The TCS New York City Marathon runs from Staten Island to Central Park through all five boroughs. 195 km course crosses the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, works down Brooklyn, turns through Queens, climbs First Avenue in Manhattan, touches the Bronx and returns to Central Park. Crowds line almost the entire route, and November brings cool air with occasionally strong wind on the bridges.
TCS New York City Marathon
195 km through all five boroughs of New York City. An Abbott World Marathon Major, it is held on the first Sunday in November.
Prepare for TCS New York City Marathon
A plan built from your answers and your race date.
What this race asks of you
- Course shape
- Point to pointsource
- Profile
- Rollingsource
- Typical temperature
- 12 °C on average in Novembersource
- Getting a bib
- Lotterysource
- Abbott World Marathon Major
- Yessource
- Finishers
- 59,226 in 2025source
Checked on September 21, 2026 with the organizer or the federation. What they do not publish is not shown here — including course vertical gain, which no road organizer publishes.
The formats
One format only.
| Format | Distance |
|---|---|
| Marathon | 26.2 mi |
Organizer information, checked on September 21, 2026 · nyrr.org
When to start
At this distance, a build usually runs 12 to 20 weeks. The 2027 date is not published, so counting back from November puts the start around June 28, 2027.
These ranges are working conventions, not a research finding — no trial has compared plan lengths against each other. What matters more is that the plan was built for the weeks you actually have, rather than shrunk down from a longer one.
When to start
June 28, 2027
→ August 23, 2027
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Questions
What is the date of TCS New York City Marathon in 2027?
The organizer has not published the 2027 date for TCS New York City Marathon yet. The race is usually held in November, in New York.
How do you get into the TCS New York City Marathon?
The main route is the drawing, which has drawn more than 200,000 applicants. Other options include time qualification and charity entries. Full details are published each year on the official race website.
Is the New York City Marathon course hard?
195 km the route is not flat: the bridges provide the main climbs, and the surge up First Avenue regularly catches out runners who started too fast. A controlled opening pace is the key.
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