NYC Marathon Run Clubs & Cheer Zones

Community · Along the course

Find your people by the mile

Search the 11 clubs in New Balance’s 2026 program and choose your cheer point.

Race day · Sunday, November 1, 2026 · New York time

26.2 miles5 boroughs11 listed clubs
Women racing along Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn at the 2019 New York City Marathon. Photo by Steven Pisano, CC BY 2.0.
2019 race photograph · Steven Pisano / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0. Resized, uncropped.

An independent Confluence Running guide. New York Road Runners organizes the TCS New York City Marathon. New Balance is NYRR’s official athletic footwear and apparel sponsor.

Your cheer points, in course order

Scroll the timeline and select a club to find its card. This is a mile index, not a route map.

8.5Recess Run Club13.1Run Hustle Run17.5Upper East Side Run Club17.5Girls Running Collective18.0Almost Friday Run Club20.5Bronx Burners21.5Endorphins22.5Dashing Whippets22.75Asian Trail Mix22.75Hoboken Track Club24.4Upper West Side Run Club25New Balance

Find a club along the course

These mile markers and sides come from New Balance’s supplied 2026 program. Confirm the exact street, sidewalk, time, and access point with the host.

Mile 8.5Left in NB guide

Recess Run Club

Brooklyn

Brooklyn community running. Find the crew’s current runs and race-week updates.

Club updates ↗Instagram ↗
Mile 13.1Right in NB guide

Run Hustle Run

Halfway

A Queens running community listed around the race’s halfway point.

Club updates ↗Instagram ↗
Mile 17.5Left in NB guide

Upper East Side Run Club

Manhattan

Neighborhood running on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.

Club updates ↗Instagram ↗
Mile 17.5Right in NB guide

Girls Running Collective

Community

Named in New Balance’s supplied program. Confirm the host’s current club channel before attending.

View source listing ↓
Mile 18.0Left in NB guide

Almost Friday Run Club

Manhattan

Social running and post-run connections. Use the NYC chapter’s current announcements.

Club updates ↗Instagram ↗
Mile 20.5Right in NB guide

Bronx Burners

Bronx

Community running, youth programs, and scholarships rooted in the Bronx.

Club updates ↗Instagram ↗
Mile 21.5Right in NB guide

Endorphins

NYC community

Connect with the NYC community and its host-posted race-week events.

Club updates ↗Instagram ↗
Mile 22.5Right in NB guide

Dashing Whippets

Team running

Team training, racing, and community support across New York City.

Club updates ↗Instagram ↗
Mile 22.75Left in NB guide

Asian Trail Mix

Trail community

A NYC trail-running community supporting inclusion and AAPI representation.

Club updates ↗Instagram ↗
Mile 22.75Left in NB guide

Hoboken Track Club

New Jersey

A New Jersey team joining the race-day support listed by New Balance.

Club updates ↗
Mile 24.4Right in NB guide

Upper West Side Run Club

Closing miles

Neighborhood running with a listed cheer point in the closing miles.

Club updates ↗Instagram ↗

Source-listed cheer-zone table

Open the full New Balance source table
New Balance’s 2026 run-club cheer-zone list
Club Mile Side in NB guide Follow the host
Recess Run Club 8.5 Left Club community
Run Hustle Run 13.1 Right Club updates
Upper East Side Run Club 17.5 Left Club community
Girls Running Collective 17.5 Right Listed under this name in the New Balance program
Almost Friday Run Club 18.0 Left Club website
Bronx Burners 20.5 Right Club website
Endorphins 21.5 Right Club website
Dashing Whippets 22.5 Right Club website
Asian Trail Mix 22.75 Left Club website
Hoboken Track Club 22.75 Left NYRR club profile
Upper West Side Run Club 24.4 Right Club website

Left and right reproduce the supplied program’s labels. Confirm your exact viewing location with the host.

New Balance at mile 25

The program lists New Balance’s own cheer zone at mile 25 on the left, near Grand Army Plaza at the southeast corner of Central Park. It lists Sunday hours of 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Confirm zone access with the host and follow current NYRR spectator instructions.

NYRR spectator access and viewing guide →

Meet the communities beyond race day

Bronx Burners

The club combines community running with youth programs, scholarships, and mentorship. Its website also lists an October 28 scholarship gala presented by New Balance.

Visit Bronx Burners →

Asian Trail Mix

A NYC trail-running community focused on inclusion and greater participation by people of color, especially Asian American and Pacific Islander runners.

Visit Asian Trail Mix →

Dashing Whippets

A New York City team with structured training and runners pursuing a range of goals. Its team shop lists New Balance racing kit and training apparel.

Visit the Whippets →

Almost Friday Run Club

The club’s NYC chapter lists a Thursday morning three-mile run. Use its current site for the meeting point and race-week changes.

Visit Almost Friday →

Join a run with the club’s plan in mind

  • Open the host’s current post or event page before leaving your hotel.
  • Check registration, pace groups, route length, bag storage, and arrival instructions.
  • Keep any pre-race run within your existing training plan.
  • Ask the host before adding a group to your own itinerary or bringing a larger party.

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