2026 TCS New York City Marathon

The 2025 TCS New York City Marathon Expo Presented by New Balance will be held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center at 11th Avenue between West 35th Street and West 36th Street ( Map), on October 30–November 1.

Hours of Operation:

• Thursday, October 29: 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. (Bib pickup closes at 7:30 p.m.)
• Friday, October 30: 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. (Bib pickup closes at 7:30 p.m.)
• Saturday, October 31: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Bib pickup closes at 4:30 p.m.)

For more information, visit the TCS New York City Marathon Expo Presented by New Balance page here.

New York Road Runners is partnering with New York City's top cultural institutions to create a unique mix of experiences for TCS New York City Marathon runners and their friends and families—experiences that transcend the course and finish line.

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The TCS New York City Marathon Opening Ceremony Presented by United Airlines kicks off race weekend with a celebration at the finish line in Central Park. The annual festivities feature the Parade of Nations—a showcase of runners from all over the world—and will conclude with fireworks over the finish line.  

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Night of Champions is a benefit supporting our mission of transforming the health and well-being of our New York City communities through inclusive and accessible running experiences, empowering all to achieve their potential.

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This race is SOLD OUT.

Runners will zip through the streets of Midtown Manhattan and finish at the famed marathon finish line in Central Park.

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Bag pre-check selection opened on Tuesday, August 25 at 12:00 p.m. and closed on Tuesday, September 8 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Learn more here.

Shop the official TCS New York City Marathon collection here.

We strongly recommend looking up planned service changes that may affect your travel when taking the subway, bus, Long Island Railroad, and Metro-North Railroad. Check mta.info before you travel. You can also message the MTA using the chat feature on the MTA app.

Transportation to the start selection opened on Tuesday, August 25 and closed on Tuesday, September 8 at 11:59 p.m.

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View the Start page for full details.

Your race bib indicates your start wave, color, and corral. There are five start waves, three start colors (blue, orange, and pink), and six corrals per wave. Wave and corral assignments cannot be changed.

Participants are responsible for starting in the wave and corral assigned to them on their Official Race Bibs. Participants may move to a later (slower) wave or corral but may not move to an earlier or faster wave or corral. Any participant who is found to have started in an earlier than designated wave or corral may be disqualified and risks suspension from future NYRR races. Runners assigned to different corrals and waves but that wish to start together may do so by going to the later (slower) corral and wave corresponding to the higher corral letter and number.

Please follow the multilingual announcements for each wave instructing runners to line up in the corrals.

Your finish time is your net time from when you cross the start line.

Start times are subject to change.

View the Start page for full details.

• Only registered entrants and guides are allowed in Fort Wadsworth and the start area.
• Have your number visible to enter.  The color of your race number indicates your start village.
• The only bag allowed into Fort Wadsworth is the clear official start village bag you received at the Expo. You may not check a bag at the start for transport to the finish. All bags are subject to inspection. Please review our  prohibited items list.
• There are 1,600+ toilets in the start villages and corrals.
• Medical staff is available in each village. If you feel ill, alert the medical staff.
• Runner amenities are available while supplies last, on behalf of our sponsors, including Gatorade® Endurance Formula, Dunkin’® coffee, tea, hot cocoa, and bagels.
• We advise that you wear extra layers to keep warm. You may discard these items in labelled clothing bins that will be donated to All of Us.

For a full list of Prohibited Items, please click here.

NYRR works closely with CrowdRx, the New York City Fire Department Emergency Medical Services, SeniorCare EMS, and Medical Volunteers to ensure we have medical staff and qualified volunteers in place at the start, throughout the course, and at the finish. Learn more here.

The NYRR Pace Team members are some of the most experienced runners in New York City and the most knowledgeable runners on the course. They have an average success rate of 94% of hitting their target finish time. Pacers will be on hand to guide participants toward specific goal times over the 26.2 miles. Pace Team members will lead groups at various paces between 6:40 per mile and 14:18 per mile (between a 2:55 finish and a 6:15 finish).

Find Your Pacer

If you choose to run with a pace group, you can look for the NYRR Pace Team members in the start corrals wearing their blue-and-white-striped NYRR Pace Team singlets. You can also come to the Running Lab at the TCS New York City Marathon Expo to meet your pacer. Each pacer will carry signs that correspond with their respective finish times and paces. There is no fee to run with the pace team or sign-up process.

Learn more  here.

View the Course page for full details.

For your safety, take fluids, fuel, and amenities only at official stations.

