{"id":42568,"date":"2023-11-05T21:04:37","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T21:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prosfunds.com\/investing\/nyc-marathon-by-the-numbers-894000-in-prize-money-50000-runners-and-almost-2000-portable-toilets\/"},"modified":"2023-11-05T21:04:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T21:04:40","slug":"nyc-marathon-by-the-numbers-894000-in-prize-money-50000-runners-and-almost-2000-portable-toilets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prosfunds.com\/?p=42568","title":{"rendered":"NYC Marathon by the numbers: $894,000\u00a0in prize money, 50,000+ runners and almost 2,000 portable toilets"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Big Apple\u2019s biggest block party is back \u2014 and with plenty of cash on the line. <\/p>\n

The 2023 TCS New York City Marathon is expected to draw more than 50,000 runners from around the world taking a 26.2-mile lap across NYC\u2019s five boroughs on Sunday, Nov. 5. <\/p>\n

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The world\u2019s largest marathon has come a long way from its humble 1970 beginnings, note the race organizers at the New York Road Runners, when just 127 registered runners each paid a $1 entry fee to run six loops around Central Park. Those winners took home wristwatches and recycled trophies. <\/p>\n

Now more than 50 years later, the 2023 race features tens of thousands of runners (who shelled out between $255 and $358 in entry fees for the privilege of pounding the pavement) from more than 100 countries, with $894,000\u00a0in prize money and time bonuses up for grabs. <\/p>\n

But to be sure, only the elite, mostly professional, runners like returning champion Sharon Lokedi, who won the 2022 open division women\u2019s race, or 2022 men\u2019s world champion Tamirat Tola, really have their eyes on those prizes. The male and female open division winners will each pocket a $100,000 grand prize, while each male and female wheelchair division champ earns $35,000, and $25,000 goes to each top male and female open division American runner. <\/p>\n

There are also often time bonuses for runners who break course records; last year\u2019s wheelchair champions Marcel Hug and Susannah Scaroni each snagged an extra $50,000 for breaking course records, for example. <\/p>\n

Instead, most of the tens of thousands of people toeing the Verrazano Bridge starting line on Staten Island have other goals in mind. There are as many reasons to tackle the grueling 26.2-mile course as there are runners attempting the feat, such as beating a certain personal time, celebrating a wellness journey, overcoming adversity or fulfilling a charitable commitment, to name just a few. On that front, this year\u2019s NYC Marathon counts a record 571 official charity partners who are giving more than 12,000 runners a chance to put more meaning behind their miles. Last year\u2019s marathon raised $57.5 million for charity, the NYRR reports, and $460 million has been raised since the race\u2019s official charity partner program began in 2006.<\/p>\n

Certainly, it takes plenty of donations from corporate sponsors and volunteers to keep the whole event running smoothly. <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a look at the 2023 New York City Marathon by the numbers, with facts and figures provided by the New York Road Runners: <\/p>\n