Welcome to the Cuckoolemon home for all things NYC Marathon.
START HERE: Read my 2017 NYC Marathon Race Recap.
How to get into the NYC Marathon
- Enter the lottery (Closed for 2018)
- Run a qualifying time
- Complete the New York Road Runners 9+1 program
- Raise money for a charity and other ways
Basic NYC Marathon
- 2018 race date: Sunday, November 4
- Wave 1 starts at 9:50am (Make sure to ask your runner what his/her wave is! You can also figure it out based on bib number if you’re crafty. Matt and I are in Wave 1)
- Wave 2: 10:15am
- Wave 3: 10:40am
- Wave 4: 11am
- How to track a runner
- Course Map
- Elevation Map
- Printable Spectator Guide (for family and friends)
- Where should I watch on race day (Dirty Old Sneakers)
- How to see your runner more than once
- Where to eat while you watch the marathon
- 5 tips and tricks for spectators
NYC Marathon Advice (from a mix of sources!)
- Advice for first-time marathoners (Cuckoolemon)
- The JackRabbit Guide to the Big Race in NYC (JackRabbit)
- NYC Marathon Course Strategy (Dirty Old Sneakers)
- The best marathon advice you’ll ever get (NY Times)
- How to create a pacing strategy for the NYC Marathon (Finish Line Physical Therapy)
- New York City Marathon Tips, Course Strategy and Info (Running in the City)
My 2017 Training Recaps
- Week 1
- Week 2
- Week 3
- Week 4
- Week 5
- Week 6
- Week 7
- Week 8
- Week 9
- Week 10
- Week 11
- Week 12
- Week 13
- Week 14 (including a 7+ hour running playlist)
- Week 15 (+ a recap of the NY Flyers Three Bridges Training Run)
- Week 16
- Week 17
- Week 18
Other people’s race experiences
- Matt’s 2015 NYC Marathon guest post (Cuckoolemon)
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2016 NYC Marathon Recap (Ali on the Run)
- 2016 NYC Marathon Race Recap (NYC Running Mama)
- 2016 NYC Marathon Recap (The Runner Beans)
- 2011 NYC Marathon Recap (Preppy Runner)
- 2010 NYC Marathon Recap (Healthy Happier Bear)
