FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Celebrity and Notable Runners Gear Up to Toe the Line
at 2023 TCS New York City Marathon
Sheinelle Jones, Patina Miller, Luke MacFarlane, and Zdeno Chara
to headline star-studded lineup
New York, October 17, 2023 - New York Road Runners (NYRR) has announced its
celebrity lineup for the TCS New York City Marathon on November 5,
including stars from a range of backgrounds spanning television, film,
sports, and entertainment.
Several television anchors and personalities will take on the marathon,
including TODAY correspondent Sheinelle Jones, who will make her 26.2-mile
debut to mark her 45th birthday and showcase that she can "still do hard
things." Producer and host of MTV's Catfish Nev Schulman will run in his
seventh TCS New York City Marathon, and first as a guide runner for a
visually impaired Achilles athlete. Matt James and Zac Clark of The
Bachelor and The Bachelorette will also return.
Grammy and Tony Award winning actress and singer Patina Miller will return
to the TCS New York City Marathon for the second consecutive year, running
on behalf of Komera, which helps provide resources to young women in Rwanda
to encourage success in their lives. Prior to her run, she will sing the
national anthem at the start line on Staten Island.
Luke McFarlane, known for his roles in Brothers & Sisters, Bros, and
several Hallmark Channel films, will participate in the event for the first
time on behalf of Beyond Type 1, running with his partner and sister-in-law
who lost their brother to Type 1 diabetes complications in 2016. November
is National Diabetes Awareness Month.
NHL legend and Stanley Cup champion Zdeno Chara will run his first TCS New
York City Marathon with Team New Balance, while U.S. Olympic bobsled gold
medalist Steve Mesler will run in support of Classroom Champions in
addition to supporting a positive mental health mindset. Samantha Judge and
Emily Rizzo, wives of New York Yankees stars Aaron Judge and Anthony Rizzo,
will run in support of Kulture City and the Anthony Rizzo Family
Foundation, respectively.
The full list of notable runners in this year's marathon includes:
- Sheinelle Jones - TODAY correspondent
- Nev Schulman - Host of MTV's Catfish: The TV Show; supporting Achilles
International
- Matt James -The Bachelor; supporting ABC Food Tours
- Zac Clark - The Bachelorette; supporting Release Recovery
- Joe Amabile - The Bachelorette; supporting Release Recovery
- Patina Miller - Grammy and Tony Award winning singer and actress;
supporting Komera
- Luke MacFarlane - Actor; supporting Beyond Type 1
- Zdeno Chara - NHL legend; supporting Team New Balance
- Steve Mesler - U.S. Olympic bobsled gold medalist; supporting Classroom
Champions
- Samantha Judge - Wife of MLB all-star Aaron Judge; supporting Kulture
City
- Emily Rizzo - Wife of MLB all-star Anthony Rizzo; supporting Anthony
Rizzo Family Foundation
- Amy Robach - Television personality
- T.J. Holmes - Television personality
- Casey Neistat - YouTube star filmmaker; supporting Project Healthy Minds
- Laura Dreyfuss - Actress and singer; supporting Team New Balance
- Harry Hudson - Singer/Songwriter; supporting Team New Balance
The 2023 TCS New York City Marathon, Sunday, November 5 will have 50,000
runners and be televised live on WABC-TV Channel 7 in the New York tristate
area, throughout the rest of the nation on ESPN2, and around the world by
various international broadcasters.
About New York Road Runners (NYRR)
NYRR's mission is to help and inspire people through running. Since 1958,
New York Road Runners has grown from a local running club to the world's
premier community running organization. NYRR's commitment to New York
City's five boroughs features races, virtual races, community events, free
youth running initiatives and school programs, the NYRR RUNCENTER featuring
the New Balance Run Hub, and training resources that provide hundreds of
thousands of people each year with the motivation, know-how, and
opportunity to Run for Life. NYRR's premier event is the TCS New York City
Marathon. Held annually on the first Sunday in November, the race features
a wide population of runners, from the world's top professional athletes to
a vast range of competitive, recreational, and charity runners. To learn
more, visit www.nyrr.org.
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