TCS New York City Marathon
- Sunday 1 November 2026
- New York
The TCS New York City Marathon is a 42.2 km (26.2 mi) flat road race in New York on Sunday 1 November 2026, with about 271 m of climbing.
Course injury risk by body part
- QuadricepsModerate risk
284 m of descent: a moderate eccentric load.
Include downhill running in your training. Light compression can help on the day.
- IT bandModerate risk
42.2 km of running adds up as lateral stress on the knee.
Foam-roll the IT band before the race. Lateral knee taping helps if you have had ITB trouble.
- Plantar fasciaModerate risk
A long time on your feet over 42.2 km.
Race in shoes with the arch support you trained in. Taping can add support.
Your fuel, stop by stop, on this course
Pick your goal time and the fuel you carry. The planner places every stop on this course, at the rate your gut can take, with fluid and sodium. Free, and no sign-up to try it.
Road all the way, with five bridges: the Verrazzano-Narrows at the start, the Pulaski at halfway, the Queensboro at mile 15, the Willis Avenue and the Madison Avenue.
Early November: usually a cool morning. The forecast for race day is read in race week.
All five boroughs, from the start on Staten Island over the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, through Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and the Bronx, to the finish in Central Park. Five bridges, a long wait in the start village at Fort Wadsworth, and a late climb up Fifth Avenue before the park.
Questions about this race
When is the TCS New York City Marathon in 2026?
Sunday 1 November 2026, in New York.
How hilly is the TCS New York City Marathon?
About 271 m of climbing over 42.2 km (26.2 mi), between 1 m and 78 m above sea level.
Take this race to the start line.
Set your goal for the TCS New York City Marathon, and Glyco builds the weeks before it, the carb load and your fuel on race day, then sends them to your watch.
