Races
At Disney’s Wine & Dine Half Marathon.
2015 Races
Red Carpet Run 10K, CA | January 3, 2015
KPMG Front Street Mile, Bermuda | January 16, 2015
Bermuda 10K, Bermuda | January 17, 2015
Bermuda Half Marathon, Bermuda | January 18, 2015 (Bermuda Triangle Challenge)
Disney Frozen 5K, FL | February 20, 2015
Disney Princess Enchanted 10K, FL | February 21, 2015
Disney Princess Half Marathon, FL | February 22, 2015 (Disney Glass Slipper Challenge)
New Amsterdam City Swim, NY | June 21, 2015
Bristol Independence Half Marathon, RI | June 28, 2015
William J. McCarthy Memorial Swim, RI | August 8, 2015
Boston Triathlon, MA | August 9, 2015
Great Fjord Run | Norway, September 5, 2016
New Balance Reach The Beach Relay | NH, September 18-19, 2015
Runner’s World Half Marathon & Festival | PA, October 16-18, 2015 Use Code blogrunkarlarun to get discounts on all the races!
GORE-TEX Philadelphia Half Marathon | PA, November 22, 2015
Honolulu Marathon | HI, December 13, 2015
2014 Races
- Disney Family Fun Run 5K, FL | January 9, 2014
- Walt Disney World 10K, FL | January 10, 2014
- Walt Disney World Half Marathon, FL | January 11, 2014
- Jerusalem Half Marathon, Jerusalem | March 21, 2014
- Run For The Parks, NY | April 6, 2014
- SHAPE Diva Dash, MN | May 31, 2014
- Runner’s World 5K at Heartbreak Hill Half, MA | June 7, 2014
- Runner’s World Heartbreak Hill Half, MA | June 8, 2014
- Firecracker 8K, NY | July 6, 2014
- Naval Station Newport Sprint Triathlon, RI | July 27, 2014
- William J. McCarthy Memorial Swim, RI | August 2014
- Triathlon Valleyfield, Quebec | August 24, 2014
- Finish For A Guinness 5K, RI | August 31, 2014
- Maraton RPP Scotiabank, Lima, Peru | September 21, 2014
- Staten Island Half Marathon, NY | October 12, 2014
- Nike Women’s Half Marathon San Francisco, CA | October 19, 2014
- GORE-TEX Philadelphia Half Marathon, PA | November 23, 2014
- Trot Off Your Turkey 5K, RI | November 29, 2014
- Roosevelt Island 10K, NY | December 21, 2014
2013 Races
- Walt Disney World Marathon, FL | January 13, 2013
- City Parks Foundation Run for the Parks 4 Miler, NY | April 21, 2013
- UnitedHealthcare Providence Half Marathon, RI | May 12, 2013
- Montauk Point Lighthouse Sprint Triathlon, NY | July 21, 2013
- Wild Dog Triathlon, RI | August 11, 2013
- I Ran The Farm 5K, RI | August 17, 2013
- Kaua’i Half Marathon, HI | September 1, 2013
- Direct Edge Newport Liberty Half Marathon, NJ | September 22, 2013
- Yonkers Marathon, NY | September 29, 2013 (training run)
- SHAPE Diva Dash, NJ | October 5, 2013
- Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, ON | October 20, 2013
- Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon, FL | November 9, 2013
- Trot Off Your Turkey 5K, RI | November 30, 2013
Past Races + PRs
Pausing before a PR finish at the Philadelphia Marathon.
1 Mile
PR—6:46 at the 2011 Fifth Avenue Mile
- Fifth Avenue Mile, NY
- Norway Run 1.7 Miler, NY
- KPMG Front Street Mile, Bermuda
3 Mile/5K
PR—5K | 24:46 at the 2013 Trot Off Your Turkey 5K
- American Heart Association Wall Street Run, NY
- Brandon Motta 5K Run, RI
- Lousy T-Shirt Race 5K, NY
- Never Land Family Fun Run 5K, CA
- Tangled Royal Family 5K, FL
- I Ran The Farm 5K, RI
- SHAPE Diva Dash, NJ
- Trot Off Your Turkey 5K, RI
- Disney Family Fun Run 5K, FL
- SHAPE Diva Dash, MN
- Runner’s World 5K at Heartbreak Hill Half, MA
- Finish For A Guinness 5K
- Disney Frozen 5K, FL
- Trot Off Your Turkey 5K, RI
4 Miles
Running with Prince Charming at Disney’s Princess Half Marathon. (Photo: brightroom)
PR— 35:00 at a 2010 Run For The Parks
- Fitness Mind, Body, Spirit Games, NY
- NYRR 4 Miler, NY
- Run for Central Park, NY
- Run as One Classic, NY
- Run For the Parks, NY
- Race to Deliver, NY
- R Baby Mother’s Day 4 Miler, NY
5 Miles
PR—44:19 at Firecracker 8K
- FRNY Lesbian and Gay Pride Run, NY
- Poland Spring Marathon Kickoff, NY
- NYRR Team Championships, NY
- Firecracker 8K, NY
10K
PR—56:44 at 2014 Staten Island Half (first 10K split)
- NYRR NY Mini, NY
- NYRR Dash, NY
- Naples-New York Park to Park, NY
- Joe Kleinerman, NY
- Scotland Run, NY
- Walt Disney World 10K
- Roosevelt Island 10K, NY
- Red Carpet Run 10K, CA
- Bermuda 10K, Bermuda
- Disney Princess Enchanted 10K
10 Miles
- Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run, DC
Half-Marathon
