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New York City Marathon Information
The first New York City Marathon, in 1970, was four-plus laps of Central Park. In 1976, in celebration of the U.S. bicentennial, NYRR moved the marathon to the streets of New York's five boroughs: Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Manhattan.
Signage, Clocks, and Checkpoints
Mile signs and clocks will be posted at every mile. Before mile 8, check the clock marked with color-coded signs corresponding to your start color. (The orange, green, and blue starts merge at mile 8.) After mile 8, all mile markers are orange.
Course clocks will be set to correspond with Wave 1.
Yellow kilometer signs and clocks will be posted every 5 kilometers.
Timing mats will be located at the start, every 5K (3.1 miles) to 40K (24.8 miles), the half-marathon mark (13.1 miles/21.1K), every mile after mile 13.1, and the finish. Failure to cross all mats could lead to incorrect scoring or disqualification.
There will be video checkpoints and volunteers checking race numbers along the course. Be sure your race number is pinned to the front of your shirt and clearly visible. Failure to appear at video checkpoints may result in disqualification.
Beverages
Poland Spring Brand Natural Spring Water will be available at the start and at official fluid stations every mile beginning at mile 3--over 1.6 million cups!
Lemon-Lime Gatorade Endurance Formula sports drink will be available at official fluid stations every mile beginning at mile 3 (except at mile 17). This specialized sports drink contains approximately twice the sodium of Gatorade Thirst Quencher (200 mg per 8 ounces), along with chloride, potassium, magnesium, and calcium to help sustain hydration by more fully replacing what is lost in sweat.
At each fluid station, there will be tables on both sides of the course. To avoid the bottleneck at the first table, get your beverage from a later table.
Please keep moving even after you pick up your beverage. If you wish to slow down to drink, do so after you have passed all tables.
The Poland Spring Hydration Zone--two blocks of a Poland Spring environment including water stations and music--will be located at mile 17 on First Avenue.
For your safety, take fluids only at these official stations. They will be protected by race security.
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