{"id":391740,"date":"2026-11-03T05:32:12","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T05:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/391740\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T05:32:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T05:32:12","slug":"ariana-grande-gives-nyc-marathon-runner-surprise-of-a-lifetime-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/391740\/","title":{"rendered":"Ariana Grande Gives NYC Marathon Runner Surprise of a Lifetime"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ariana Grande<\/a> is spreading a little extra love in the Big Apple … teaming up with boyfriend Ricky Alvarez<\/a> to give one New York City Marathon runner the surprise of a lifetime.<\/p>\n

The couple was spotted cheering on runners from the sidelines Sunday when an influencer named Ella Schweiger approached them with an unusual request … write a message of encouragement for a complete stranger who had just tackled the grueling 26.2-mile race.<\/p>\n

Ariana was more than happy to oblige … grabbing a pen and writing “You did it!” alongside some hearts. She signed the sweet note, “Ari + Ricky.”<\/p>\n

Ella shared video of the encounter on Instagram … showing the moment she approached the couple before delivering the message to a runner named Ellie, who was absolutely floored to learn who had written it.<\/p>\n

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And get this … Ellie revealed she’d actually been listening to Ariana’s music during the race, saying one of her songs helped push her through a particularly brutal stretch around mile 24.<\/p>\n

The whole thing was part of Ella’s project, “Ella’s Envelope,” which collects uplifting messages from strangers and delivers them to runners … proving a few kind words can go a long way.<\/p>\n

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As for Ariana and Ricky … the two rekindled<\/a> their romance earlier this year, nearly a decade after their first breakup, and made things Instagram official in August.<\/p>\n

The race may have been 26.2 miles … but Ari’s kindness went even further.<\/p>\n

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