The 54th edition of the world’s biggest marathon returns to New York City, ready to test professional runners and novices alike for a 26.2-mile trek through the five boroughs of the Big Apple.
Last year, a record 55,642 runners from 137 countries participated in the TCS New York City marathon, finishing in an average time of 4:31:31.
Like last year’s race, three of the four professional winners from last year’s NYC marathon, Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands, Kenya’s Sheila Chepkirui, and the women’s wheelchair winner Susannah Scaroni, return to defend their crown. Daniel Romanchuk, the winner of the men’s wheelchair race, has a shoulder injury suffered at the Sydney Marathon after an on-course collision with a spectator and will not compete.
Those winners will face fierce competition in what officials are calling the fastest race ever. The men’s field features Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya, a gold medalist in the marathon at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro and 2020 Tokyo Olympics, making his NYC Marathon debut. Also in the field are Evans Chebet, the 2022 champion, and Albert Korir, the winner in 2021.
The female field is also strong, with 2023 champ Hellen Obiri and Sharon Lokedi, who came in first in 2022, expected to challenge Chepkirui, in what could be a podium sweep by the trio from Kenya. But look out for Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands, making her NYC debut. Hassan won the gold medal at the Paris Olympics, beating Obiri, who took home the bronze, and Lokedi, who came in fourth.
The American losing streak is now up 16 years on the men’s professional side, and 2017 was the last time an American woman crossed the finish line first. first.
CC Sabathia, the ex-New York Yankees pitcher who was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2025, will serve as this year’s TCS New York City Marathon Grand Marshal.
When is New York City Marathon?
The 2025 TCS New York City Marathon starts at 8 a.m. ET on Sunday, Nov. 2.
Start times for New York City Marathon
- 8 a.m. – Professional Men’s Wheelchair Division
- 8:02 a.m. – Professional Women’s Wheelchair Division
- 8:22 a.m. – Handcycle Category and Select Ambulatory Athletes with Disabilities
- 8:35 a.m. – Professional Women’s Open Division
- 9:05 a.m. – Professional Men’s Open Division
- 9:10 a.m. – Wave 1
- 9:45 a.m. – Wave 2
- 10:20 a.m. – Wave 3
- 10:55 a.m. – Wave 4
- 11:30 a.m. – Wave 5
How to watch New York City Marathon
The national broadcast of the NYC Marathon airs on ESPN2 from 8 to 11:30 a.m. ET.
The broadcast will also be available live in Spanish on ESPN3. In the New York tri-state area, WABC-TV, Channel 7, will broadcast the race from 8 to 11:30 a.m. ET (also available on the ABC 7 New York App and ESPN App) with pre-race coverage starting at 7 a.m. ET. ABC will air a live two-hour show from the finish line from 3-5 p.m. ET.
Patrons can cheer on their favorite competitors, friends, and family in person from the grandstands located at West 62nd Street and Broadway. Tickets are available for the Grandstand Seating. Most of the course from mile 3 to mile 26 is open to spectators, who can find sidewalk space and watch for free.
Fans can also follow a runner’s progress via the TCS New York City Marathon App.
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New York City Marathon route
The race starts at the Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge on Staten Island before runners work their way through Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and the Bronx, with the finish line at Central Park, at 67th Street on West Drive.
The official closure time of the marathon is 10 p.m. ET. Runners finishing after that time will not be recorded as official finishers but will receive finisher medals.
For those who drop out during the race, officials warn you not to go through the finish line, or you will be disqualified and barred from participating in future New York City Marathons. (In other words, don’t even try it.)
New York City Marathon prize money
Prize money is equal for men and women, and the top American finishers in the men’s and women’s races will receive $25,000. The men’s and women’s wheelchair division champions will each receive $50,000. A $50,000 bonus will be paid to the Open Division and/or Wheelchair Division race winners who break the current event record.
- 1st – $100,000
- 2nd – $60,000
- 3rd – $40,000
- 4th – $25,000
- 5th – $15,000
- 6th -$10,000
- 7th – $7,500
- 8th – $5,000
- 9th – $2,500
- 10th – $2,000
New York City Marathon course records
- Open Division Men: 2:04:58, Tamirat Tola, 2023
- Open Division Women: 2:22:31, Margaret Okayo, 2003
- Wheelchair Division Men: 1:25:26, Marcel Hug, 2022
- Wheelchair Division Women: 1:39:32, Catherine Debrunner, 2023
New York City Marathon weather
Temperatures are expected to be in the high 40s at the beginning of the race, with a high expected of 55 by mid-afternoon. There is no rain in the forecast, but winds are expected to gust up to 15 mph.