2021 TCS New York City Marathon
New York, NY
November 7, 2021
The 2021 New York City Marathon ESPN2 Broadcast Was Very Frustrating To Watch At Times -- 5 Ideas To Improve All Marathon Broadcasts
Broadcasting two live sporting events on the same channel at the same time is very difficult. Robert Johnson offers some ideas on how to make marathon broadcasts better moving forward. *MB: To grow the sport, we need better coverage than this (NYC marathon broadcast)November 10, 2021
Post Race Athlete Interviews 2021 New York City Marathon
November 7, 2021
Albert Korir pulls off upset win at 2021 New York City Marathon in 2:08:22
38-year old American Elkaneh Kibet ran the race of his life to surprise in fourth.November 7, 2021
Olympic Champion Peres Jepchirchir Wins 2021 New York City Marathon in 2:22:39, American Molly Seidel Sets American Course Record of 2:24:42
Jepchirchir just missed the course record as she won a three-way sprint finish during the final 800 as Viola Cheptoo Lagat, Bernard's sister, surprised in second. American Molly Seidel set a new American course record.November 7, 2021
Drew Hunter and Weini Kelati Win 2021 USATF 5k Road Champs in New York
Drew Hunter is back and Weini Kelati showed she's a level above everyone else.November 6, 2021
Ben True & Noah Droddy Go From Unsponsored to Sponsored on the Eve of the New York City Marathon
Droddy and True had posted big results recently but both entered NYC Marathon race week without pro deals. What does that say about the state of professional running in the US?November 5, 2021
Peres Jepchirchir Hopes To Make History By Becoming 1st Olympic Marathon Champ To Win New York City Marathon
November 4, 2021
Kenenisa Bekele Has Big Expectations for His New York City Marathon Debut
The greatest distance runner in history sounded very confident when we caught up with him this morning in New York. "On Sunday, I expect a good day and good result," said Bekele who has recovered nicely since Berlin.November 4, 2021
Ben True Has a Sponsor, Molly Seidel (Kind Of) Discusses Her Buildup, and Is Abdi Nageeye the Man to Beat?
November 4, 2021
The Professional Runners Talk Before the 2021 New York City Marathon
Which pros sounded confident? Who is a little off their game? How will Bekele, Jepchirchir and Seidel do?November 4, 2021
Six Years After A Dazzling Debut in NY, A Changed Laura Thweatt Returns to NYC Marathon With High Hopes
We LOVED this piece by David Monti on Thweatt who led a lot the 2020 Olympic Trials before finshing 5th.November 4, 2021
20 Years Ago Today, Deena Kastor Launched Her Storied Marathon Career In New York
The American record holder's marathon career began just weeks after 9/11 with a 2:26:58 7th place showing.November 4, 2021
2021 NYC Marathon Men's Preview: Kenenisa Bekele Comes to America, Big Debuts for Kibiwott Kandie, Ben True
The greatest distance runner in history will race NYC for the 1st time as will American Ben True. Can True break the American NY course record? *MB: NYC men: How do Bekele and Kandie do? Can Ben True break the American course record and run 2:08 in NY?November 4, 2021
2021 NYC Marathon Women's Preview: Olympic Champ Peres Jepchirchir Tries to Join Frank Shorter as an Immortal; What Can Molly Seidel Do for an Encore?
Not since Frank Shorter in 1972 has an athlete won the Olympics and doubled back to win a fall marathon later that year. That's what Jepchirchir is trying to do on Sunday in New York.November 3, 2021
New York City Marathon 2021 Start Time
We have start times for all the races and waves in New York.November 2, 2021
How to Watch the 2021 TCS New York City Marathon
Television and streaming information of the 2021 TCS New York City Marathon.November 2, 2021
US 5k Champs Returning To NYC The Day Before the NYC Marathon - Full Elite Fields Here
October 27, 2021
New York City Marathon Announces The Celebrities That Will Be Running This Year
We've never heard of most of them but it includes Christy Turlington and Abby Wambach. *MB: NY City Marathon announced its 2021 celebrity lineup - how many of these 'stars' have you heard of?October 27, 2021
Outside Letsrun
Bekele, in New York for marathon, appeals for ceasefire in Ethiopia
He hopes the two sides "come down to the negotiation table and discuss a settlement.”November 4, 2021
NPR: Only 1 person from the original NYC Marathon will also run the 50th
Two guys were going to do both but sadly one was tragically paralyzed by a wave while on vacation in Australia in 2017. *MB: Meet Larry Trachtenberg, the only person to run the 1st and 50th NYC MarathonNovember 4, 2021
Sally Kipyego says her NYC training was "without a hitch"
November 4, 2021
After battling bulimia and depression, Molly Seidel realized "everything I get to do now is a gift"
“I had a very different mentality towards the sport prior to some of the heavier stuff. I think going through clinical depression, going through an eating disorder, going through almost being spit out the back end of the sport because of injury and never being able to run again after my surgery, that taught me that everything I get to do now is a gift. I feel lucky any time I step out the door and it doesn’t hurt, or I get to race and it’s not an absolute hellhole mentally."
November 4, 2021
Ben True Ahead Of His Marathon Debut In NYC: “I’d love to keep racing. The way that my body has felt for the marathon build has made me think I can do this for a lot longer.”
One of True's training partners says True recently did a solo 12k time trial and came within 10 seconds of the national record.November 3, 2021
Analysis
Event Previews
- 2021 NYC Marathon Men's Preview: Kenenisa Bekele Comes to America, Big Debuts for Kibiwott Kandie, Ben True
- 2021 NYC Marathon Women's Preview: Olympic Champ Peres Jepchirchir Tries to Join Frank Shorter as an Immortal; What Can Molly Seidel Do for an Encore?
- The 2021 NYC Marathon Fields Are Set. Here Are the Biggest Storylines.