For the first time in 15 years, the TCS New York City\u00a0Marathon\u00a0is changing course.<\/p>\n
The 2026 route will include minor adjustments intended to \u201cminimize the race\u2019s impacts on the Bronx,\u201d according to New York Road Runners.<\/p>\n
According to New York Road Runners, after crossing the Willis Avenue Bridge from Manhattan, runners will turn left onto East 135th Street and then right onto Alexander Avenue.<\/p>\n
Instead of turning left onto East 138th Street, as they have in previous years, runners will continue straight on Alexander Avenue past East 138th Street, New York Road Runners said.<\/p>\n
The route will then turn left onto East 141st Street, followed by a left onto Third Avenue and a right onto East 138th Street. From there, runners will continue toward and across the Madison Avenue Bridge, crossing the Harlem River and returning to Manhattan, according to New York Road Runners.<\/p>\n
In previous years, runners traveled from Alexander Avenue onto East 138th Street, followed by turns onto Third Avenue, Morris Avenue, East 140th Street and Rider Avenue before returning to East 138th Street and crossing the Madison Avenue Bridge.<\/p>\n