TCS New York City Marathon - New York, New York - Running

The TCS New York City Marathon is a Running race in New York, New York consisting of a Marathon.

The TCS New York City Marathon course is a 26.2-mile block party through the world's most diverse city, and a model for big-city marathons around the world. As the most popular and inclusive marathon in the world, the event attracts the world's top professional athletes and a vast range of recreational runners.

The race began in 1970 with just 127 entrants racing four laps of Central Park. Today, an estimated 47,500 to 50,000 runners from around the world tour New York City's five boroughs, starting on Staten Island at the foot of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and finishing in Central Park. Participants include Olympians, Paralympians, wheelchair racers, top age-group competitors, and many thousands who run for charity and to achieve their own personal goals. Millions of fans cheer the runners from the streets and watch the global television broadcast. The race is part of the World Marathon Majors, an alliance of the world's six biggest marathons that determines each year's top male and top female marathoner. The TCS New York City Marathon is the premier event of New York Road Runners, the world's foremost community running organization, whose mission is to help and inspire people through running.