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Athletics \u2013 2024 TCS New York City Marathon \u2013 New York, United States \u2013 November 3, 2024
\nGeneral view as runners cross the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge during the marathon <\/p>\n
REUTERS\/Brendan Mcdermid<\/p>\n
More than 50,000 runners will put their best feet forward this Sunday for the journey of their lives at the TCS New York City Marathon.\n<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s everything you need to know about the great race:\n<\/p>\n
The route<\/p>\n
The marathon starts in phases between 7 and 10 a.m. on Nov. 2 from the Staten Island base of the Verrazzano Narrows Bridge. Groups are staggered for their starts to avoid overcrowding. The field includes professional men\u2019s and women\u2019s runners along with wheelchair and handcycle athletes, and amateur runners seeking personal glory or dedicated to a personal cause.<\/p>\n
After crossing the Verrazzano Bridge, the marathoners will then wind their way north through Brooklyn for 11 miles before reaching the halfway point of the race on the Pulaski Bridge over the Newtown Creek along the Brooklyn\/Queens border.<\/p>\n
The runners then head through Long Island City, Queens and across the Ed Koch-Queensboro Bridge into Manhattan. They\u2019ll race north on 1st Avenue into the South Bronx before turning back into Manhattan and heading down 5th Avenue.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Their 26.2-mile journey ends in Central Park just steps away from the iconic Tavern on the Green restaurant.\n<\/p>\n
Along the way, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers will line the marathon route cheering, waving signs, handing out water and encouraging everyone to keep going through the end.<\/p>\n
Who\u2019s running?<\/p>\n
Some 55,642 runners from 137 countries completed the 2024 version of this competition, and the New York Road Runners says it expects a similarly vast, diverse field this year.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Last year\u2019s average time of completion was four hours, 31 minutes \u2014 a 20 minute increase in speed from the average time of the 2023 race.\n<\/p>\n
The Kenyan, Sheila Chepkirui led the women last year. At 33 years old, Chepkirui was moving at blazing speed, finishing the race in two hours, 24 minutes, and 30 seconds.<\/p>\n
Last year Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands took the men\u2019s grand prize of $100,000. The 35 year old averaged a four minute 53 second mile pace for the 26.2 mile race.<\/p>\n
See the whole course map here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Road closures, transit changes<\/p>\n Marathon Sunday in New York is not the best way to get around by car due to closures of major roadways and bridges. Drivers are advised to follow detours or simply to keep their cars at home.\u00a0<\/p>\n MTA.info<\/a> has an updated list of public transit changes for the day of the event.\n<\/p>\n Great spots to catch the action<\/p>\n People travel from all over the world to see Central Park in the fall. Be one of those people when the race is happening. You will see the runners busting a lung to try to make it to the finish line deep in the park.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Queensboro Bridge is a nice view to catch the runners near their halfway point, and\u00a0\n<\/p>\n The Charity Cheer Zone on 1st Ave. and 120th St. will be buzzing too.\n<\/p>\n Watching the race is free of cost as long as you find a way to be alongside the runner\u2019s path from miles 3-26. Some other recommended spots to take it all in can be seen below:<\/p>\n Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn (Miles 2-4) Subway: R If your preference is sitting, consider buying a ticket<\/a> to view from a grandstand on 62nd Street and Broadway. If you can\u2019t make it live, the race is televised. WABC-TV, Channel 7 from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. ET. Pre-race coverage begins at 7 a.m. ET, and continued coverage of the race will be live until 1 p.m. ET. Live streaming will also be available on the ABC 7 New York App and ABC7NY.com<\/a> from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET. ABC7NY.com will also present a view of the finish line from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n
\nFourth Avenue and Flatbush Avenue (Mile 8) \u202fSubway: B, D, N, Q, R, 2, 3, 4, 5
\nWilliamsburg and Greenpoint, Brooklyn (Miles 10-13) Subway: G, L, M, J
\nPulaski Bridge (Halfway point \u2013 Mile 13.1) Subway: 7, G, E
\nFirst Avenue, Manhattan (Miles 16-18) Subway: N, Q, R, 4, 5, 6, F
\nEast Harlem (Miles 18-20) Subway: 6
\nFifth Avenue, East 90th Street-East 105th Street (Miles 23-24) Subway: Q, 4, 5, 6
\nUnited Airlines Zone:\u202fColumbus Circle. Subway: A, C, D, 1<\/p>\n