The NYC Cupcake Run is a challenge in which participants aim to complete a 5 kilometer (3.1 mile) run while stopping to eat three cupcakes at checkpoints throughout the course. This one-of-a-kind New York City experience will take place in Astoria Park on Saturday, October 17th, 2015 and is open to people of all ages. Registration include : an official race bib, an NYC Cupcake Run t-shirt, three cupcakes to be consumed during the race, a cupcake gift bag to be distributed following the race, and a free drink & BBQ lunch at Rocky McBrides after the race