Name: 2026 OSR Bread Route Race: Midtown
Start: 2026-06-06T06:00:00.000Z
Location: MIDTOWN

MIDTOWN is the next 2:00 a.m. OSR Bread Route Race, taking place on Saturday, June 6, 2026.
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Event Information:
Race is on rain or shine. There will be no HQ or restrooms. We will be meeting on the street. OSR will provide a mobile bag check (please bring the bare minimum). Additional information and course requirements will be emailed to registered athletes a couple days before the race.
Race Date: Saturday, June 6th, 2026
Race Distance: +-10 Miles for a properly planned course.
Race Start Time: 2:00am
Event Ends: 3:40am
Race HQ: None
Start Location: To be announced (MIDTOWN)
Finish Location: To be announced
Athlete Check-In: 1:15am-1:55am
Mandatory Startline Briefing: 1:57am
Prize Money: $200 for 1st Place in each Field
The unmarked course will take athletes through the city streets, sidewalks, parks and landmarks in the middle of the night. This is not for the faint-hearted, it is intended for the most experienced runners only. OSR reserves the right to deny anyone entry.
This race will provide it's participants with a one-of-a-kind OSR racing experience in +-10 miles for a properly planned route. There are no refunds.
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Technically, it’s Saturday morning. But it will feel like Friday night for some.
The OSR Bread Route Races are deeply personal. They’re rooted in the time I spent with my father as a child, joining him on his late-night bread delivery routes through Manhattan.
Those quiet hours, when the city’s streets were empty and the world felt like it belonged to just the two of us, left a mark on me that I carry to this day. It was during those early mornings that I first came to see New York City in a way most never do.
While others slept, my father and I moved through the silent streets, between neighborhoods, buildings, loading docks, storefronts, and corners most people never noticed. For a few hours, it felt like the entire city existed only for us.
That feeling stayed with me. The solitude. The rhythm. The silence. The connection to the city.
Those memories became the foundation for my approach to race design. The Bread Route Races are built to give athletes that same feeling: the chance to move through New York at its quietest, strangest, and most honest hour. They are designed to take you through the hidden corners of the city, echoing the routes my father and I shared during those formative years.
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This one-of-a-kind experience captures the soul of New York City. It’s about finding beauty in the quiet, owning the streets, and becoming part of a legacy that bridges generations, back to old New York. For a few hours, while the city sleeps, the streets are ours.

MIDTOWN is the next 2:00 a.m. OSR Bread Route Race, taking place on Saturday, June 6, 2026.

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**Event Information:**

Race is on rain or shine. There will be no HQ or restrooms. We will be meeting on the street. OSR will provide a mobile bag check (please bring the bare minimum). Additional information and course requirements will be emailed to registered athletes a couple days before the race.

Race Date: Saturday, June 6th, 2026

Race Distance: +-10 Miles for a properly planned course.

Race Start Time: 2:00am

Event Ends: 3:40am

Race HQ: None

Start Location: To be announced (MIDTOWN)

Finish Location: To be announced

Athlete Check-In: 1:15am-1:55am

Mandatory Startline Briefing: 1:57am

Prize Money: $200 for 1st Place in each Field

The unmarked course will take athletes through the city streets, sidewalks, parks and landmarks in the middle of the night. This is not for the faint-hearted, it is intended for the most experienced runners only. OSR reserves the right to deny anyone entry.

This race will provide it's participants with a one-of-a-kind OSR racing experience in +-10 miles for a properly planned route. There are no refunds.

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Technically, it’s Saturday morning. But it will feel like Friday night for some.

The OSR Bread Route Races are deeply personal. They’re rooted in the time I spent with my father as a child, joining him on his late-night bread delivery routes through Manhattan.

Those quiet hours, when the city’s streets were empty and the world felt like it belonged to just the two of us, left a mark on me that I carry to this day. It was during those early mornings that I first came to see New York City in a way most never do.

While others slept, my father and I moved through the silent streets, between neighborhoods, buildings, loading docks, storefronts, and corners most people never noticed. For a few hours, it felt like the entire city existed only for us.

That feeling stayed with me. The solitude. The rhythm. The silence. The connection to the city.

Those memories became the foundation for my approach to race design. The Bread Route Races are built to give athletes that same feeling: the chance to move through New York at its quietest, strangest, and most honest hour. They are designed to take you through the hidden corners of the city, echoing the routes my father and I shared during those formative years.

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This one-of-a-kind experience captures the soul of New York City. It’s about finding beauty in the quiet, owning the streets, and becoming part of a legacy that bridges generations, back to old New York. For a few hours, while the city sleeps, the streets are ours.

2026 OSR Bread Route Race: Midtown

Sat, Jun 6, 26

2:00 AM

EDT

MIDTOWN

Hosted by

Forte ATHLETICS