TCS New York City Marathon Training Series 12M

Bag check will be available beginning at 5:30 am at Race-Day Central (behind the backstop of Ballfield #8 in Central Park, near East Drive and 102nd Street).

Planning to check a bag on race morning? While we will continue to have clear plastic bags available at number pickup, we encourage you to use your own clear reusable plastic bag, no larger than 17" wide x 20" high x 7" deep, with the tag affixed.

Start Location
Full Course Map

The course calls for two full loops of the park—six miles each—on the park's undulating roadways, with mile markers, fluid stations, and plenty of company.

Miles 1 & 7: Start on East Drive near 102nd Street and head north, around the northern end of the park and up Harlem Hill.

Miles 2 & 8: Continue south on West Drive through a series of rolling hills, with the Reservoir on your left.

Miles 3 & 9: Continue through a mostly downhill and flat section as you approach the TCS New York City Marathon finish line at West 67th Street.

Miles 4 & 10: Continue south (and downhill) around the southern end of park as the road turns into East Drive.

Miles 5 & 11: Pass the 72nd Street Transverse and the Central Park Boathouse, climb Cat Hill, and continue toward the Fred Lebow statue at Engineers' Gate (East 90th Street).

Miles 6 & 12: Continue along a flat section, followed by a slight downhill, then another flat section as you approach the 102nd Street Cross Drive.

On your second loop, turn left onto the Cross Drive and run to the finish.

Members of the NYRR Pace Team will be on hand to guide participants toward specific goal times over the 12 miles. Pace Team members will lead groups at a variety of paces between 7:26 per mile and 12:35 per mile.

If you choose to run with a pace group, you can look for members of the NYRR Pace Team in the start corrals wearing their blue-and-white striped NYRR Pace Team singlets, and each Team member will carry signs that correspond with their respective finish times and paces.

Live, unofficial results will be available in the NYRR Racing App and at liveresults.nyrr.org during the event.

After the conclusion of the event, official results will be posted on results.nyrr.org.

Awards will be presented on site to the top-three finishers in the overall men, women, and non-binary divisions. Runners who place in the top-three of their age group will be able to claim an award in the days following the race by filling out our Age-Group Awards Claim Form. 

If NYRR cancels an offering on the direction of local, city, or state authorities, participants will be informed as soon as possible, including communication of participant resolution options. Events will not be rescheduled.