# FiveBoroRun — Catch your runner, NYC

> Catch your runner, NYC (iPhone/iPad app by Michele Berardi.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fivebororun/id6797967703 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Michele Berardi](https://appshunter.io/developer/1751830384)
- Category: Sports
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 1 MB
- Languages: American English, Italian, European Spanish
- Released: 2026-08-17
- Data updated: 2026-10-01
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fivebororun/id6797967703/reviews.md

## What is FiveBoroRun?

FiveBoroRun helps you catch your runner at the New York City Marathon — even when they're moving faster than you can walk.

Enter your runner's wave start and goal time, and the app works out when they'll pass each of 12 hand-picked spots along the course, from Bay Ridge in Brooklyn to the finish in Central Park.

THE ONE NUMBER THAT MATTERS
For the next spot you can still reach, FiveBoroRun tells you when to walk out the door — not just how much time is left. It accounts for the subway ride from where you actually are, plus the walk from the station to the course, which at some spots is four long blocks.

LIVE SUBWAY DATA
• Next trains at your station, with the destination so you know which way they're going
• Service alerts, shown only when no trains are actually stopping there
• One-tap transit directions in Apple Maps

IT LEARNS AS THE RACE GOES ON
Tap "I saw them pass here" the moment your runner goes by, and every estimate recalculates on their real pace instead of the time they entered months ago. Do it twice and the app uses the pace of their latest stretch — because almost nobody holds an even pace after halfway.

KNOW WHERE TO STAND
Each spot has a map showing the race course itself and which direction the runners come from, so you don't end up on the wrong side of the street.

ALSO INCLUDED
• Multiple runners, each with their own schedule
• Optional bib number, with a link to the official NYRR tracking
• Alerts when it's time to head out, and when your runner should be finishing
• Race-day info: wave start times, how to read a bib, and what happens after the finish line
• The 2026 course change in the Bronx

FiveBoroRun is an independent project built for spectators, by a spectator. It is not affiliated with New York Road Runners, the TCS New York City Marathon, or the MTA. All times are estimates — always confirm official race and transit information on race day.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.6 — 2026-09-25

The biggest update since launch.

WHEN TO LEAVE, NOT JUST HOW MUCH TIME IS LEFT
The main screen is rebuilt around one number: when you have to walk out the door to catch your runner at the next spot. It now accounts for the walk from the station to the course, which at 1st Avenue and Harlem is four long blocks — that time used to be missing.

LIVE SUBWAY TIMES
Next trains at your station, each with its destination so you know which way it's going. Service alerts appear only when no trains are actually stopping there, so you don't get a scare over a line notice that doesn't affect you.

IT LEARNS THE REAL PACE
Tap "I saw them pass here" when your runner goes by and every estimate updates on their actual pace. Do it twice and it uses their latest stretch, which catches the slowdown after halfway. Passing times are now shown as a range instead of a single minute — honest about how precise a estimate can be.

SEE WHERE TO STAND
Every spot has a map with the race course drawn on it and the direction runners come from.

MORE ACCURATE SPOTS
Three subway stations were off by up to half a mile and have been corrected against official MTA data. One spot on Central Park West was not on the course at all — it has been moved to East Drive, where the runners actually pass.

ALSO
• Bib number in your runner's profile, with a link to official NYRR tracking
• Race Info rewritten with official details, including the 2026 course change in the Bronx
• Alerts now show even while the app is open, and the finish alert follows the real pace
• Redesigned About screen

### 1.5 — 2026-09-07

A rebuilt race-day experience.

• New main screen: one card shows the next spot you can still reach — when your runner passes, how long you need to get there, and how much margin you have left.
• Your whole plan at a glance: a compact timeline of all 12 spots, so you can see what's done and what's ahead without scrolling.
• "I saw them pass here": tap it when your runner goes by and every estimate recalculates on their real pace instead of the goal time they entered.
• Bib number: save it in the runner's profile to open the official NYRR tracking in one tap.
• Clearer status: already passed, cutting it close and can't make it are now easy to tell apart at a glance.
• Station closures: an alert only appears when no trains are actually stopping there, checked against live MTA data.
• Better alerts: the "time to head out" notification now shows even while the app is open, and the finish-line alert follows your runner's real pace.
• Race Info rewritten with official race details: wave start times, how to read a bib, and what happens after the finish line.

### 1.4 — 2026-09-03

Subway realtime

### 1.2 — 2026-08-25

bug fixed

### 1.1 — 2026-08-21

we add the notification

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