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TCS NEW YORK CITY MARATHON, USA - SOLD OUT

Date: 3 November 2024

UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE NOW SOLD OUT OF OUR 2024 NEW YORK CITY MARATHON ENTRIES   The New York City Marathon is the 'Big Daddy' of big City Marathons. It is the model so many other mass participation races have followed and with good reason. New York is an event you will never forget: the mass start over the two-mile expanse of the Verazzano Narrows Bridge is stunning, the main route through the five boroughs of the City is like a little cultural tour through New York and the last few miles on th…

UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE NOW SOLD OUT OF OUR 2024 NEW YORK CITY MARATHON ENTRIES

 

The New York City Marathon is the 'Big Daddy' of big City Marathons. It is the model so many other mass participation races have followed and with good reason. New York is an event you will never forget: the mass start over the two-mile expanse of the Verazzano Narrows Bridge is stunning, the main route through the five boroughs of the City is like a little cultural tour through New York and the last few miles on the rolling hills of Central Park make for an iconic finish. Every runner should experience this event at least once in their running lifetime, although many come back year after year and with more international runners than any other event, it is genuinely the race where the world comes to run. 

Run in near perfect weather, the 2023 race was a huge success with over 50,000 finishers collecting their medal and orange Poncho in Central Park. Demand for places in the New York City Marathon, which is one of the six Abbott Marathon Majors, has never been higher.

We are delighted to once again be part of the event's International Travel Operator Programme, as we have been for over 30 years. That means we have a limited block of guaranteed entries to the race, which are available to purchase with one of our travel packages. This year we are only offering Hotel and Entry packages. 

Our main packages are based at the historic 4-star Warwick Hotel, which is a short walk from the marathon finish line on Central Park West and as in 2023 we will also have a secondary group at the 3-star Edison Hotel on 47th Street, also in an excellent location but a little closer to Times Square than Central Park. 

YOUR GUARANTEED RACE ENTRY

2:09 Events is an official International Tour Operator (ITO) of the 2024 TCS New York City Marathon® and have an allocation of guaranteed race entries, which are available to runners taking a travel package with us.  

We are not permitted to sell entry only and we are not allowed to sell to US residents. 

Your race entry fee of £525 includes the following:

  • Entrance to the TCS New York City Marathon Health and Fitness Expo
  • Transportation to Staten Island to the start of the TCS New York City Marathon
  • Race T-shirt
  • Results Magazine
  • International Parade of Nations and Fireworks in Central Park
  • GUARANTEED ENTRY TO THE 2024 TCS NEW YORK CITY MARATHON®

 

TRANSPORTATION TO THE START

Some argue that one of the hardest things about running the New York City Marathon is not the 26.2 miles but simply getting to the start. Due to the event's point-to-point route which winds its way through the five boroughs, the start area, in Fort Wadsworth near the base of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in Staten Island, is some distance from the finish. Since most international runners are staying in hotels in midtown Manhattan the journey to Fort Wadsworth can take up to three hours.

There are three official transportation options: a Midtown bus, the Staten Island ferry or the Midtown Ferry.

The timing of the transport you take will depend on your start wave, which is dictated by your predicted finish time. Unfortunately, you have to choose the start transportation before your start wave is confirmed. In 2023 there were five start waves 9:10; 9:45; 10:20; 10:55; 11.30 and we would expect something similar in 2024. 

The journey to the start takes between 90-120 minutes.

The official buses which leave the New York public library, leave between 5-6.30am on race morning because they have to be at Staten Island before the first wave leaves.

The Staten Island Ferry leaves from the bottom of Manhattan, it has a number of sailings in the morning and is accessible by subway.

The Midtown Ferry is the quickest way to the start and also means you can leave the hotel much later than other start transport options. It is smaller ferry than the Staten Island Ferry so places limited and demand is high. You will have the option to use any of the three official transport options when you register, but the Midtown Ferry will fill quicker than the other options, which is another reason to enter early.

If you book the Warwick Hotel, we will provide a private group transfer direct to those on the 7am or 8am Midtown ferry. This is only available to people who have booked the Warwick Hotel through 2:09 Events. We will provide guides and guidance to those using the Staten Island Ferry or official bus services but our Warwick Hotel shuttle will only go to the Midtown Ferry.

If you book to stay at the Edison Hotel, all 3 transportation options will be available to select. We will provide guidance to make your own way to your preferred transportation option.

PARTNERS, FAMILY & FRIENDS

If you are travelling with non-runners, you need not worry about them on race day. They are invited to walk down with us to our spectator spot on First Avenue between the 16 and 17-mile points. We walk as a group from our hotels and we generally have 30-40 people in the group. From First Avenue, it's a short walk across to Central Park where your supporters can see you come through at 25 miles near Central Park Zoo. 

NEW YORK MARATHON SUPPORT

Join our New York Facebook group for inside information, training plans and chance to meet other runners on our tour - details will be sent to all runners.

For further information on the TCS New York City Marathon and other New York Road Runners events visit www.nyrr.org

 

Please be aware from 1 April 2016 all customers travelling to the USA on the Visa Waiver Programme (VWP) require an E-passport.  For all up-to-date information please check http://www.dhs.gov/visa-waiver-program-requirements


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