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    Everything you need to know about this year’s race

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    The world’s largest marathon returns to the Big Apple, and the 53rd edition of the 42.2-mile ride through New York City’s five boroughs will be the largest ever.

    More than 50,000 runners will run the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday, with millions more expected to watch on television.

    American runners try to break a drought by crossing the finish line first. It has been fifteen years since Meb Keflezighi won the men’s race in 2009. Shalane Flanagan was the last American woman to win the New York Marathon in 2017.

    Three of the four professional winners from last year’s race will be back to try to defend their crowns. Tamirat Tola, the men’s professional winner, and Kenya’s Hellen Obiri, the women’s winner, are back. Marcel Hug is going for his fourth straight win in the men’s wheelchair division at the NYC Marathon and his seventh win overall.

    Women’s wheelchair defender Catherine Debrunner, who won five Paralympic gold medals in Paris and captured the title at the Chicago Marathon last month, will not participate.

    When is the New York City Marathon?

    The 2024 TCS New York City Marathon begins on Sunday, November 3 at 8:00 am ET.

    Start times for the New York City Marathon

    • 8 hours – Professional wheelchairs for men department
    • 8:02 am – Professional wheelchair department for ladies
    • 8:22 am – Hand cycle category and select athletes with disabilities
    • 8:35 am – Professional women’s open division
    • 9:05 am – Professional Men’s Open Division
    • 9:10 am – Wave 1
    • 9:45 am – Wave 2
    • 10:20 am – Wave 3
    • 10:55 am – Wave 4
    • 11:30 am – Wave 5

    How long is the New York City Marathon?

    The official closing time for the marathon is 10:00 PM ET. Runners finishing after that time will not be recorded as official finishers, but will receive finisher medals.

    How to watch the New York City Marathon

    The national broadcast will air at 8 a.m. ET on ESPN2 and can be streamed via the ESPN app. A domestic Spanish-language broadcast will air live on ESPN3 beginning at 8 a.m. ET.

    For those watching in the New York City tri-state area, coverage on WABC-TV, Channel 7 begins at 6:30 a.m. ET.

    From 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM ET, ABC will air a two-hour live show featuring celebrities and thousands of everyday runners.

    Customers can cheer on their favorite competitors, friends and family in person from the stands at West 62nd Street and Broadway. Tickets are available for grandstand seats. Most of the course, from mile 3 to mile 26, is open to spectators, who can find a sidewalk space and watch for free.

    Fans can also track a runner’s progress through the TCS New York City Marathon app.

    New York City Marathon Route

    The race starts at the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge on Staten Island before runners make their way through Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and the Bronx, finishing in Central Park, at 67th Street at West Drive.

    Defending champions of the New York City Marathon

    Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola won the men’s professional race in 2:04:58 to set a new course record in the open division, while Kenya’s Hellen Obiri defeated Ethiopia’s Letesenbet Gidey and defending champion Sharon Lokedi to win the women’s professional crown.

    Swiss duo Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner won the men’s and women’s wheelchair events respectively. Hug won the event for the third consecutive year, setting his sixth record at the NYC Marathon, and Debrunner broke last year’s course record by three minutes.

    Prize money for the New York City Marathon

    The prize money is equal for men and women, and the top American finishers in the men’s and women’s races will receive $25,000. A $50,000 bonus will be paid to Open Division and/or Wheelchair Division race winners who break the current event record.

    • 1st – $100,000
    • 2nd – $60,000
    • 3rd – $40,000
    • 4th – $25,000
    • 5th – $15,000
    • 6th –$10,000
    • 7th – $7,500
    • 8th – $5,000
    • 9th – $2,500
    • 10th – $2,000

    Course records at the New York City Marathon

    • Open Division Men: 2:04:58, Tamirat Tola, 2023
    • Open Division Women: 2:22:31, Margaret okeo, 2003
    • Men’s Wheelchair Division: 1:25:26, Marcel Knuffel, 2022
    • Women’s Wheelchair Division: 1:39:32, Catherine Debrunner, 2023

    New York Marathon weather forecast

    Temperatures are expected to be pleasant, with very little wind and a high of 57 degrees. No rain is expected in the weather forecast.

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