• Purified water will be available at official fluid stations every mile from mile 3 to mile 25, except miles 5, 7, and 9.
• Gatorade® Endurance Formula™ Lemon-Lime flavor will be available at official fluid stations every mile from mile 3 to mile 25, except miles 5, 7, and 9.
• Fluids will be dispensed in compostable cups. There will be tables on both sides of the course. To avoid the bottleneck at the first table, get a cup from a later table. Please keep moving after you pick up your cup.
• Culligan filtered self-serve water refill stations will be available in each borough at miles 8, 14, 17, 20, and 23.
• Maurten Gels will be available at Gel Depots at miles 12 and 18 to help fuel you. Signage on the course will indicate the gel zones. Available gels on the course will be Maurten Gel 100 (non-caffeinated in black packaging) and Maurten Gel 100 Caf 100 (caffeinated in white packaging).
• • We strongly advise that you carry your own fuel, in addition to using these Maurten Gel Depots to supplement your fueling. Please note: The number of gels available on course is limited and is not guaranteed. Be respectful of the runners who come behind you. We recommend taking one gel per Gel Depot.
  • Additional Maurten Gels will be available to purchase at the Maurten booth at the TCS New York City Marathon Expo Presented by New Balance.
• Bananas will be available at mile 21.

Portable toilets (including wheelchair-accessible ones) are located at every mile beginning at mile 3.

For the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon course, there will be dedicated lactation spaces that provide pumping accommodations and amenities at miles 8, 17, and 22. Manual Medela breast pumps will also be available, giving participants easy options for pumping. No expressed milk will be transported at this time. 

Live, unofficial results/runner tracking will be available in the NYRR App during the event. Please note: Runner tracking is available at all scored races. Find live Team results here.

After the conclusion of the event, official results will be posted on  results.nyrr.org.

Awards will be presented on site to the top three finishers in the overall men, women, and nonbinary divisions. Runners who place in the top three of their age group will be able to claim an award in the days following the race by filling out our  Age-Group Awards Claim Form.

As a World Athletics Elite Platinum Label race, the TCS New York City Marathon operates under World Athletics Rules and is subject to all applicable rules and policies regarding prize money. Prize money categories may be subject to additional eligibility requirements, outlined below. To be eligible for prize money in any category, a runner must complete the course in 3 hours, 10 minutes or faster.

Prize Money for Invited Professional Athletes

Open Division

Amounts are equal for men and women. Only athletes competing in the Professional/Invited Athlete start are eligible for Open Division prize money; finish order is based on Gun Time.

USA Division

Amounts are equal for men and women. To be eligible for USA Division prize money, athletes must 1) have USA citizenship, and 2) not be eligible to represent another federation in international competition. Only athletes competing in the Professional/Invited Athlete start are eligible for USA Division prize money; finish order is based on Gun Time. USA Division prize money is cumulative with Open Division, NYRR Member Division, and Masters Division, if applicable.

Masters Division

Only athletes 40 years of age or older competing in the Professional/Invited Athlete start are eligible for Masters Division prize money; finish order is based on Gun Time. Cumulative with Open Division, USA Division, and NYRR Member Division amounts, if applicable.

Wheelchair Division

To be eligible for Wheelchair Division prize money, athletes must start in the Invitational Wheelchair Division start.

Time Bonuses: Open and Wheelchair Division

New York Road Runners will pay a $50,000 bonus to the Open Division and/or Wheelchair Division race winners who break the existing event record, based on Gun Time. This bonus is limited to the race winners, only, and the athlete must break, not tie, the record:

Prize Money for NYRR Member Division
Amounts are equal for men, women, and nonbinary categories. To be eligible for NYRR Member Division prize money, including time bonuses and team prize money, an athlete must have had a valid paid NYRR membership since at least May 1, 2026 through at least the date of the race, and have completed six fully-scored NYRR races during the period of November 3, 2025, and October 25, 2026. NYRR Virtual races do not count towards this six-race requirement. Athletes who meet the NYRR Member Division requirements and start in the Professional/Invited Athlete start will receive priority for NYRR Member Division prize money, with finish order based on Gun Time. Additional prize money positions, if applicable, will be filled from the other race starts, based on Net Time.

NYRR Member Division 40+

NYRR Member Division 40+ prize money is for men, women, and nonbinary athletes who meet the NYRR Member Division requirements and are 40 years of age or older. Athletes who start in the Professional/Invited start OR mass participation start are eligible for NYRR Member Division 40+ prize money, determined by Net Time. Cumulative with Open Division and USA Division amounts above, if applicable.

NYRR Member Division: Teams

For scoring purposes, a men’s team must consist of three men, a women’s team must consist of three women, and a non- binary team must consist of three non- binary athletes, all running with the same team affiliation. All scoring members must meet the eligibility requirements for NYRR Member Division prize money outlined above. Team prize money is based on the cumulative Net Time of the team members.

