New York City Marathon
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About the race
The 2026 TCS New York City Marathon is scheduled for November 1, 2026 in New York City. The race distance is Marathon (26.2 M) and the event uses wave starts and corrals assigned by runners' best NYRR pace or submitted certified placement times.
Corral and wave placement is based on the best pace attached to an athlete's NYRR account or an estimated finish time. New for 2026, runners without an NYRR best pace who expect to finish in 4:00:00 or faster may submit a certified in-person marathon or half marathon time for placement; requests to submit faster marathon results for a wave change had a submission deadline of September 8, 2026.
Pre-race procedures included a bag pre-check selection period from August 25 to September 8, 2026. NYRR provides training resources and accessibility services; requests for guides or reasonable accommodations must be submitted to the organizer within the stated timeframes and by the registered athlete at least two weeks prior to the event. NYRR Race Free offered financial assistance spots for 2026.
Entry methods for the event include guaranteed-entry options such as running with an official charity partner, booking through Official International Tour Operators, 9+1 program eligibility, time-qualifier routes, and a general-entry drawing that completed on March 4, 2026.
As a World Athletics Elite Platinum Label race, the event offers structured prize money across multiple divisions. To be eligible for prize money, a runner must complete the course in 3:10:00 or faster. Live, unofficial runner tracking was available in the NYRR app during the event and official results are published after the race. Spectators may view most of the course from mile 3 to mile 26 and grandstand seating is offered for purchase. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
