New York City Marathon 2021: All you need to know

The 50th New City Marathon takes place on Sunday, November 7, after not occurring last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. It is known as the biggest marathon in the world. In this year’s marathon, the number of runners was capped at 33,000 because of health and safety concerns. The runners are required to wear masks while in crowded areas. 

The 42.195 Km or 26.219 marathon is held every year in November through the five boroughs of New York City. The first New York City Marathon was held in 1970.

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Last October, a virtual NYC Marathon held a virtual race in which around 16,000 people participated from 108 countries. 

Where to watch

The marathon will air on Channel 7 from 8:30 AM until 1:30 PM on Sunday morning.

The event will start at 7:00 AM as anchors Ryan Field and Sam Ryan will host coverage from Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island. Meteorologist Lee Goldberg will report from the start and Kemberly Richardson, Michelle Charlesworth, Josh Einiger, and Anthony Johnson will report from throughout the city. John Del Giorno will cover the marathon from above in NewsCopter7.

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Friends and family can follow their runners on the TCS New York City Marathon app and then watch their runner cross the Central Park finish line live on Sunday.

Prize Money

The total prize money for this year’s NYC Marathon is $534,000 for the open division. The amount is equally distributed between the men and women finalists with $267,000 each.

Additionally, the USA Division has prize money of $116,000, the New York Road Runner’s Division has an amount of $38,000, the Master’s Division has an amount of $12,000 and the Wheelchair Division has a prize of $155,000. All of these totals are split in half for men and women finishers.

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If the finisher breaks the time record for the NYC Marathon — 2:05:06 for men or 2:22:31 for women — they will receive an additional $50,000 to mark the marathon’s 50th year.

NYC Marathon route

The runners will run through the five boroughs of New York City throughout for the 26.2-mile race on Sunday. The runners will start in Staten Island at the Verrazzano Bridge before making their way to Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx before circling back and finishing in Manhattan. The finish line is located in Central Park.

Because of health and safety concerns, there are three different courses the runners will use between the start and Mile 8.