The 2024 New York City Marathon, the sixth and final event of the calendar year’s World Marathon Majors events, capped the first Sunday of November off in grand fashion.
Organized by New York Road Runners, in conjunction with TCS, the Marathon attracts tens of thousands of runners and millions of spectators. This year’s 53rd annual race saw 55,646 finishers and every finisher’s name appeared, alongside their time, in the New York Times on Monday morning.
The winners were well celebrated as they crossed the finish line. Abdi Nageeye won the men’s division in just 2:07:39, winning his first New York title on his fourth try. Sheila Chepkirui finished in 2:24:35, winning the women’s division in her New York City debut. Sofia Camacho Ferral was the first non-binary finisher to cross the finish line, coming in at 2:31:29.
Kayleigh Williamson, who made history as the first woman with Down Syndrome to finish the NYC Marathon in 2023, finished the race again this year.
Even the final finishers were surrounded by support, as reported by NYT, in a tradition to cheer on the final finishers dating to 2016. At around 9 pm, Mario Bollini crossed the finish line at his 38th NYC Marathon, just months after suffering a knee injury. Danielle Grimley, determined to finish despite her Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a disorder of connective tissue, hopped across the finish line — on crutches — at 9:30 pm. NYT reports that she might even run it again next year.
As always, the race that spans all five boroughs of New York City brought out herds of clever signs to cheer on the runners.
Sign at the NYC marathon today pic.twitter.com/zqn0L0j0O3
— Dr. Lucky Tran (@luckytran) November 3, 2024
Other highlights of the day include heart-warming moments between runners and spectators.
Some notable celebrities also ran the 26.2 miles, including Internet personalities Timm and Kelly Chiusano, actor Randall Park, and New York state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (who also happens to be running for mayor right now).
Other celebrities attended as spectators, including Ilona Maher, bronze-medalist in Olympic rugby, current Dancing With the Stars contestant, and generally-loved-by-the-Internet TikTok personality. She was representing Maybelline to cheer on runners.
Most importantly, runners typically raise money to secure a spot in the marathon. According to NYRR, the event has raised $520 million since 2006.
NYRR has a countdown going to 2025’s race day — Nov. 2. If you want to get involved, you only have 360 days to do so!
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