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2026 New York City Marathon set for Nov. 1 with route change and 60,000 runners

The 56th edition of the race will run through all five boroughs on Sunday, Nov. 1, with nearly half the course in Brooklyn.

Sources: Yahoo Sports, The Brooklyn Paper, El Comercio3 sources ↓|· 2 min read
2026 New York City Marathon set for Nov. 1 with route change and 60,000 runners
Photo: The Brooklyn Paper

KEY POINTS

  • The 2026 NYC Marathon will be held on Sunday, Nov. 1, starting at 8 a.m. ET
  • About 60,000 runners will compete with more than two million spectators expected
  • This is the 56th edition and the first route change in 15 years
  • Nearly half the course runs through Brooklyn between Bay Ridge and Greenpoint
  • Hellen Obiri and Benson Kipruto are among the top contenders

The 2026 New York City Marathon will take place on Sunday, Nov. 1, with roughly 60,000 runners taking the course and more than two million fans lining the streets. The race will begin at 8 a.m. ET. This year marks the 56th running of the event.

The professional men's and women's wheelchair divisions will start at 8 a.m. ET and 8:02 a.m. ET respectively, followed by handcycles and select athletes with disabilities at 8:22 a.m. ET. The professional women's division begins at 8:35 a.m. ET, and the professional men start half an hour later. The first wave of general runners departs at 9:10 a.m. ET, with additional waves every 35 minutes until the last group starts at 11:30 a.m. ET.

“minimize the race's impacts on the Bronx”

— NYRR

The race will start in Staten Island and pass through all five boroughs. This year marks the first course change in 15 years and the 50th anniversary of the five-borough route, which previously ran entirely in Central Park. Nearly half of the race takes place in Brooklyn, between Bay Ridge and Greenpoint.

The biggest route adjustment comes after runners cross the Willis Avenue Bridge between Manhattan and the Bronx, where the course will diverge slightly before returning to track at the Madison Avenue Bridge. The change was made to minimize the race's impacts on the Bronx.

Several Brooklyn residents are among the participants, including Giovanni Kyle Sabio, Sherie Buell, Miraj Mehta, Kyle Fraser, and Carl Radke. Some are running for charities such as Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Beginning with Children, Chelsea Piers Foundation, and Release Recovery. Spectators can track runners using the official NYRR app by entering a name or bib number.

Women's champion Hellen Obiri will seek her third NYC Marathon win after winning twice previously. On the men's side, Benson Kipruto will attempt to become the first man to win back-to-back since Geoffrey Mutai did so in 2011 and 2013. The 2012 race was canceled due to Hurricane Sandy.

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