42.195 km
Distance
250 m
Elevation Gain
4:30:00
Average Finish Time
51,000
Total Finishers
1970
Established
Rolling
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Course & Elevation
Starting on Staten Island at the foot of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, the course passes through all five NYC boroughs: Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Manhattan. Finishes in Central Park. Rolling with several bridge climbs.
Surface: road Profile: Rolling
🌤️ Weather
Temperature 10°C
Humidity 55%
Rain Chance 30%
Crisp fall weather in early November. Temperatures typically 5–14°C. Cool at the start on Staten Island with potential wind on the bridges.
🏆 Course Record
2:05:06
Geoffrey Mutai (2011)
Registration
Registration Opens January
Registration Closes February
Entry Cost $295–$395
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🎯 Fun Facts
- ▸ The NYC Marathon is the world's largest marathon by field size, with over 50,000 finishers annually.
- ▸ The race passes through all five NYC boroughs — the only major marathon to do so.
- ▸ The iconic start across the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge requires a complex wave-start system with three separate starting lines.
- ▸ First Avenue in Manhattan around mile 16 is considered one of the loudest stretches of crowd support in world running.
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