PR—2:00:30 at the 2012 Staten Island Half Marathon
Interviewing Keith Williams from Prospect Park Track Club
- Brooklyn Half Marathon, NY
- Montreal Half Marathon, Quebec
- NYC Half Marathon, NY
- Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon, FL
- Disney’s Princess Half Marathon, FL
- Tinker Bell Half Marathon, CA
- Yonkers Half Marathon, NY
- Staten Island Half Marathon, NY
- UnitedHealthcare Providence Half Marathon, RI
- Kaua’i Half Marathon, HI
- Direct Edge Newport Liberty Half Marathon, NJ
- Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon 2013, FL
- Walt Disney World Half Marathon, FL
- Jerusalem Half Marathon, Jerusalem
- Runner’s World Heartbreak Hill Half, MA
- Maraton RPP Scotiabank, Peru
- Staten Island Half Marathon, NY
- Nike Women’s Half Marathon San Francisco, CA
- GORE-TEX Philadelphia Half Marathon, PA
- Bermuda Half Marathon, Bermuda
- Disney Princess Half Marathon, FL
- Bristol Independence Half Marathon, RI
- Runfire Capadoccia 20K
- Fjord Norway Half Marathon, Norway
Marathon
PR—4:28:06 at the 2012 Philadelphia Marathon
- ING New York City Marathon, NY (2007)
- ING New York City Marathon, NY (2008)
- Bank of America Chicago Marathon, IL (2009)
- ING New York City Marathon, NY (2010)
- Philadelphia Marathon, PA (2012)
- Walt Disney World Marathon, FL (2013)
- Yonkers Marathon, NY (2013) Dropped out at Mile 20
- Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, ON (2013)
Triathlon (Sprint)
Covering the Brooklyn Half with “On The Run.” (Photo nyrr_ontherun instagram)
PR—ITU Sprint Distance | 1:38:17 at 2014 Triathlon Valleyfield
Non-standard Sprint Distance | 1:14:49 at the 2013 Wild Dog Triathlon
- Peterborough Sprint Triathlon, Ontario
- Long Island Gold Coast Triathlon, NY
- Montauk Point Lighthouse Sprint Triathlon, NY
- Wild Dog Triathlon, RI
- Naval Station Newport Sprint Triathlon, RI
- Triathlon Valleyfield, Quebec
- Boston Triathlon, MA
Open-Water Swimming Races
- William J. McCarthy Memorial Swim, RI
- New Amsterdam City Swim, NY
- William J. McCarthy Memorial Swim, RI
NYRR’s “On The Run” Episodes
2014
- NYC Half 20,000 Stories
- NYC Half Pro Race Recap
- NYC Half 13.1 Miles To Health
- NYC Half Honoring The Ultimate Sacrifice
- NYC Half Inside The Expo
- NYC Half Black Roses Running Crew
- NYC Half She’ll Be Running With Me
- NYC Half Battling Through More Than A Run
- NYC Half The Magic of Goodwill
- NYC Half Mike Cassidy Hand-in-Hand With The World’s Best
2013
- ING New York City Marathon Recap
- ING New York City Marathon Dash to the Finish Line 5K
- ING New York City Marathon: Episode 3
- ING New York City Marathon: Episode 2
- ING New York City Marathon: Episode 1
- Brooklyn Half
- NYC Half Race Recap
- NYC Half: Episode 1
- NYC Half: Episode 2
2012
Singing the national anthem at the 2010 Fifth Avenue Mile.
- ING New York City Marathon (2012)
- Fifth Avenue Mile (2012)
- Episode 1 : Gabe Anderson, The One Spirit Runners, Brian Cazeneuve from Aports Illustrated
- Episode 2: Meb Kelfezighi, Travis Moret a young homeless runner from the Bronx, Joe Battaglia from NBC Olympics
- Episode 3: Shalane Flanagan and Kara Goucher, Joe Battaglia from NBC Olympics, Running as the universal language
- Episode 4: Edna Kiplagat in Kenya, Black Girls Run, Core Strengthening
- Episode 5: The State of U.S. Distance Running, Sharon Ekstrom from MarathonGuide.com, ING New York City Marathon Preview
Races where Karla sang the National Anthem or performed
- ING New York City Marathon (2010 Professional Women’s and Wheelchair starts)
- Fifth Avenue Mile (2009, 2010, 2011)
- Brooklyn Marathon (2011)
- Yonkers Marathon (2012)
- NYRR New York Mini 10K (2011)
- NYRR 4 Miler (2011)
- Father’s Day Race Against Prostate Cancer (2010 after-party with The Fades)
- Zombie Take Manhattan (2012)
- Yonkers Marathon (2013)
About Karla Bruning
Karla Bruning is a race announcer at the TCS New York City Marathon + other major events, TV host for the New York City Triathlon + contributor to Shape, Redbook, Runner's World + other publications. She used to report for Newsweek but spent her free time squeezing in workouts. Now it's her job. She's run 8 marathons, 30 halves, 10 triathlons + open water swims. When she's not running, talking about running or writing about running, she's snuggling her baby, spoiling her dog + compulsively traveling.
