NYC Marathon field announced

The lineup features 3 defending champions, 40 Olympians and Paralympians, 25 Olympic, Paralympic, and World Championships medallist’s, and 22 national record holders.

Taking place Sunday, Nov. 1, this year’s TCS New York City Marathon will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the iconic 5-boro course, which was first run in 1976 to celebrate the nation’s Bicentennial and uplift the city. Setting the standard for the modern urban marathon, the TCS New York City Marathon has grown into one of the most inclusive and accessible sporting events in the world, bringing together nearly 60,000 participants and more than 2 million spectators to experience the transformative power of running every first Sunday of November. Last year’s race set an event record—for the second consecutive year—with 59,219 finishers, which at the time was the largest marathon in world history.

To honour the legacy of the 5-boro New York City Marathon and mark the 50th anniversary of the landmark 1976 race, which was the first to feature a professional athlete field, New York Road Runners is welcoming past champions to participate in race-week festivities, including 1976 New York City Marathon men’s champion Bill Rodgers and Danielle Mika Nagel, daughter of 1976 women’s champion Miki Gorman. Rodgers holds the record for the most victories in the men’s open division, while Gorman’s back-to-back titles in 1976 and 1977 made her the last American woman to win the open division until Shalane Flanagan’s historic victory in 2017.

Defending champions Hellen Obiri of Kenya, Benson Kipruto of Kenya, and Marcel Hug of Switzerland will return to headline the women’s open division and men’s open and wheelchair divisions. Last November, Obiri made history, breaking the 22-year-old course record enroute to capturing her second TCS New York City Marathon title. Her compatriot Kipruto made a stunning TCS New York City Marathon debut, winning the men’s open division by less than one second in the closest men’s race in event history. Hug extended his record with a seventh TCS New York City Marathon title and completed his 15th event, making him a New York Road Runners Streaker.

Along with Obiri, the women’s open division will feature several of the world’s best runners, including 2024 TCS New York City Marathon champion Sheila Chepkirui, three-time Olympic champion Sifan Hassan, and 2025 World Athletics Championships marathon bronze medalist Julia Paternain. In one of the most impressive American fields ever assembled, half marathon record holder Weini Kelati will make her highly anticipated marathon debut. She will be joined by fellow American stars Annie Frisbie, Jess McClain, and Fiona O’Keeffe.