New York, at a glance
Point to point
Start on Staten Island. Finish in Central Park. Your hotel’s journey to the pickup and back from the runner exit are different decisions.
Bridges and late climbs
Save effort on the bridges, then prepare for Fifth Avenue and the park. Review the seven course sections before choosing a pace.
Already entered?
The general drawing is complete. Check your assigned transport, wave and bib pickup in NYRR.
Current race updatesWhere to stay
Compare real hotels against the start journey and the return after the finish.
Where to spectate
Pick your cheer stops, estimate passing times and agree on reunion.
Make a weekend of it
Choose a short run, collect your bib and find food near your base.
After the finish
Get back together, celebrate and give Monday some breathing room.
The race, in numbers
Historical results from completed editions. 2025 is the latest completed race; these are finishers, not registrations.
Average finish time · 2025
| Category | Mean time | Finishers |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 4:18:55 | 31,925 |
| Women | 4:48:11 | 27,156 |
| Nonbinary | 4:43:07 | 138 |
Overall mean: 4:32:25
What about DNF and methodology?
A final, consistently classified DNF rate has not been verified. A provisional starter-to-finisher gap is not an official DNF statistic. Times are finisher means, not recommended pacing targets. The three-year field figure is the arithmetic mean of the displayed annual totals.
NYRR official results · Checked 2026-10-19
Course ribbon
Seven decisions. Save the racing for the last one.
- 01
Miles 0–2
Verrazzano: effort, not pace
- 02
Miles 3–8
Brooklyn: bank calm, not time
- 03
Miles 15–16
Queensboro: protect the legs
- 04
Miles 16–19
First Avenue: hold one gear back
- 05
Miles 19–22
The Bronx: bridge rhythm
- 06
Miles 23–24
Fifth Avenue: the honest mile
- 07
Miles 24–26.2
Central Park: expect rollers
The ribbon is the short version. The full atlas ties every strategy point to the reference elevation shape, spectator stops, hotel bases, and official-source status.
A race across five boroughs
Five boroughs, point to point, opening with the Verrazzano climb off the gun and closing on a set of sneaky-hard rollers into Central Park. About 247 meters (810 ft) of total gain, almost all of it on the bridges; the course nets slightly downhill but never runs like it. Everything between the climbs is crowd noise — the loudest you'll hear on any marathon.
Explore the course and elevationOfficial race information
Keep your NYRR assignment and current race instructions as the final authority for entry, transport, start waves and access.
Official race site
