Oct. 15, 2026, 2:05 p.m. ET
New York Road Runners has announced the celebrities lacing up for the 2026 New York City Marathon on Nov. 1.
Scroll through to see which stars will be at the starting line, beginning with Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Connelly, who will run in support of Fred’s Team, according to NYRR.
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Oz Pearlman is a famous mentalist but also holds the record for most miles ran in Central Park in a single day, according to NYRR. He’ll be running again on Nov. 1 at the New York City Marathon.
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“Catfish”-famous Nev Schulman will run along with his wife, Laura Perlongo.
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Actor-singer Joshua Bassett is running in support of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), according to NYRR.
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MTV “Jersey Shore” alum Vinny Guadagnino is expected to run in the 2026 New York City Marathon.
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Former New York Giants player Tiki Barber (pictured here in 2015 with
former president and CEO of New York Road Runners Michael Capiraso and TCS New York City Marathon race director Peter Ciaccia) will run again in this year’s race.
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Journalist and personality TJ Holmes will race on Nov. 1, according to NYRR.
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Content creator and entrepreneur Casey Neistat will run to benefit the NYRR Team for Kids.
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“Bachelor” star and cofounder of nonprofit ABC Food Tours Matt James will lace his shoes to run this November.
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According to NYRR, we’ll see CBS News anchor and national correspondent Errol Barnett running around New York on Nov. 1.
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