After a long, marathon-less year, the New York City Marathon returns on Sunday, Nov. 7.
About 30,000 runners have signed up to sweat, ache and push their legs to the limit over the 26.2-mile course that winds through all five boroughs. The race begins in Staten Island and loops through Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx before ending in Manhattan’s Central Park.
Runners have been waiting for Sunday’s race for two years, since 2019, as last year’s race was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The last time a New York marathon was canceled before that was in 2012 after Hurricane Sandy.
Conditions for Sunday look like perfect running weather, with a forecast for partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the high 40s in the morning.
How can I watch the race on TV?
The marathon is broadcast live on ESPN2 nationally (8:30-11:30 a.m. Eastern time) and WABC-TV, Channel 7 locally (8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Eastern).
The race is also broadcast on a variety of global networks, listed here.
What’s the marathon route?
The 26.2-mile race begins in Staten Island and turns north through Brooklyn and Queens. Runners then head west across the Queensboro Bridge into Manhattan, up north into the Bronx, and back to Manhattan to finish in Central Park.
Here’s our tour of the course and more information from New York Road Runners.
If you’re looking for an easy transit option from across the city, go to the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, served by the B, D, N, Q, R, 2, 3, 4 and 5 trains.
If you’re looking to make a big impact on the runners, go to the Bronx. The race’s 20-mile mark, around 135th Street and Alexander Avenue, is a notoriously challenging part of the race where runners may hit the proverbial “wall.”
If you’re the kind of person who likes a crowd to cheer with, First Avenue from 59th Street to 96th Street in Manhattan is always lined with spectators, especially with all the bars and restaurants on this part of the course.
When are winners expected to finish?
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9:30 a.m. Professional men’s wheelchair athletes
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9:40 a.m. Professional women’s wheelchair athletes
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11:05 a.m. Professional women
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11:15 a.m. Professional men
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Beginning at 11:55 a.m. Finishers throughout the day
What’s different about this year’s race?
The field of 30,000 participants is about 40 percent smaller than the 2019 event, which saw a little more than 53,000 runners.
Runners must provide proof of at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, or a negative coronavirus test taken within 48 hours of the race.
Race organizers have also taken several steps to reduce crowd sizes in certain areas, and are requiring masks in the start and the post-finish areas. Runners will begin in five different waves, one wave more than previous years, allowing more time for people to spread out along the route.
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