New York City Marathon 2026
New York · November 1, 2026 · 61,066 finishers
- Where the field cracked
- 30 km
- Negative splits
- 8.4%
- Median finish
- 4:28:55
- Finishers
- 61,066
Largest drop in pace between two mats.
Share of the field that ran the second half faster.
Fade, by finish time
Fade tracks ability, so a single field-wide median would compare you against people running a different race. Each band below is the median for runners who finished near your time.
| Band | Median fade |
|---|---|
| <3:00 | 3.4% |
| 3:00-3:30 | 5.0% |
| 3:30-4:00 | 5.9% |
| 4:00-4:30 | 9.6% |
| 4:30-5:00 | 11.8% |
| >5:00 | 15.0% |
Race conditions
- Temp.
- 8.4°C – 16.3°C
- Humidity at peak
- 37%
- Wind
- 1 km/h – 9 km/h
Temperature ran from 8.4°C to 16.3°C. At its hottest, the air was at 37% humidity.
Hour by hour
| Hour | Temp. | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 8.4°C | 60% | 1 km/h |
| 10:00 | 10.9°C | 48% | 2 km/h |
| 11:00 | 12.7°C | 42% | 4 km/h |
| 12:00 | 13.9°C | 40% | 4 km/h |
| 13:00 | 15.4°C | 38% | 5 km/h |
| 14:00 | 16.1°C | 36% | 6 km/h |
| 15:00 | 16.3°C | 37% | 7 km/h |
| 16:00 | 15.8°C | 39% | 9 km/h |
| 17:00 | 14.5°C | 44% | 7 km/h |
| 18:00 | 13.5°C | 47% | 6 km/h |
| 19:00 | 12.4°C | 52% | 6 km/h |
| 20:00 | 12.2°C | 54% | 7 km/h |
| 21:00 | 11.5°C | 59% | 7 km/h |
| 22:00 | 10.8°C | 62% | 7 km/h |
| 23:00 | 10.3°C | 65% | 7 km/h |
Hourly data from open-meteo. Peak wind 9 km/h. Times in the race's own zone.