How to watch the 2019 TCS New York City Marathon

The largest marathon in the world is set to get underway on Sunday morning with the women’s elite race at 9:10 a.m. EDT, followed by the men’s elite race at 9:40 a.m. EDT and the rest of the field following shortly thereafter.

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In the women’s race, the event has been billed as a battle between women’s-only world record holder Mary Keitany, Tokyo champion Ruti Aga, American Des Linden and half-marathon world record holder Joyciline Jepkosgei of Kenya, making her much-anticipated marathon debut.

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In the men’s race, Lelisa Desisa, the reigning world champion, is the favourite to win. He’ll face 2018 second-, third- and fourth-place finishers Shura Kitata of Ethiopia, Geoffrey Kamworor (who won in 2017) and Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia will be looking for the win. Contenders for US Olympic Trials are Jared Ward and Tyler McCandless.

How to watch

The 2019 New York City Marathon can be found on ESPN and ESPN2. The race can also be streamed through NBC’s Olympic channel which requires a subscription. If you’re outside of Canada and the US, a full list of broadcasters can be found here. In Canada the event is live on TSN and TSN2.

Runner tracking and live results

Can’t be in New York but want follow your favourite runner? Just favourite them via the tracker and get every split through 42.2K. Live results and leader boards can also be found on the same page.

Course map

The course map for the full marathon can all be found here.

Schedule

8:30 a.m. – Men’s wheelchair division
8:32 a.m. – Women’s wheelchair division
9:10 a.m. – Professional women
9:40 a.m. – Wave 1 start, professional men
10:10 a.m. – Wave 2 start
10:35 a.m. – Wave 3 start
11:00 a.m. – Wave 4 start