The running universe calendar will reach its peak as the biggest party in the sport collides with the final major of the year at the 2025 New York City Marathon on Sunday. And a stacked field of some of the marquee names in distance running will line up in Staten Island as they lead the …
Days away from the 2025 New York City Marathon this Sunday, more than 55,000 participants will once again transform the five boroughs into an extended block party. New champions will be crowned in the elite races and legends will hit the course for the first time. But a new documentary, "26.2," dials the clock back …
The New York City Department of Transportation announced on Thursday that it is prohibiting unsanctioned cyclists from entering the New York City Marathon course at any point on November 2. The notice was widely circulated in an email to run club leaders and specifically outlined that street closures in the hours before the race are …
When New York City Parks Department officials issued a letter calling for an end to pre-New York City Marathon shakeout events that end in Central Park, the local running community reacted with a unified — and frustrated — groan of confusion. Last week, parks commissioner Iris Rodriguez-Rosa emailed numerous run club and crew leaders asking …
New York City Parks Department officials are looking to curb unsanctioned group runs that are organized by local run clubs and crews and follow the last ten miles of the New York City Marathon course, ending at the marathon finish line. In a letter widely-distributed to local club leaders and marathon organizers on Wednesday, parks …
Abdi Nageeye and Sheila Chepkirui are locked in to defend their titles and are among a loaded men’s and women’s elite field that were announced on Tuesday for the 2025 New York City Marathon. The total field includes a mix of nine former champions, runners making their marathon debuts along with big names hoping to …
The road to another one of this year's marathon majors got a little bit tighter as the New York Road Runners announced on Wednesday that just three percent of lottery applicants will run the 2025 New York City Marathon. According to NYRR, over 200,000 applications were submitted for the drawing — a new record for …
Matthew Choi, a running influencer who ran in Sunday's New York City Marathon and finished in 2:57:15 had his result disqualified from the event after he was paced by two people on electric bicycles while filming him. New York Road Runners, the organizer of the marathon, also issued a lifetime ban to Choi for future …
From the elites leading the way to the festive conclusion of a long trek for the final finishers, the 2024 New York City Marathon is a welcome excuse to become its own annual Super Bowl of running — during an action-packed week. And with more than 2 million spectators lining the course, the record 55,646 …
Sheila Chepkirui powered Kenya to a sweep of the podium at the New York City marathon on Sunday, winning the women's race in 2:24:35. Chepkirui held off defending champion Helen Obiri in the later stages of the race with a surge along the final portion of the course in Central Park. Obiri was second in …