19,083 Runners to be Accepted into 2016 TCS New York City Marathon Through Entry Drawing Process

New York, March 8, 2016—19,083 runners will be accepted into the 2016 TCS New York City Marathon through the race entry drawing process held today. The number of entries is an increase of 4,757 (33%) from 2015, and 9,913 (108%) over the past two years (2014 and 2015). The race will be held on Sunday, November 6, 2016.

For the 2016 TCS New York City Marathon, 23% of non-guaranteed applicants will receive entry through the drawing process. A total of 82,172 non-guaranteed entry drawing applications were processed. Of the 19,083 runners who will receive entry through the drawing process, an equal percentage will be drawn from local, national, and international application pools. The increase in non-guaranteed drawing entries is the result of a smaller number of guaranteed entry applications received via the event’s race cancellation policy, as well as the end of the 2012 marathon resolution entry process. More information on the drawing process can be found here.

125,000 applications will make up this year’s combined field of guaranteed and non-guaranteed entries, featuring runners from over 125 countries around the world. Runners received guaranteed entry through a variety of methods, which are detailed here. The application period for all entrants was open for one month, from January 21 through February 21. About 50,000 runners are expected to finish the 2016 TCS New York City Marathon.