NYC Marathon Course Guide

[@stickyrice.]

Thanks for such a comprehensive breakdown! See you on Sunday!

[@SagasuRunning]

I hope it was useful. Have a great race! 💪🏻

[@maciejkoek1150]

Thank You! going to NY in 3 days and already can't wait to run that marathon

[@SagasuRunning]

You got this! Have a great race. 💪🏻

[@legogo70]

WoW! What a well invested half hour!! Thank you so much for doing this! So thorough and efficient and the same time! Good luck on your race!

[@SagasuRunning]

I hope this was useful and you learned something for your race prep. Have a great race! 🤙🏻

[@aaronwatts07]

Racing on Sunday and this is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!

[@SagasuRunning]

I’m glad to his was useful. Have a great race!

[@333jjjjjj]

Thanks for this video. I've watched many course guide videos and found this the most informative.

[@SagasuRunning]

I hope it was helpful. Have a great race! 💪🏻

[@dward9007]

Thanks for the excellent and timely course preview👍. Will be running NYC for the 1st time in a few weeks, and have been doing research on KZbin. There is a Google Earth video that shows the constant elevation changes throughout the course, which confirms your point about the lack of flat sections. Best of luck to everyone running the race this November!

[@SagasuRunning]

I’d love a link to that Google earth video. I’m glad this was useful! Good luck out there.

[@da5349]

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[@DocEvils]

Thank you for the guide! see you there next Sunday!

[@SagasuRunning]

Have a great race! 🤙🏻

[@DocEvils]

You too!@@SagasuRunning

[@michaelmurphy3202]

Excellent and informative video, this is what I was hoping NYRR would have done

[@SagasuRunning]

I’m glad this was useful. Have a great race! 💪🏻

[@victorlopes7532]

Thank you so much! See you there 😉

[@SagasuRunning]

Have a great race! 🤙🏻

[@scottie10014]

Very insightful. Thanks.

[@SagasuRunning]

I hope it was helpful. I’ll have an update to this video in the coming weeks. Stay tuned. 🤙🏻

[@da5349]

🤯😳😬 tks for keeping it real. My heart is in my throat.

[@SagasuRunning]

You got this. Know you trained for it! Have a great race! 🤙🏻

[@timothynowak2813]

Thank you for this video! I ran the NYC Marathon (my first) last year in 2022. It was life changing and all the things you mentioned. I'm a bit sad not to be running it this year. I ran Denver (my city) and Chicago this year - but I will always love NYC. Wishing you a great day and race!

[@SagasuRunning]

As a native New Yorker… I’m glad my city left and impression and I hope this video added to the memories. 😎

[@timothynowak2813]

@@SagasuRunning Yes, I love all things New York (including the marathon) and this video is bringing back the nostalgia. I knew if I ran the marathon it had to be NYC first. Thank you!

[@SagasuRunning]

@timothynowak2813 As a native New Yorker, I wanted the NYC marathon to be my first official in person Marathon too… but it didn’t work out that way. However, now that I’m finally running it… it’s all good.

[@timothynowak2813]

@@SagasuRunning Can't wait to hear how it goes!

[@SagasuRunning]

@@timothynowak2813 💪🏻🤞🏻🤙🏻

[@Duchessofworth]

You are so kind. Thank you so much and God bless your race! Im from Texas and this will be my first marathon.

[@SagasuRunning]

Enjoy the race. NYC may seem intimidating but the energy and vibe on course is really great. 💪🏻

[@APezmaldo]

Well that was a bit depressing! Sounds like the whole thing is up hill 😂 Need to run with the mantra “what goes up must come down!”

[@SagasuRunning]

Ha! It's all rolling, so yes, your mantra is right. Have a great race!

[@unknownspiritx]

Thank you - one week to go 😅

[@SagasuRunning]

You got this! Have a great race. 💪🏻🤙🏻

[@avq5]

This was awesome, thanks for your insights. I’ll definitely be mindful of that last big hill at 96th st.

[@SagasuRunning]

108th-90th, but you'll be feeling it (and cresting the wors tof the hill) by 96th St. Have a great race!

[@avq5]

@@SagasuRunning ok, thanks for that!

[@jontay1987]

Thank you for this. I guess I have to adjust my expectations on finishing time, haha. Have a healthy and safe taper!

[@SagasuRunning]

Thank you. Thank you. You too. 💪🏻

[@adrianneclaudio9669]

Thanks for this 💪🏽✍🏽

[@SagasuRunning]

I hope this was useful. Have a great race (later this year?) 🤙🏻

[@kyleanderson85]

fantastic breakdown of each section! This is really helpful for race prep, especially knowing about the hill locations. Cheers!

[@SagasuRunning]

I’m glad this was helpful. So much detail on this course that I never see talked about. Have a great race!

[@ela-21]

I’m so happy for the runners this year cause se weather was perfect like it was spring.

[@SagasuRunning]

Agree. Early Nov. can be SO much more brutal in the Tri-State area! We did have great weather for the day.

[@MethaneRain-kq3by]

you just made it sound like the most horrific course known to man, perfect to easy my pre-race nerves 😨

[@SagasuRunning]

Of the world major ls course, this is considered the 2nd hardest after Boston. That being said, just be aware that you will be working hard at times. Now you know. It’s a magical race and time in NYC around the event. Enjoy my home city and have an amazing race! You got this! 💪🏻🤙🏻

[@timtrenholm3698]

Having just run a rolling hill marathon, during post tropical storm Philippe, with about 910feet of elevation gain. No single hill was terrible, but the accumulation of the constant up/down takes a toll. I run with a power meter, so I naturally ease off on the uphills and put the hammer down on the downhills to try and keep the overall RPE/Power uniform. Throw in all the rain and wind, and it was a tough day. I wish I had eased off the gas a bit to account for the obstacles (rain/wind) better in the first half, so I would have had a closer to even split day. Experienced gained. This analysis will surely help 1st time NYC marathon runners. Well done!

[@SagasuRunning]

That sounds like a rough race. I train nearly exclusively on rolling hills just to prepare for this type of running. Thank you for the support! 🤙🏻

[@jonathansharp1628]

Thank you for this. You kind of made me excited and a little nervous about my race. But I do like to know what’s coming and be prepared. Struck by fact that this race has a sustained incline at about mile 23 just like London does - nasty tricks!

[@SagasuRunning]

I’m glad this was useful for you! So 108-90th is uphill, 90th to 59th is mostly downhill (with some rollers and a small steep uphill), 59th is a false flat but steeper than most expect and the last 500m is uphill. So the end of the course works you hard for sure.

[@2klatte]

Love the vid! Wondering if you’ve done the Taipei marathon? If so, would love to see a breakdown of that or any other Taiwan race that you think has a scenic course. Planning a stay with my friends there in the next year or so and want to include a race in my itinerary.

[@SagasuRunning]

I have done the Taipei Marathon, both the half and full. It’s an interesting course. I may consider it. I don’t know Taipei as well as NYC… so there is that. I do have some more Taiwan running I want to cover. Stay tuned. Thank you for the support! 🙌🏻

[@MrCushite]

I believe 1st Ave is more downhill than uphill looking at the elevation profile

[@SagasuRunning]

Having lived in NYC well over 25 years and cycled and run on 1st ave, hundreds of times, I can confidently tell you it's not a downhill going north. It is rolling, there are sections where you go down slightly, but the perception of it is net uphill or a false flat.

[@markoljustina]

informative and helpful video; Tnx; my first time in nyc, us and first major; i am interested in faster race; i am in Wave 1 Blue Coral C

[@SagasuRunning]

You are in for something g then if this is your first time. I think Bkue wave is like Green… I think you are also on the bottom deck of the Verrazano Bridge (I’m not 100% sure). I am in Pink Wave 1 C… the start will be chaos but have a great race!

[@markoljustina]

@@SagasuRunning can’t wait for race and nyc 🙂 on which pace, min/km, will you start race? Or what is your recommendation because V bridge?

[@SagasuRunning]

@@markoljustina Like I said in the video. Get over the bridge and onto 4th, that’s where the race starts as you’ll finally have space. Until then it will be survival fighting through the crowd.

[@markoljustina]

@@SagasuRunning🆗

[@ivanmanzur1197]

Thanks for this information; this 2024 will be my first NYC. What do you change in this advice after your 2023 marathon? TIA

[@SagasuRunning]

I wouldn’t change anything in here but I will add to it with an additional video if higher. Sometime in Sept or October. Stay tuned. 🤙🏻

[@ivanmanzur1197]

@@SagasuRunning Great to know that! Thanks

[@Bwebber99]

And another god dam hill will be my mantra until the finish, just over a week away now.

[@SagasuRunning]

Ha! Have a great race. 💪🏻

[@tapantoshchakrabarty6971]

How can one not running the full course give so much details?

[@SagasuRunning]

I’m a New Yorker…I’ve spent a lot of time on all of those areas. Also, since this video was recorded, I’ve run the race and can confirm everything in here is right…

[@LCBrown73]

Where is the BLUE wave? I am in blue.

[@SagasuRunning]

I believe blue is the upper deck of the Verrazzano Bridge. Have a great race!

[@addybonet5733]

You keep saying “be prepared “. How do suggest being specifically prepared???

[@SagasuRunning]

Hit your marks in your build. So your long runs AND hill work, preferably both together. Don’t cut corners in your build and don’t “hope for the best” on race day. The NYC course will grind you down if you didn’t put in the work to race it.

[@jmagtarap1166]

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[@SagasuRunning]

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[@JohnBirtchetSharpe]

As others have said , thank you for the informative vlog, The devil is always in the detail.

[@SagasuRunning]

I hope this is useful. 🤙🏻

[@qualiqueancrum9135]

Do you need to qualify in order to run this marathon?

[@SagasuRunning]

No. You can get a bid via the lottery. You can also submit a qualifying time to get an entry, but it’s not required like Boston.