NYC half marathon, also known as the United Airlines NYC Half, ran Sunday with a new route from Brooklyn to Manhattan.

The former face of the New York City Marathon, who lost his job in 2020 amid complaints about diversity within the organization, has a new mission—helping people with mental health struggles. Michael Capiraso became the head of New York Road Runners in 2015 but departed five years later after a then-anonymous smear campaign,

The event, spanning 13.1 miles, saw runners starting near the Brooklyn Museum in Prospect Heights, crossing up through Eastern Parkway and Downtown Brooklyn and over the Brooklyn Bridge and into Times Square before ending in Central Park.