2023 New York City Marathon

The 2023 New York City Marathon is the 52nd edition of the annual marathon race in New York City, scheduled to be held on Sunday, November 5, 2023.[1][2][3] A Platinum Label marathon, it is the last of six World Marathon Majors events scheduled for 2023.[4][5][6] More than 50,000 runners from 150 countries are expected to take part in the event.[7][2]

52nd New York City Marathon
LocationNew York City, New York, U.S.
DatesNovember 5, 2023 (2023-11-05)
Websitehttps://www.nyrr.org/tcsnycmarathon

Competitors

Evans Chebet of Kenya, who won the previous year's race, his first New York City Marathon, with a time of 2:08:41, is expected to return to defend his title.[8][9] His compatriot Geoffrey Kamworor, who won the New York City Marathon in 2017 and in 2019, is aiming to be the first runner to win the men's open division of the marathon thrice.[8][lower-alpha 1] Kenyan runner Edward Cheserek, the most decorated athlete in the history of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), is planning to debut at the marathon distance in this race.[8][9]

Kenyan runner Sharon Lokedi, who won the previous year's race, her first marathon, with a time of 2:23:23, is planning to defend her title.[11][12] Her compatriot Brigid Kosgei, who previously held the marathon world record after she won the 2019 Chicago Marathon with a time of 2:14:04, is scheduled to run this race as her first New York City Marathon.[13][12][lower-alpha 2] The previous year's runner-up, Israeli runner Lonah Chemtai Salpeter, is also expected to contest the title.[8][9]

Notes
  1. Norwegian female runner Grete Waitz won the New York City Marathon nine times.[10]
  2. Kosgei's record was broken when Ethiopian runner Tigst Assefa won the 2023 Berlin Marathon with a time of 2:11:53.[13]

References
  1. New York City Marathon centralpark.com
  2. New York City Marathon nyctourism.com
  3. Volunteer nyrr.org
  4. Results worldathletics.org
  5. What are the six World Marathon Majors? olympics.com
  6. Road racing season 2023 worldathletics.org
  7. TCS NYC Marathon returns to full capacity; Chebet, Lokedi win men's, women's races abc7ny.com
  8. 2023 NYC Marathon Elite Fields Are Annnounced And The Women's Field Is Historically Great letsrun.com
  9. Kamworor vs Chebet, Gidey added to field for New York City Marathon worldathletics.org
  10. Remembering Waitz on the anniversary of her ninth New York Marathon victory worldathletics.org
  11. New York Marathon 2023: Stacked women’s lineup of top elite stars announced for November race olympics.com
  12. Top Names Announced for 2023 New York City Marathon runnersworld.com
  13. Tigst Assefa Obliterates Women's Marathon World Record with 2:11:53 in Berlin letsrun.com
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