NYC Marathon Sunday: start times, how to watch on TV, where to cheer and a sunny 49-61 forecast

Nearly 60,000 runners are expected on the course Sunday, Nov. 1, for the TCS New York City Marathon, which this year marks the 50th anniversary of the five-borough route. Here is what you need for race day, from the starting gun on Staten Island to the finish in Central Park. For road and bridge closures, see our full closures guide.

One thing first: daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, so clocks fall back an hour. Runners will want to check their alarms and watches, CBS New York notes. All times below are after the change.

Start times

The schedule, as published by New York Road Runners and reported by CBS New York:

• 8:00 a.m. Men's professional wheelchair division
• 8:02 a.m. Women's professional wheelchair division
• 8:22 a.m. Handcycles and select athletes with disabilities
• 8:35 a.m. Professional women
• 9:05 a.m. Professional men
• Waves 1 to 5: 9:10, 9:45, 10:20, 10:55 and 11:30 a.m.

Start times can change. Runners' wave, color and corral are printed on their bibs.

How to watch on TV and online

• ABC7/WABC-TV (Channel 7): pre-race show at 7 a.m., live race coverage 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., according to the ESPN and ABC7 broadcast schedule.
• ESPN2 and the ESPN App: 8 to 11:30 a.m. nationally, with extra streaming on the ESPN App from 7 to 8 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (ESPN Unlimited plan). Spanish-language coverage also runs 8 to 11:30 a.m.
• Finish-line stream: a dedicated finish-line view on ABC7NY.com and the ABC 7 New York app into the evening, until 6 p.m. (ESPN's release says it starts at 10:30 a.m.; ABC7's guide says 10 a.m.).
• Finish Line Show: 3 to 5 p.m. on Channel 7 and nationally on ABC.

To follow a specific runner, use the NYRR tracker at liveresults.nyrr.org and search by name or bib number. Official results go up at results.nyrr.org after the race, CBS reports.

Where to cheer

Spectators can watch along most of the course from about Mile 3 to Mile 26, but there is no viewing at the start or on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. Spots recommended by race organizers, with nearby subway lines from ABC7's guide:

• Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn (Miles 2–4): R
• Fourth and Flatbush avenues (Mile 8): B, D, N, Q, R, 2, 3, 4, 5
• Williamsburg and Greenpoint (Miles 10–13): G, L, M, J
• Queens side of the Pulaski Bridge (Mile 13.1): 7, G, E. The bridge itself is closed to spectators.
• First Avenue, Manhattan (Miles 16–18): N, Q, R, 4, 5, 6, F
• East Harlem and the Charity Cheer Zone at First Avenue and 120th Street (Miles 18–20): 6
• Fifth Avenue, East 90th to 105th streets (Miles 23–24): Q, 4, 5, 6
• Columbus Circle: A, C, D, 1

The race finishes at 67th Street on West Drive in Central Park. Grandstand seats require tickets; a standing area runs inside the park from Columbus Circle to the south end of the grandstands, with screening at every entrance and no chairs allowed, ABC7 says. Check mta.info before you travel.

The forecast

Race day looks close to ideal. The National Weather Service forecast for Central Park, updated Saturday afternoon, calls for a mostly sunny Sunday with a high near 61 and a light west wind of 5 to 9 mph. Hourly figures show about 49°F at 7 a.m., 50–51°F through the professional starts and the first wave, mid-50s by late morning and around 60 by early afternoon, with no rain expected.

Sunday is also the last day of early voting, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; see our early voting guide and leave extra time if your poll site is near the course.