BarryGeisler
An early member of New York Road Runners, Barry Geisler started the organization’s youth programs in 1966, when youth-focused run programs were rare.
NYRR Hall of Fame
The NYRR Hall of Fame was inaugurated on November 4, 2011, during our first-ever Marathon Opening Ceremony celebration in Central Park.
The inaugural inductees were the late Fred Lebow, who co-founded the New York City Marathon and served as its race director and as the president of NYRR for more than two decades, and the legendary Grete Waitz of Norway, who won the New York City Marathon nine times and served as the chairwoman on NYRR Youth and Community Services until her death in April 2011. The induction of Lebow and Waitz is the first step in honoring all the legendary figures of our sport, who through their triumphs and contributions have made NYRR and the TCS New York City Marathon what they are today.
2025 Inductees
Barry Jenny JennySimpson
Jenny Simpson is an eight-time winner of the 5th Avenue Mile (2011, 2013–19).
2024 Inductees
2023 Inductees
Deena DeenaKastor
Deena Kastor is the former American half marathon and marathon record holder and won a bronze medal in the distance at the Athens 2004 Olympics.
Ernst Ernstvan Dyk
Ernst van Dyk is a two-time New York City Marathon champion and has represented South Africa in every Paralympics since 1992, winning a bronze medal in the marathon at the Beijing 2008 Games.
2022 Inductees
2021 Inductees
Gary GaryMuhrcke
Gary Muhrcke was the first champion of the New York City Marathon, in 1970, in a time of 2:31:38.
Ibrahim IbrahimHussein
Ibrahim Hussein became the first Kenyan winner of the New York City Marathon in 1987 in 2:11:01.
Liz LizMcColgan
Liz McColgan of Scotland raced to victory at the 1991 New York City Marathon in her marathon debut in 2:27:24, more than three minutes faster than any other woman had run their marathon debut at the time.
Kurt KurtFearnley
Kurt Fearnley of Australia has five New York City Marathon titles to his name (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014) and his event-record time of 1:29:22 from 2006 stood for many years.
Shalane ShalaneFlanagan
Shalane Flanagan ended a 40-year drought for American women in the open division at the New York City Marathon by seizing the crown in 2017 from defending champion Mary Keitany of Kenya with a time of 2:26:53.
2019 Inductees
Marilson MarilsonGomes dos Santos
Marilson Gomes dos Santos of Brazil won the New York City Marathon in 2006, becoming the first South American to do so.
Meb MebKeflezighi
Meb Keflezighi is the only runner in history to have won the New York City Marathon, the Boston Marathon, and an Olympic medal.
Ingrid IngridKristiansen
Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway set the marathon world record of 2:21:06 in London in 1985.
Mary MaryWittenberg
Mary Wittenberg was the president and CEO of New York Road Runners and the race director of the TCS New York City Marathon from 2005 to 2015.
2018 Inductees
Peter PeterCiaccia
Peter Ciaccia, NYRR’s president, events and TCS New York City Marathon race director, has been a key player at NYRR for 18 years.
Edith EdithWolf Hunkeler
Swiss racer Edith Wolf Hunkeler won the women’s wheelchair division of the New York City Marathon in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2009.
Martin MartinLel
Martin Lel of Kenya was the dominant marathon runner of the 2000s.
Allison AllisonRoe
In April 1981, Allison Roe of New Zealand took the running world by storm when she won the Boston Marathon and set a course record by nearly eight minutes.