🗽New York Road Runners has announced the professional field for the 2026 TCS nycmarathon, which takes place on November 1st. Headlining the fields will be defending champions hellenobiri and bensonkipruto24. In addition to marking the 50th anniversary of the New York City Marathon’s move to a five-borough course, this year’s race will also celebrate 50 years since the introduction of a professional elite field. Bill Rodgers, the 1976 men’s champion, will return for race-week festivities, while 1976 and 1977 women’s champion Miki Gorman, who died in 2015, will be honored and represented by her daughter, Danielle Mika Nagel. ➡️ Swipe through for the full professional fields and some of the storylines to watch. It has been 27 editions of the New York City Marathon since someone has successfully defended the men’s New York City Marathon title—Kenya’s John Kagwe completed the feat in 1998. 🇰🇪 Benson Kipruto is looking to become the next man to pull it off, as he seeks his fifth Worl...