On Sunday, November 1, Team LINC will join thousands of athletes for the 55th annual New York City Marathon–a 26.2-mile course through the five boroughs sidelined by crowds of spectators, and we cannot wait to watch them cross the finish line.

Join us in the Official Charity Cheer Zone located at 1st Avenue & 120th Street as we shower our team with love and gratitude! This is LINC’s fourth year as an official charity partner and we could not be more excited for this iconic opportunity. Each runner has committed to raising at least $4,000 to support LINC’s work in early literacy. Thank you to our team for your outstanding fundraising efforts and to all who supported them so that we can continue to raise readers across all five boroughs of New York City.

Before you arrive at the cheer zone, download the NYRR app to track the runners in real time anywhere on the course – it is very accurate and super helpful: https://www.nyrr.org/tcsnycmarathon/race-day/mobile-app.

This cheer zone is also on the official course map, making it easy for friends and family to find, and for runners to look out for on the course. Bring noisemakers, handheld signs, pompoms, and LINC spirit!

Meet our 2026 runners and click here to make a donation to the team.