TCS NYC Marathon 2026 · Sun 1 Nov 2026
First marathon.
Big city.
I'm Esben — running all five boroughs for a cause, chasing sub-3:30. Follow the training, and back the run.
Countdown to the start line
3:30:00 · 4:58/km · 8:00/mi. Every mile and rep this season turns into a donation.
- 13
- Weeks to go
- 161
- MI logged
- 13.2
- Longest run (mi)
- 7/19
- Training week
The build-up
Every week, getting race-ready
Average pace · per mi
Actual vs. the program's target each week, tracking toward the 8:00/mi goal.
Consistency
Every run & lift across the 19-week build, day by day.
“42.195 kilometres through the city I now call home — my first, and one to remember.”
The Honor Market
Call the outcomes. Losers donate. The cause wins either way.
Back your predictions on race day with honor-bound bets for a charity of your choice. No real money, no payouts — lose and you donate your stake, win and you keep the bragging rights.
- $330
- At stake
- 7
- Backers
- 9
- Markets
Goal: $5,000 to good causes — verified donations appear here as receipts come in.
No money ever moves through this site — lose a call, donate your stake directly to a charity you pick, and send the receipt. How the honor system works
My story
Dane in New York, running my very first marathon. This is where I share the journey, the training, and the fundraiser behind it — and where you can back the run.
I'm Esben — a Dane who landed in New York last summer for grad school and somehow ended up training for his first marathon. For me running has never really been about the running; it's how I meet people and get under the skin of a city, neighbourhood by neighbourhood. So lacing up for all five boroughs feels like the perfect capstone to making this move from Denmark stick.
Follow the build