Watch live streaming coverage of the 2026 United Airlines NYC Half on Sunday, March 15, starting at 7 a.m.
NEW YORK (WABC) — Thousands of runners will lace up their sneakers once again to take part in the 2026 United Airlines New York City Half on Sunday, March 15.
ABC 7 New York is a proud sponsor of the United Airlines NYC Half. You will be able to watch live streaming coverage of the event on abc7NY.com, our mobile and connected TV apps, and social media platforms on Sunday, March 15, starting at 7 a.m.
The half marathon will be covered locally in the Tri-State area by WABC-TV, Channel 7 with live news cut-ins between 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Additionally, the four professional fields will be covered by a livestream, available on ESPN+, abc7ny.com, and NYRR’s digital channels beginning at 7 a.m. EST.
Organized by the New York Road Runners, the United Airlines NYC Half is the world’s premier half marathon and the largest in the U.S.
The race takes runners on a 13.1-mile park-to-park tour of New York City, starting in Prospect Park in Brooklyn and ending in Central Park. For the second year in a row, athletes will traverse across the Brooklyn Bridge — the only race in history to do so — before passing Grand Central Terminal and running through Times Square, a location closed to traffic only twice a year.
Ahead of the race, the New York Road Runners announced the full professional athlete field, which features a star-studded lineup including all four defending champions, 30 Olympians and Paralympians, 19 national record holders and 11 global medalists.
In 2025, a record-breaking 28,709 finishers participated in the United Airlines NYC Half. In addition to the nearly 29,000 half marathoners, more than 1,500 kids between the ages of 2-18 will participate in free races and dashes at the Times Square Kids Run.
You can learn more about the 2026 United Airlines NYC Half on the New York Road Runners website.
ABC 7 New York is a proud sponsor of the United Airlines NYC Half. You will be able to watch live streaming coverage of the event on abc7NY.com, our mobile and connected TV apps, and social media platforms on Sunday, March 15, starting at 7 a.m.
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