Midtown is more than corporate suits and concrete thanks to a plethora of street art that has popped up in the neighborhood.

Everyone has a thing. Mine is the New York City Marathon. I ran it for the first time in 1996, and this year will be my 20th time running.

As I jogged along and the gray, concrete paths suddenly opened up into bright colors and graphics, I felt like I stumbled upon a secret world, my own outdoor museum.

Whether you’re visiting NYC or live in the city and want to see something new on your run, you’re in luck because NYC street art is incredible!

The World Pride Mural Project commemorates the 50-year Pride movement’s anniversary with NYC Pride murals around the city

NYC artist and curator Bianca Romero explores themes of identity, place, and culture in her art, which ranges from epic murals to fine art collages.

For this Coach’s Corner interview, Runstreet founder Marnie Kunz sits down with NYC running coach Iman Smith, also known as @soswanky on Instagram.

If you’re running TCS NYC Marathon, you are in for the experience of a lifetime. Prepare for the big day with these tips from NYC experts. Interviews include Custom Performance PT Kathleen Leninger, Conbody Coach Derek Drescher, and Runstreet marathon runners Jose Maria Sanchez, Melissa Killion and RRCA Running Coach Mariel Feigen (aka “Uber Mariel”).

If you haven’t seen it yet, definitely go check out the latest mural — by artist JR — at the Bowery Wall in New York City, on Houston and Bowery streets. I’ve been a fan of the French artist JR and his realistic renderings ever since I saw his Immigrants mural in Tribeca.

The inaugural Runstreet Daydream 5K Art Run & Festival presented by Clif Bar was a swimming success full of paint, glitter, smiles, tacos and miles. From sparkling unicorns to dogs in fairy costumes to onesie-clad runners, the costumed run waves were a hit! We loved bringing our vision of a day of fantasy, play, color, art, music and running to life, and were lucky to work with so many amazing NYC street artists in the process.

To kick off 2018, Runstreet teamed up with The Yoga Collective NYC for a colorful, interactive Resolution Art Run! Winding through the streets of Lower Manhattan, we hit amazing NYC street art - from the East Village down to First Street Green Art Park. 

Runstreet had the privilege of joining JMZ Walls in Brooklyn in an Art Run for Puerto Rico.

Runstreet was psyched to be a part of the NYC Marathon weekend thrills, with a Shakeout Art Run on the Lower East Side, hosted by Whole Foods Market Bowery location and co-sponsored by Clif Bar.

Each cheer washing over that inner echo "You're nothing." Each step getting me farther from that voice and closer to the truth. I was doing it, and the whole city of New York was behind me.

Runstreet celebrated Global Running Day the best way we know how, with a beautiful Art Run! Thanks to ConBody Bowery studio for hosting an incredible evening of art, sweat, socializing and exploring the colorful Lower East Side!

Alison's latest project is a 240-mile run to empower women everywhere.

On January 18, Alison and a team of women runners will start a 240-mile run from Harlem, New York City to Washington, DC to attend the Million Women March on Washington and raise $44,000 for Planned Parenthood.

I was living in NYC and traveling the world, seeing street art all over the place. I was always inspired by street art, with its unexpected presence and transformation of public space. I also love the inner dialogue that happens between me and the art when I pass by. It's both so personal and public. One day, I couldn't stand how I couldn't feel inspired, so I picked a print of one of my shoe sketches and created wheatpastes and hit the city.

Runstreet hit the streets of Brooklyn for the illest Hip Hop Art Run, complete with Biggie murals, ODB art and Brooklyn's finest hip hop tunes.

Runstreet kicked off 2016 street art running season with a stunning 4-mile fun run along the amazing murals of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 

The latest Runstreet Street Art Run was an inspiring 4-mile run dedicated to the creative, compassionate force of the Red Hook Art Project.