NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — On your marks, get set, go! The famed TCS New York City marathon kicked off Sunday morning as tens of thousands of participants began making their way across the 26.2 mile course through the five boroughs.
RACE UPDATES
Professional men's race winner: Abdi Nageeye
Abdi Nageeye, of the Netherlands, won the professional men's race with a time of 2:07:39.
Nageeye was a silver medalist at the Tokyo Olympics and beat out defending champion Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia after pulling ahead in the final mile.
Professional women's race winner: Sheila Chepkirui
Sheila Chepkirui, of Kenya, finished first in the professional women's race with a time of 2:24:35.
She narrowly defeated last year's winner Hellen Obiri, also of Kenya, who was attempting to defend her title.
Runners make their way through the course
Women’s wheelchair race winner: Susannah Scaroni
Susannah Scaroni, of the U.S., won the women’s wheelchair race in a time of 1:48:05. She previously won the race in 2022.
Scaroni was nearly 10 minutes ahead of the second-place competitor.
Men’s wheelchair race winner: Daniel Romanchuck
Daniel Romanchuk, of the U.S., won the men’s wheelchair race in a time of 1:36:31.
Romanchuk beat out David Weir and Tomoki Suzuki, and the winner of the last three years, Marcel Hug of Switzerland. Hug was going for his seventh win overall and fourth consecutive, but fell behind in the second half.
Volunteers prepare medals at finish line
Runners gear up for the race at Staten Island starting line
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In 2023, the TCS New York Marathon had 51,402 finishers, the third most in the race’s history.
Here’s everything you need to know about the 2024 marathon, including the route, street closures, race times and where to watch, all according to the marathon’s organizers.
THE ROUTE
The marathon route begins in Staten Island, heads up through Brooklyn and Queens, into Manhattan before a quick dip in the Bronx, and finally concludes in Central Park. See the full map below.
STREET CLOSURES
Staten Island
• Richmond Terrace between Jersey Street and Bay Street
• Wall Street (aka Richmond County Ballpark Driveway) between Richmond Terrace and Bank Street
• Jersey Street between Richmond Terrace and Victory Boulevard
• Victory Boulevard between Jersey Street and Bay Street
• Bay Street between Richmond Terrace and School Road
• Fingerboard Road between Bay Street and Tompkins Avenue
• Tompkins Avenue between Fingerboard Road and School Road
• School Road between Bay Street and Staten Island Expressway
• Lily Pond Avenue between Staten Island Expressway and Father Capodanno Boulevard
• McClean Avenue/Battery Road between Lily Pond Avenue and New York Avenue
• Hylan Boulevard between Bay Street and Olga Place
• Steuben Street between Olga Place and West Fingerboard Road
• West Fingerboard Road between Steuben Street and Hylan Boulevard
• Sand Lane between Hylan Boulevard and Father Capodanno Boulevard
• Father Capodanno Boulevard between Sand Lane and Lily Pond Avenue
• Verrazano Bridge
Brooklyn
• Dahlgren Place between Verrazano Bridge and 92nd Street (Northbound)
• 92nd Street between Dahlgren Place and 4th Avenue
• Brooklyn Queens Expressway (Southbound) between Verrazano Bridge and 79th Street
• Gatling Place/79th Street BQE Entrance Ramp between 83rd Street and 79th Street
• 7th Avenue (Southbound) between 79th Street and 74th Street
• 74th Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue
• 6th Avenue between 74th Street and 75th Street/Bay Ridge Parkway
• 75th Street/Bay Ridge Parkway between 7th Avenue and 4th Avenue
• Fort Hamilton Parkway between 92nd Street and 94th Street
• 94th Street between Fort Hamilton Parkway and 4th Avenue
• 4th Avenue between 94thStreet and Flatbush Avenue
• Flatbush Avenue between 4th Avenue and Lafayette Avenue
• Lafayette Avenue between Flatbush Avenue and Bedford Avenue
• Bedford Avenue between Lafayette Avenue and Nassau Avenue
• Nassau Avenue between Bedford Avenue/Lorimer Street and Manhattan Avenue
• Manhattan Avenue between Nassau Avenue and Greenpoint Avenue
• Greenpoint Avenue between Manhattan Avenue and McGuinness Boulevard
• McGuinness Boulevard (Southbound) between Greenpoint Avenue and Pulaski Bridge
Queens
• 11th Street between Pulaski Bridge/Jackson Avenue and 48th Avenue
• 48th Avenue between 11th Street and Vernon Boulevard
• Vernon Boulevard between 48th Avenue and 10th Street
• 10th Street between Vernon Boulevard and 44th Drive
• 44th Drive between 10th Street and Hunter Street
• Hunter Street between 44th Drive and Crescent Street
• Crescent Street between Hunter Street and Queens Plaza South
• Queens Plaza South between Crescent Street and 23rd Street
• Queens Plaza North between Crescent Street and 23rd Street
• 23rd Street between Queens Plaza South and Queens Plaza North
