Chasing New York City's Marathon Sunday

From 127 runners (1970) to 50,000 (2023)

Runners crossing the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge at the start of the New York City Marathon in 1981.

The numbers speak for themselves: 50,000 runners, 5 starting waves, 250 gallons of Gatorade concentrate, and 1,500 portable toilets.

The first Sunday in November is a sight to behold in New York City- a global army of men and women converging on the Staten I…