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NYC Marathon Webinar and Q&A Wednesday October 21st

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The NYC Marathon Webinar
Course, Corrals, and Race Morning

Everything you need for race weekend in one live session to help you take all the stress and guesswork out of your NYCM experience. Coach Nick and Coach Amanda break down the expo, corrals, start line, and the full course mile by mile, then answer your questions

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM ET
Live Online.  Recording and slides included

Most runners train for the Marathon and wing everything else.  We've got you covered!

The TCS New York City Marathon is hard to run and harder to navigate. You get to the start on Staten Island, find your corral, wait around, and then take on five boroughs and a handful of bridges. Runners who treat race morning and the course like a flat road race usually find out the truth around mile 20.

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The good news is that this race is predictable. Once you know all the logistics pre-race, where to go race morning, what to carry, and where the course decides your day, you can plan around it instead of reacting to it.

What We Will Cover

Race weekend logistics

  • The NYC Marathon expo: what to expect and how to plan your visit

  • Corrals and pace groups: how they work and where you should line up

  • Getting to the start line: your transportation options and timing

  • What to bring to the start line, and what to leave at home

  • Your race morning timeline, from wake-up to the starting gun

The course, mile by mile

  • The Staten Island start and the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge: a big climb, then a drop, and an adrenaline spike that lies to you about both

  • Brooklyn: miles of crowds and noise, and a very easy place to overcook your pace

  • The Pulaski Bridge and the halfway point

  • The Queensboro Bridge and First Avenue: the most famous trap on the course

  • The Bronx, the return to Manhattan, and Fifth Avenue: the late-race grind

  • Central Park and the finish: the rolling final miles, and how to save something for them

  • Pacing and fueling strategy, including how to handle the bridges

Coach Amanda's insider tips

Coach Amanda lives in New York City. She shares the local knowledge that helps you get the most out of the city, from race weekend to race day.

Live Q&A

Bring your race morning concerns, your training questions, and your race-week nerves. We will answer as many as we can.

What you get

  • A live session with Coach Nick and Coach Amanda (60 to 90 minutes)

  • A live Q&A so you can ask about your own race

  • The full recording, emailed after the session, so a conflict does not cost you anything

  • The slides (80+) as a PDF to keep and review during race week

Who this is for

Anyone running the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon, whether it is your first marathon or your tenth. First-timers get a clear plan for the course and the logistics. Repeat runners get tips from us and from a NYC resident!

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This is not a training plan and we won't go over pace recommendations specific to you.  For those concerns book a coaching consult call here.

How it works

  1. Buy your spot. Your confirmation includes your live join link and a calendar invite, so you have access the moment you check out.

  2. Show up live, or do not. Join on Wednesday, October 21 at 6:00 PM ET and ask your questions, or skip it and watch later.

  3. Get the replay. The recording and slides land in your inbox after the session.

Frequently asked questions

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