When is the 2026 New York City Marathon?

On Sunday 1 November 2026. The five waves of runners start between 9:10 and 11:30 am, New York time, after the wheelchairs and the elites.

Where does the New York City Marathon start, and how do you get there?

From Fort Wadsworth, on Staten Island, at the foot of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. The organisers take runners there on the Staten Island Ferry (from Whitehall Terminal, at the southern tip of Manhattan), by bus from the New York Public Library (Fifth Avenue and 40th Street) or from MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The mode of transport had to be chosen by 8 September, then NYRR assigns the departure time. Your wave, colour and corral are printed on your bib and cannot be moved earlier.

Where and when do you collect your bib?

In person only, at the Expo at the Javits Center (11th Avenue, between 35th and 36th Streets): Thursday 29 and Friday 30 October, 10:00 am to 7:30 pm, Saturday 31 October, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. You need photo ID, your confirmation email and a time slot booked in your NYRR account before 4:00 pm on 31 October. No one can collect your bib for you.

How do you get an entry for the 2027 New York City Marathon?

Through the drawing (2027 dates not announced yet; in 2026, applications ran from 4 to 25 February and the drawing was on 4 March), through an official charity partner in return for fundraising, through an official tour operator if you do not live in the United States, or with a marathon qualifying time run in 2026, with no guarantee since places are limited. NYRR members also have the 9+1 programme and a second-chance drawing.

What is the date of the 2027 New York City Marathon?

NYRR has not announced it yet on the 2027 edition page. Its time-qualifier page works out runners’ ages on 7 November 2027, without confirming a race date.

New York City Marathon: how many weeks of preparation?

For an athlete at intermediate level, Endu builds a 17-week preparation. If your race is closer, the plan compresses phases while keeping the taper; if it's further away, it lengthens the preparation, and when the gap is large the preparation starts right away, gently and at your current volume, before building up.

How many sessions per week?

This example has 4 sessions per week. You choose 3 to 7 training days and the exact days (e.g. Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun): the plan sticks to them.

I'm a beginner, is this plan for me?

The plan adapts to your declared level (beginner to semi-pro): starting volume, progression and intensity change. Endu also offers a "Discovery" mode without a race to build a base first.

Can I follow sessions on my watch?

Yes, on Garmin and COROS. On Garmin, the Endu app (Connect IQ Store) shows today’s session and starts it as a guided workout. On COROS, link your account from your profile: your running, trail and cycling sessions land in the watch calendar. Other brands are not supported yet.

How much does it cost?

14-day free trial, then €7.99/month with no commitment or €59.88/year (€4.99/month). Unlimited objectives and sports.

New York City Marathon 2027: date, course and training plan

42.2 kmNew York2027 edition: date not announced yet

The TCS New York City Marathon, one of the Abbott World Marathon Majors, crosses the five boroughs of New York, from the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge on Staten Island to Central Park. The 2026 edition is on Sunday 1 November and celebrates 50 years of this course, first run in 1976; the route changes slightly in the Bronx, a first in 15 years. In 2025, 59,226 runners crossed the finish line.

Your plan for New York City Marathon

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New York City Marathon at a glance

Date: 2027 edition: date not announced yet2026 edition: 1 November 2026
Formats: MarathonPlan below — 42.195 km from Staten Island to Central Park. Wheelchairs start at 8:00 am, the elite women at 8:35 am and the elite men at 9:05 am, then five waves at 9:10, 9:45, 10:20, 10:55 and 11:30 am, New York time. The course stays open to anyone holding about 9:56 per km (16 minutes per mile) from the last wave start; finishers are listed until 10:00 pm. Pacers from 2:55 to 6:15, free and with no sign-up.
Registration: The 2026 edition is full. For 2027, NYRR has not published its dates yet. In 2026, the drawing was open from 4 to 25 February and held on 4 March, in three pools: the New York area, the rest of the United States and international. Fees are charged as soon as you are drawn and are never refunded. Other routes: official charity partners (guaranteed entry in return for a fundraising commitment, 2027 list announced in spring 2027); official International Tour Operators, for non-US residents, with hotel or flight (list announced in early 2027); and time qualifiers. A marathon run in 2026 on a certified course, chip time, lets you apply, for example under 2:53 for men aged 18 to 34 or 3:13 for women of the same age: places are limited and go to the fastest in each category, the others go into the drawing. NYRR members also get a second-chance drawing and the 9+1 programme (nine NYRR races and one volunteer stint in the year). Cancelling a 2026 entry under the rules gives a guaranteed, paid place in 2027.
Official website: nyrr.org/tcsnycmarathon

The 2026 course

Start at Fort Wadsworth, on Staten Island: runners immediately cross the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge into Brooklyn. They then head up through Brooklyn via Bay Ridge, Sunset Park and Fourth Avenue, then Clinton Hill, Williamsburg and Greenpoint, and enter Queens at halfway, in Long Island City. The Queensboro Bridge (around km 25) leads into Manhattan, where First Avenue runs north to Harlem (km 26 to 31). The Willis Avenue Bridge takes the course into the Bronx (km 32): in 2026 the route there uses East 135th Street, Alexander Avenue, East 141st Street and Third Avenue, then East 138th Street to the Madison Avenue Bridge, which brings runners back to Manhattan (km 34). Down Fifth Avenue alongside Harlem and Central Park, into the park around km 39, along Central Park South (km 40 and 41) and the finish inside Central Park. Fluid stations every mile from mile 3 to mile 25 (except miles 5, 7 and 9), gels at miles 12 and 18, bananas at mile 21.

