New York City Marathon

The New York City Marathon is an annual 42.195 kilometre race through the five boroughs of New York City, organised by New York Road Runners and held on the first Sunday of November. The first edition was run on 13 September 1970 in Central Park, with 127 competitors and 55 finishers, and the five borough route was adopted in 1976 to mark the American bicentennial. The race has been run every year since 1970 except 2012, when Hurricane Sandy forced its cancellation, and 2020, when the pandemic did. It is among the largest marathons in the world, with 59,135 finishers in 2025, and entry is mostly decided by a lottery. It is one of the Abbott World Marathon Majors.