. U.S. races will be held in NYC’s Prospect Park, at the University of South California (USC) and at Ohio State University (OSU)

The great part about this race, is that it will take place anywhere that any of its participants happen to find themselves at any particular time on Saturday the 24th. Nike is, however, organizing group events in some of the larger cities. The group run for New York City area residents will be held in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park.

The course is two laps around the park. The course map can be found here. In addition to the group run, Nike will be putting on events in the park, basically all day long, including a post-run show by Matt and Kim.

For those planning on running in Prospect Park on Saturday, race packets can be picked up at NIKETOWN New York, 6 East 57th Street, between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue on Thursday, October 22th from 1:00PM to 7:00PM and Friday, October 23th from 11:30AM to 4:30PM. Packet pick-up will also be available on race day at the Nike+ Human Race in Prospect Park. Pick-up will close 30 minutes prior to the start of the race.

The group run in Prospect Park will begin at 8 AM. Here for more details.