2021 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix moves to Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex on Staten Island, New York

Elle Purrier leads 2 mile, 2020 New Balance Indoor GP, photo by Kevin Morris/ @kevmofoto

Due to the repurposing at the Reggie Lewis Center as a Covid 19 vaccine innoculation site, beginning Feb 1, Global Athletics & Marketing, the management and owners at the 2021 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, have moved the 2021 event to the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, New York on February 13.

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Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex, photo by Jeff Benjamin

At RunBlogRun, we love the NB Indoor Grand Prix.

The Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex has a 200m MONDO track with hydraulics, that can be banked. The track is very quick. This is where Donavan Brazier set the 600m world indoor record in 2019. The athletes are reportedly excited about the speedy track in Staten Island, New York.

Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex , photo by NYC Parks

The complex will be all about COVID 19 standards, so athletes, management, media and officials will be limited.

We do not expect any audience in the complex. This will be a TV only meet.

This a World Indoor Tour event and it will be exciting!

The challenges in managing a meet in the COVID 19 pandemic should not be underestimated. Thanks to meet management, meet sponsors, athletes, media and officials on keeping the meet happening in 2021.

“The New Balance Indoor Grand Prix will be held on February 13, 2021 at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex on Staten Island, NY. Due to concerns regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, no fans will be allowed to attend the 2021 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix.

Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex, photo by NYC Parks

Please note that COVID-19 protocols will result in severe limits on available space for media in the arena. A virtual media experience will be made available for media to cover the 2021 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix by remote.

Television Broadcast

The 2021 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix will be shown live on NBC from 4:00PM to 6:00PM EST on Saturday, February 13.”

Found on website.

Brian Baraza, 2020 New Balance Indoor GP, photo by Kevin Morris/ @kevmofoto

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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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