What the race asks of your training

Bridges are the hills

The course mostly follows wide avenues but crosses five bridges: the Verrazzano-Narrows right at the start, the Queensboro Bridge around km 25, long and without spectators, then the Willis Avenue and Madison Avenue bridges around km 32 and 34. Fifth Avenue then climbs gently towards Central Park, whose rolling hills fill the last kilometres. Long runs on rolling ground and hills at the end of sessions teach you to take these climbs by effort, not by pace.

A build-up through the summer

To race on 1 November, a 16-week build-up starts in mid-July: the long runs fall in August and September. Doing them early in the morning avoids cutting them short in the heat, and judging your level on paces skewed by it.

A long morning before the start

Between getting up, the ferry or bus ride (60 to 90 minutes according to the organisers) and waiting in the Fort Wadsworth start village, several hours go by before your wave, often in the cold. Bring old clothes to leave in the bins provided, which are donated to a charity, and rehearse a late-morning long run after a very early start to work out your meals.

The trip is part of the build-up

Bibs are collected in person from the Thursday to the Saturday before, and the time difference with France is five to six hours. Arriving by Friday at the latest leaves time to sleep, collect your bib and do a last short easy run there; the hard sessions are finished before you leave.

The plan below prepares the Marathon format, for an athlete at intermediate level with 4 days available per week. Until the official date is out, the example is set for November 2027. Aiming for another format? Enter its distance when you create your plan, which will be calibrated on your level, your available days and your feedback after every session.

weeks: 17
sessions: 67
sessions / week: 4
peak week: 5.7 h

Plan structure

Periodised in phases: build the base, move to race-specific work, then taper before the race.

General preparation
Weeks 1–2 · 2 wk
Base
Weeks 3–7 · 5 wk
Build
Weeks 8–11 · 4 wk
Specific
Weeks 12–14 · 3 wk
Taper
Weeks 15–16 · 2 wk
Race week
Weeks 17–17 · 1 wk

Volume progression

Week by week: lighter recovery weeks are built in to absorb the load.

Wk	Phase	Hours	km
1	General preparation	3.3 h	33
2	General preparation	3.5 h	35
3	Baserecovery	2.7 h	27
4	Base	3.7 h	37
5	Base	3.9 h	39
6	Base	4.1 h	41
7	Baserecovery	3.2 h	32
8	Build	4.4 h	44
9	Build	4.6 h	47
10	Build	4.9 h	50
11	Buildrecovery	3.8 h	39
12	Specific	5.1 h	51
13	Specific	5.4 h	54
14	Specific	5.7 h	57
15	Taper	4.1 h	41
16	Taper	3.2 h	31
17	Race week	2.2 h	22

Sample week — week 9 (Build)

Real sessions from the plan with their targets. Each session is detailed step by step, and can be sent to a Garmin or COROS watch.

MondayEasy
30 min easy
30 min · 4.8 km
TuesdayHard
3 × 10 min at threshold
2 min jog recovery
1 h 01 · 11.4 km
FridayVery hard
6 × 600 m at MAS
2 min jog recovery
52 min · 9.6 km
SundayEasy
Long run 2 h 13
2 h 13 · 21.5 km

Example generated for a intermediate-level profile (MAS 15 km/h, 4 days available per week). Your plan will depend on your level, availability and feedback.

This plan’s check-up

Pass

A 17-week build (recommended minimum: 12); a longest run never more than 8% above the previous month’s; volume rising at most 7% from one week to the next; 89% of the time at easy effort; the longest session 3 weeks before the race; a taper cutting volume by 61% in race week.

2 worth knowing · 16 checks passed

Remarks

Strength training — No strength session.
Fueling — Long sessions (up to 160 min in this plan) are where race fueling is rehearsed.

The 16 checks passed, in detail

Length of the build — 17 weeks: enough for this race (recommended minimum: 12).
Sessions per week — 4 sessions a week: the minimum for this race is met.
Volume progression — Running volume rises at most 7% from one week to the next (a signal appears beyond 20%).
Long run increase — Each week, the longest run is at most 8% longer than the longest of the previous month (benchmark: 10%).
Lighter weeks — A lighter week comes back regularly (weeks 3, 7, 11, 15).
Weight of the long run — The long run keeps a reasonable share of the week.
Intensity distribution — About 89% of the time at easy effort: the most common distribution among trained endurance athletes.
Demanding sessions — No more than 2 demanding session(s) a week: suited to the level.
Hard days back to back — Demanding sessions are separated by easy days.
Rest days — At least one rest day a week.
Easy run pace — Easy runs are truly easy (slower than 5:43/km).
Race-specific work — 8 race-specific sessions in the last block.
Timing of the longest session — The longest session falls 3 weeks before the race: the right time.
Taper — Volume drops 61% in race week.
Intensity during the taper — Short race-pace efforts remain in the last two weeks.
Frequency during the taper — The number of sessions stays close to usual (100%).

Endu runs its own plans through the plan check open to everyone: same public rules, same thresholds, same sources. The rules and their sources, and a check of your own plan.

Why this plan works

Science-based periodisation

Base → build → specific → taper, with a recovery week every 3 to 4 weeks. Load goes up, but never two hard weeks in a row without a breather.

Paces, not vague feelings

Every session has target zones (pace, HR) computed from your MAS or a reference performance. A MAS test is built into the plan if you don't know yours.

A plan that listens

After each session you rate how it felt (RPE). Too hard? The plan eases what follows. Skipped a session? It reschedules or absorbs it.

On your watch

On Garmin with the Endu app, on COROS by direct sync: the guided workout shows up on your wrist, step by step.

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