Time Bonuses: NYRR Member Division

Each runner who meets the NYRR Member Division requirements and completes the course under one of the times below, based on Net Time, will be awarded the bonus listed below. Each runner is eligible for only one time bonus—the runner will receive only the highest bonus for which the runner’s time is eligible. The time bonus is cumulative with prize money listed above.

The majority of the course is open to spectators from mile 3 to mile 26, and there are many ways to watch that are free and open to all!

Runners will be able to purchase tickets to the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon Grandstand Seating. More information coming soon.

You can also watch the broadcast on TV, computer, tablet, or phone.

Learn more here.

This schedule is designed to allow participants who can maintain a 16-minute-per-mile pace, based on the wave 5 start time, to complete the course on the streets. Participants who are not able to maintain this pace (based on the wave 5 start time) should be aware that fluid stations and other course amenities may not be available and that they move to the sidewalks or board the sweep bus. A team of NYRR staff and volunteers will support those participants on the sidewalks.

Official finishers will be recorded through 10:00:00 p.m., regardless of their start time. These finishers will receive: 

• A finisher medal 
• An official event result listing
• 9+1 credit toward non-complimentary guaranteed entry to the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon
• A star (or Six Star Medal, if eligible) in the Abbott World Marathon Majors Six Star Medal program

Participants crossing the finish line after 10:00:00 p.m. E.T. will not be recorded as official finishers and will not receive an official event result. These participants will receive a finisher medal. 

Sweep buses will follow the marathon route at approximately 16 minute-per-mile based on the final wave start time. These buses will transport participants who wish to drop out to the post-finish area. Please be aware that participants who board a sweep bus will not be able to cross the finish line and will not be recorded as official finishers.

View the Finish/Post-Finish page for full details.

Make a post-finish plan for race day and be aware that cellular saturation may prevent you from using your phone in and around the post-finish area. If you’re meeting friends and family, have a meeting location outside the runners-only area. Your friends and family can track you using the NYRR App Powered by Tata Consultancy Services.

Runners will exit Central Park at West 77th Street; MarathonFoto will take pictures and video of all finishers on Central Park West. Once on Central Park West, you may exit the runners-only area at West 76th Street, West 75th Street, or West 74th Street, or continue south to Family Reunion.

Runners who pre-checked a bag can retrieve that bag in the post-finish area located on Central Park West between West 73rd Street and West 75th Street until 7:00 p.m. After 7:00 p.m., all unclaimed bags will be moved to the NYRR RUNCENTER featuring the New Balance Run Hub where they will be available for pickup on Marathon Monday, November 2 from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

For the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon, there will be a dedicated lactation space at the post finish area (near LOCATION) that provides pumping accommodations and amenities. Manual and electric Medela breast pumps will also be available, giving participants easy options for pumping. Personal breast pumps that were dropped off at the start village should be picked up at this location before exiting Central Park.

View the Finish/Post-Finish page for full details.

Everyone entering Family Reunion will be subject to bag inspection and screening. You may want to arrange to meet family and friends at a predetermined location away from Family Reunion.

Family Reunion will be located on West 69th Street through West 71st Street, with screening points for friends and family on Columbus Avenue. Family Reunion will be open from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. We suggest meeting your friends and family in Family Reunion at the letter corresponding to the first letter of your last name.

• West 71st Street: A-F
• West 70th Street: G-N
• West 69th Street: O-Z

We recommend that your friends and family not bring large bags, strollers, or other bulky items to Family Reunion and that they arrive approximately 15–25 minutes after your anticipated finish time, as it can take runners some time to reach Family Reunion.

Friends and family can track runners with the free NYRR App Powered by Tata Consultancy Services. 

Join us for Victory Lap: The Official After-Party of the TCS New York City Marathon! Enjoy music, photo activations to commemorate your achievement, a complimentary beverage, special appearances by the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon champions, partner giveaways, and much more!

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Marathon Monday at the TCS New York City Marathon Pavilion Presented by Mastercard offers marathoners the opportunity to return to the finish line area to celebrate their accomplishment, jumpstart recovery, shop, get their medals engraved, and relive the memories.

Learn more here.

The magic of the TCS New York City Marathon continues on Tuesday, November 3 and Wednesday, November 4.

Join us at the NYRR RUNCENTER featuring the New Balance Run Hub from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for medal engraving by Fond Memories and to shop the New Balance Marathon collection. Medal engraving is $30. Cash and credit cards are accepted. The line for medal engraving will close at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday.