NYC Marathon Race Advice

[@MyFatAdaptedLife]

This is a must re-watch in the unlikely event that Jupiter is aligned with Venus, and I score a lottery bid for an upcoming NYC Marathon. Thanks for the fun and valuable tips.

[@SagasuRunning]

You and me both now. Not living in NYC and no longer being a NYRR member means I need the same moon alignments to get another entry to NYC. I'll be back though...

[@MyFatAdaptedLife]

@@SagasuRunning Chicago next year and luck-willing NYCM the following year. Berlin, London, Tokyo, Sydney(?) will have to wait until after I win the $billion lottery. Perhaps you can do I video on how to get into NYCM if you're not a resident or a member of NYRR or have no desire to fundraise.Just a thought.

[@SagasuRunning]

Nice. I watch the lotteries for all the majors and enter all of them. Tokyo is the next one I would like…. But will take any I get a bib for. I’m thinking CIM or Valencia to get my BQ to go their route, likely 2026 for that. So that could be my next marathon given my chances of lottery entries are slim to none.

[@MyFatAdaptedLife]

@@SagasuRunning Let me know if when you run CIM. I'll run it with you.

[@SagasuRunning]

@@MyFatAdaptedLife 👍🏻

[@scottfrazer4669]

This video gave me anxiety but this is all such valuable information. I’m super excited for the race in less than 2 weeks!!

[@SagasuRunning]

Look at it this way. it is better to know, than not know. Have a great race. NYC is a special one! Enjoy your day (not that you are prepared).

[@scottfrazer4669]

@@SagasuRunning agreed. You also saved me from a very poorly planned finish so thanks for that!

[@SagasuRunning]

@scottfrazer4669 The finish experience can be brutal if you had a bad day… be strong. 💪🏻

[@marcusszavaleta]

Was watching a horror movie last night. This scared me more! First marathon ever and at nyc . Oof. Thank you for the bag drop tip. I won’t even bother. I’ll probably just walk my 3-4 blocks in Staten too. Nervous and excited !

[@SagasuRunning]

Many...NYC as your first marathon. Thats jumping into the deepend...but you'll enjoy it. Especially as a NYker (I assume you live in SI from your comment?). I have a course guide as well, linked in the description, maybe check that too for more.

[@marcusszavaleta]

@@SagasuRunning in Elizabeth NJ, right off Goethals !. Super close to start. I qualified via time so i kind of didn’t expect to have nyc as first but here we are!. Will check link:)

[@SagasuRunning]

@@marcusszavaleta Here you are indeed. Have a great race. You’ll be fine…. 💪🏻

[@therapygrind]

8 attempts at sub 3 at NYCM, never better than 3:05 (it's 10 minutes slower for non-elites than berlin/chicago/flat courses). I'm just a weekend warrior but I've always been fortunate as a NYRR to qualify to be corralled in front with the elites, which is exciting to be in a pro am and start shoulder to shoulder with Olympians, etc. but that goes out the window once the cannon fires. Marathon day is the best day of the year to be in the city.

[@SagasuRunning]

Ya, that start position definitely helps. Still, sub 3 on NYC is something. I’ll be back and get a much better time…. And I am targeting a sub 3 marathon in a few years…. But not on the NYC course. 2024 was the first they I didn’t renew my NYRR membership. It was one of the last ties I had to NYC and a big part of mentally becoming a “former” NYCer. General lottery life for me from now on…

[@BrooklynAttorney]

I've done 4 NYC Marathons. My post race experience is different than yours. The volunteers are warm and compassionate. They will make sure that your poncho is securely on you. If you look like you need assistance, they will ask if you're ok. Yes, the long walk out is a pain, however everyone is moving slowly out and you have space. The public is allowed to meet you on Colombus Avenue. One more thing, 4th Avenue in Brooklyn is not all that crowded. Its like a big block party with lots of music. In general, you make the NYC Marathon sound worse than it is. I think that the worst part is getting onto the buses after the ferry in Staten Island. My advice is leave yourself lots of extra time.

[@SagasuRunning]

As a New Yorker, I've done ALOT of NYRR races over the years and never had a bad experience, especially post race. The volunteers (which I've been one before) have always been kind and caring and on point with helping. Thi is why I was shocked with my post finish experience last year. Maybe I got a bad wave, where they were all over it...which isn't fair to the runners anyway. In general...I agree with you, leave yourself ample time post race to go slow and do what you need to do AT YOUR OWN pace.... I enjoyed the busses post ferry actually, super simple and orderly. Granted I was on the first ferry and in the first wave that hit the buses. I can see where it could be chaos during a peak time.

[@BrooklynAttorney]

@@SagasuRunning with so many people, experiences sure could vary.

[@SagasuRunning]

Very much so.

[@TheBramptonValleyRunner]

Yeah it does come across as a negative experience which is a worry I’m doing it next year hope it’s better than he says I’m sure it will be 👍🏻

[@SagasuRunning]

It’s still a beautiful race that I highly recommend.

[@Minionthesecond]

The 2022 NYC Marathon is the first and only race (so far) where I had to visit the medical tent after crossing the finish line. Hard to forget!

[@SagasuRunning]

Even as bad as the post finish experience is…. The medical tent is well accessible, there are two actually post finish. NYRR does a good job with that.

[@Minionthesecond]

​@@SagasuRunning And I must say, the doctors and nurses in the medical tent are incredibly experienced and warm. Thumb up!

[@SagasuRunning]

@Minionthesecond Good to hear. I would expect nothing less from NYRR.

[@markoljustina]

imo: bring drop off clotes and something to take a seat, take tea in the start village to heat up and relax and start slow; and you have toilets also in corals; good luck guys

[@SagasuRunning]

Good advice. You can get hot water in the start area...so if you bring your own tea bag, you are good to go, hot all the time.

[@losvillaloboschannel]

Very informative video thanks...

[@SagasuRunning]

Thank you for watching. 🤙🏻

[@OdanUrr87]

Still far away from running a marathon, at best I could maybe see myself running a half one day. In other news, I just came back from running my club's 5k race. Last year I did 27:45 so I was aiming for around 26:00 with my training. I somehow ended up doing 24:23!!!🥳 The last 2.5k were an uphill battle ("the real race," as another runner put it), literally, the elevation was considerable, so I had to check my pace and breathing. The AP3 is a monster though, if you push it, it'll respond in a heartbeat, and I'm not fit enough to push it all the way. My legs are okay, some minor shin splints though. Time for recovery.😄

[@SagasuRunning]

Nice PR. Thats a big leap in a year. Keep up the training. It seems to be working! 💪🏻

[@OdanUrr87]

@@SagasuRunning Will do. I'm taking it easier this week, then probably resume my adapted (3-2 instead of 3-2-1) version of your 5k training plan next week. I'm considering swapping out a tempo run and doing a long run instead every two weeks or so. Eventually, I'll try to work in that 6th training day, maybe once or twice a month. I'll figure it out.

[@SagasuRunning]

@OdanUrr87 Ease into the changes and added volume. Trust me, that’s not a race you will win. Enjoy the build…

[@artfuldodger5864]

I disagree with him. I ran the NYC twice. The bag check was fine. The finish line was an easy experience for me. Yes the walk is long but you need to walk anyway. If you need to meet people, do it a few blocks away from the crowds.

[@SagasuRunning]

They walk, to no crowds is awful. It could be so much shorter… but so it goes.

[@jamesatwood8883]

Know its not really relevant to this video but ive never seen a review about on cloud, is it js not available in Taiwan or is it js not your type of shoe?

[@SagasuRunning]

You mean On running shoes? They are around Taiwan. The brand made a recent push into the country. I actually have run alot in On over the eyars, mostly 2017/18/19, but haven't run in them since. I see nothing interesting, beyond flashy promo tech, from the brand at the moment. I was going to cover the CloudSurfer Next, then I tried it on... nope. If something is intriguing or valuable I'll cover it...

[@jamesatwood8883]

​@@SagasuRunningI see what you mean, thanks for the reply tho 👍

[@Nyelands]

I'm danish and I live in Copenhagen and want to run the NYC Marathon. But is seems complicated to get in for foreigners. I have heard about a lottery but I have no clue have it works. My sister lives in New Jersey. I wonder if that can help me get access in some kind of way?

[@SagasuRunning]

Ummm, your sister in NJ likely won't be able to do much. Like all world major marathons there is a lottery system to enter... OR a few have a time qualifier and Boston REQUIRES a qualifying time. Specific to NYC, if you live in NYC, there are programs to earn an entry (NYRR 9+1 program)...and lastly you can usually donate a large sum of money and get an entry that way. None of this is unique to NYC...it's all the world major marathons, most big city marathons and most major racers across the world.

[@chemicalfrankie1030]

International tour operators - you buy a package which includes marathon participation. Works only for non us residents.

[@Nyelands]

@@chemicalfrankie1030 Yes that is an option . It's just too expensive. Around 3000 usd.

[@lenjanssen9600]

sounds terrible. I really don't get the attraction.

[@SagasuRunning]

Big city marathons are something you need to experience. NYC is very extreme in many ways .

[@lenjanssen9600]

@@SagasuRunning I've sone smaller city marathons very enjoyable races.... no desire to need sharp elbows to "run" (using the term loosely)and fight for fluids, with 50K other people.

[@SagasuRunning]

@lenjanssen9600 I’ve run one “small town” race (under 200 people). It was an experience I’ve never had. Room? Calm? Ability to focus on pace? I have to admit it was fun. All my other racing has been big city or major event racing….

[@lenjanssen9600]

@@SagasuRunning Biggest I've done is about 7,500 people. Once you get past the start it was pleasant. I get the bragging rights of the majors, but I'd prefer to enjoy. Different strokes and all.

[@SagasuRunning]

@@lenjanssen9600 I’ve done races of that size, though they were within Central Park, so still packed. Totally, different strokes.