The largest marathon on earth is also among the hardest to get into. Applications to the NYCMarathon drawing open up today for the 2020 race.
via the second drawing, which opens on January 30 and closes February 13. If you’re among those praying for a spot in the race, here’s the official NYRR list of ways to get into the NYC Marathon:Live abroad, and book your trip through an NYRR international travel partnerBe an elite runnerGet Picked in the Drawing
Between January 30 through February 13, NYRR is accepting applications for the drawing, which will take place on February 26. If your name is picked, that’s certainly the easiest way to ensure you line up on Staten Island in November. But that happening is far from guaranteed., 105,184 hopeful runners applied for the drawing—15,640 were accepted. That’s less than 15 percent, making the New York City Marathon more selective than many top universities.raises money for NYRR’s youth programming.
Or, if you’re fortunate enough to have access to some sort of time-travel-enabling wormhole, dial things back a decade and a half and get running.If you ran any of these NYRR races in 2019, go back and check your official time: the Fred Lebow Manhattan Half, NYC Half, Women’s Half-Marathon, Brooklyn Half, Staten Island Half, or the New York City Marathon.
This one’s extremely specific. If you were admitted into the 2019 New York City Marathon but canceled your entry—Run a Ton of NYRR Races and Volunteer at One—Last Yearknowing it would result in guaranteed entry into the 2020 New York City Marathon. But thanks to, NYRR members who finished nine or more NYRR races, volunteered at at least one last year, who were NYRR members prior to December 31, 2019, are automatically admitted into the marathon.
If you ran nine races this year and forgot to volunteer, you can donate $1,000 in lieu of that to NYRR’s Youth and Community Services programs.and you are turning to this explainer to figure out how you are going to secure your spot in the race, don’t worry: you’re fine. The top marathoners in the world—as well as extremely fast local athletes—more or less have an open invitation to compete.
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