Manhattan
• East 59th Street between 2nd Avenue and 1st Avenue
• East 60th Street between 1st Avenue and 2nd Avenue
• 1st Avenue between East 59th Street and Willis Avenue Bridge
• Madison Avenue Bridge (Westbound)
• 142nd Street between Lenox Avenue/Malcom X Boulevard and 5th Avenue
• 5th Avenue between 142nd Street and 124th Street
• Madison Avenue (FDR Service Road) between East 135th Street and East 142nd Street
• East 138th Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
• West 124th Street between 5th Avenue and Mount Morris Park West
• Mount Morris Park West between West 124th Street and West 120th Street
• West 120th Street between Mount Morris Park West and 5th Avenue
• 5th Avenue between 120th Street and 90th Street
• 90th Street between 5th Avenue and East Drive
• East Drive between 90th Street and Grand Army Plaza
• Grand Army Plaza between East Drive and West 59th Street
• West 59th Street between 5th Avenue and Columbus Circle/8th Avenue/Central Park West
• Columbus Circle between West 59th Street and Central Park Driveway
• Central Park Driveway/8th Avenue Approach to West Drive
• West Drive between 8th Avenue Approach and 85th Street Approach to West Drive
• Terrace Drive between West Drive and East Drive
• Center Drive between West Drive and East Drive
• West 85th Street Approach to West Drive
• West 81st Street Approach to West Drive
• West 77th Street Approach to West Drive
• West 67th Street Approach to West Drive
Bronx
• East 135th Street between Willis Avenue and Alexander Avenue
• Alexander Avenue between East 135th Street and East 138th Street
• East 138th Street between Alexander Avenue and 3rd Avenue
• 3rd Avenue between East 138th Street and East 139th Street
• Morris Avenue between East 139th Street and East 140th Street
• East 140th Street between Morris Avenue and Rider Avenue
• Rider Avenue between East 140th Street and East 138th Street
• East 138th Street between Rider Avenue and Madison Avenue Bridge
Family Reunion
• Central Park West between Columbus Circle and West 76th Street
• West 61st Street between Central Park West and Broadway
• West 62nd Street between Central Park West and Broadway
• West 63rd Street between Central Park West and Broadway
• West 64th Street between Central Park West and Broadway
• West 65th Street between Central Park West and Broadway
• West 66th Street between Central Park West and Broadway
• West 67th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
• West 68th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
• West 69th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
• West 70th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
• West 71st Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
• West 72nd Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
• West 73rd Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
• West 74th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
• Columbus Avenue between West 74th Street and Broadway
• Broadway between West 66th Street and Columbus Circle
WHERE TO WATCH
Locally, the marathon will be broadcast on WABC-TV Channel 7 from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., with additional pre and post coverage. It will also be available to stream live on the ABC 7 New York app and abc7ny.com.
Nationally, ESPN2 will broadcast the race from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., while ESPN3 broadcasts pre and post coverage. It will also be available to stream on the ESPN app and espn.com.
Race organizers also highlighted the best in-person spectating locations along the route:
• Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn (Miles 2-4)
• Fourth Avenue and Flatbush Avenue (Mile 8)
• Williamsburg and Greenpoint, Brooklyn (Miles 10-13)
• Pulaski Bridge (Mile 13.1)
• First Avenue, Manhattan (Miles 16-18)
• East Harlem (Miles 18-20)
• Charity Cheer Zone, First Avenue and 120th Street (Miles 19-20)
• Fifth Avenue, East 90th Street-East 105th Street (Miles 23-24)
• United Airlines Zone, Columbus Circle
Spectators can view the finish line, located at 67th Street on West Drive, in two different ways.
Grandstand seating, which requires ticket purchase, will be at the finish line, while the standing spectating area (which does not provide seating or allow outside chairs) will be open inside Central Park from Columbus Circle to the south side of the grandstands. Entry may be restricted at time based on capacity.
Spectators can enter Broadway at West 61st Street or West 62nd Street, or from the east side by following the Central Park path by Heckscher Fields. Screenings will be mandatory at all entrances.
RACE SCHEDULE
Start times are subject to change, but this is the current schedule:
• 8:00 a.m. Professional Wheelchair Division
• 8:22 a.m. Handcycle Category and Select 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