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The 53rd New York City Marathon will take place on Sunday, November 3, capping the year off with the sixth and final World Marathon Majors. Though the weather is subject to change, right now it’s predicted to be a great day for racing—clear skies with a low of 53 degrees Fahrenheit and a high of 57.
If you’re not planning on being there in person, cheering runners on in one of the five boroughs, you can still catch the one of the most anticipated races of the year through livestreams and TV. Here’s everything you need to know to be ready to watch the 2024 New York City Marathon.
How to Watch the New York City Marathon
National coverage of the New York City Marathon begins at 8:00 A.M. EST and will continue until 11:30 A.M. EST on ESPN2. You can also watch it on the ESPN App or and ESPN.com with video subscriptions from affiliated TV providers. (Remember, daylight savings time ends at 2 A.M., so be sure to turn your clocks back an hour.)
Pre-and post-race coverage as well as a Spanish-language broadcast will be on ESPN3 (accessible on the ESPN App and ESPN.com). Local coverage for the New York-metro area can be seen on WABC-TV Channel 7 beginning at 7 A.M. EST. You can get the livestream of this station here.
There will also be an iHeartRadio broadcast in the New York area on 710 WOR and Q104.3 HD-2 and internationally on the iHeart Radio app.
You can track your favorite runners and stay up to speed on race-week and race-day events with the TCS New York City Marathon App and view live results during the race.
New This Year: Runners on TV
This year, ABC will run a live two-hour special from 3 P.M.to 5 P.M. EST called “Live from the TCS New York City Marathon” and will feature live looks from the finish line and course of the 50,000 runners, including your friends and family as well as our favorite running celebrities.
Calling the Race
Some familiar announcers will return to call the New York City Marathon this year, including SportsCenter anchor Hannah Storm, ESPN running events commentator John Anderson, Olympians Carrie Tollefson and Galen Rupp, and Paralympians Kurt Fearnley and Amanda McGrory. ABC Eyewitness News Anchor and Bronx-native Pedro Rivera will join the team for coverage at the 20-mile mark on. And Olympian Kara Goucher will offer commentary for the world feed and iHear Radio broadcast. Finally ESPN host Jeremy Schaapas the lead broadcaster of the new national show.
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Who to Watch
The 2024 New York City Marathon promises to serve up exciting races, with Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia defending the men’s title and Kenya’s Hellen Obiri defending the women’s. Last year, Tola, 33, broke a 12-year-old course record with a time of 2 hours, 4 minutes, and 58 seconds. He followed that effort up by winning the 2024 Paris Olympics marathon with yet another course record of 2:06:26, notably as a substitute for injured teammate Sisay Lemma. The 33-year-old Obiri, a three-time Olympic medalist and seven-time world championship winner who trains in Boulder, Colorado, has had a busy last few years. In 2023, she became the first woman in 34 years to win both the Boston and New York City Marathons in the same calendar year. This year, she won the Boston Marathon again in April and then took the bronze medal in the marathon at the Paris Olympics. Both defending champs will need to face some serious adversity to be dethroned from their first-place slots.
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The challengers are abundant, starting with Somali-born Belgian runner Bashir Abdi, who took silver in last year’s New York City Marathon behind Tola. 2022 New York City Marathon champ Evans Chebet, of Kenya, suffered an achilles injury last year and withdrew from the 2023 race. This year, he’s healthy and coming off of a third place finish in the 2024 Boston Marathon. America will showcase its top-tier talent with Conner Mantz and Clayton Young, who are both making their New York City marathon debut after placing 8th and 9th in the Paris Olympic marathon.
Obiri faces several key competitors vying for the crown, like Kenya’s Sharon Lokedi, who won the 2022 New York City Marathon and placed fourth at the Paris Olympics marathon. Ethiopia’s Tirunesh Dibaba will be returning to the marathon distance after four years, most recently finishing the 2018 Berlin Marathon with a time of 2:18:55. But the fastest personal best in the women’s elite field is held by Kenya’s Sheila Chepkirui, who finished second at the 2023 Berlin Marathon with a time of 2:17:49, about six seconds behind Tigist Assefa’s world record. American Dakotah Lindwurm (29) will also toe the line, having most recently placed 12th in the Paris Olympic marathon with a time of 2:26:44.