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Press Release - New York City Marathon - 10/28/19


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

   New York Road Runners Joins City Agency and Community Partners for 
   Ceremonial Painting of the TCS New York City Marathon's Blue Line

          TCS New York City Marathon defending champions join 
                    city officials for annual event 

WHAT:  New York Road Runners (NYRR) hosts the ceremonial painting of the 
blue line that traces the 26.2-mile course of the TCS New York City 
Marathon through all five boroughs. The event recognizes NYRR's city agency 
partners and features a photo opportunity with the defending champions of 
the TCS New York City Marathon: Lelisa Desisa, Mary Keitany, Daniel 
Romanchuk, and Manuela Schar.

WHERE: TCS New York City Marathon finish line, Central Park, West Drive at 
67th Street

WHEN:  Wednesday, October 30, 2019, 9 a.m. (Media arrival at 8:45 a.m.)

WHO:                    
- James O'Neill, Commissioner, New York City Police Department
- Daniel Nigro, Commissioner, New York City Fire Department 
- Richard Carranza, Chancellor, New York City Department of Education 
- Mitchell Silver, Commissioner, New York City Parks Department
- Polly Trottenberg, Commissioner, New York City Department of 
Transportation 
- Ed Grayson, Director of the Bureau of Cleaning and Collection, New York 
City Department of Sanitation 
- Andy Byford, NYC Transit President, MTA
- Elizabeth Smith, President & CEO, Central Park Conservancy              
- Fred Dixon, President & CEO, NYC & Company
- Ellyn Canfield, Director, Mayor's Office of Citywide Events
- Bill Rudin, Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Rudin Management 
Company
- Eric Rudin, Co-Chairman & President, Rudin Management Company
- Sury Kant, President North America, UK and Europe, TCS
- Michael Capiraso, President and CEO, NYRR
- Jim Heim, Senior Vice President of Events and Race Director, NYRR
- George Hirsch, Chairman of the Board, NYRR
- Lelisa Desisa, 2018 TCS New York City Marathon Men's Open Division 
Champion
- Mary Keitany, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2014 TCS New York City Marathon Women's 
Open Division Champion
- Daniel Romanchuk, 2018 TCS New York City Marathon Men's Wheelchair 
Division Champion
- Manuela Schär, 2018, 2017 TCS New York City Marathon Women's Wheelchair 
Division Champion

About the TCS New York City Marathon

The TCS New York City Marathon is the largest marathon in the world and the 
signature event of New York Road Runners (NYRR), the world's premier 
community running organization. The race is held annually on the first 
Sunday of November and includes over 50,000 runners, from the world's top 
professional athletes to runners of all ages and abilities, including over 
9,000 charity runners. Participants from over 125 countries tour the 
diverse neighborhoods of New York City's five boroughs-Staten Island, 
Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Manhattan. Race morning also features the 
Rising New York Road Runners Youth Invitational at the TCS New York City 
Marathon, a race within Central Park that ends at the marathon finish line. 
More than one million spectators and 10,000 volunteers line the city's 
streets in support of the runners, while millions more watch the globally 
televised broadcast. The race is a founding member of the Abbott World 
Marathon Majors, which features the world's top marathons-Tokyo, Boston, 
London, Berlin, Chicago, and New York.  Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a 
leading global IT services, consulting, and business solutions 
organization, is the premier partner of NYRR and the title sponsor of the 
TCS New York City Marathon. The 49th running of the TCS New York City 
Marathon is set for November 3, 2019. To learn more, visit 
www.tcsnycmarathon.org. 

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