New York City Marathon

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 …

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 …

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 …

Now that the Olympics are over, Tamirat Tola and Hellen Obiri are locked in on defending their New York City Marathon titles in November. Both runners lead a stacked lineup of elite runners who will headline running's biggest event despite a shorter than planned training block due to the Paris Games in August. “I’m excited …