Just realized my Apple Watch only recorded 26.03 when I started it right at the start line and ended right after the finish. This is exactly why I use my Garmin and Apple Watch together, love it for everything else but Apple is never distance accurate
New York Road Runners has revealed the finisher medal for the Nov. 1 TCS New York City Marathon, designed around the 50th anniversary of both the five-borough course and the medal itself since NYRR awarded its first in 1976, the year the race was brought out of Central Park.
This year’s medal design has an abstract, sculptural take on the city skyline arranged in a sunburst shape, with the five bridges runners cross worked into it. The unbroken circular skyline is meant to represent the boroughs as a single connected form.
🔨 The specs for the 2026 medal:
• Zinc with an electroplated gold finish.
• 3.5 inches wide, slightly larger than usual for the anniversary.
• Center medallion stays at 2.12 inches, matching 2025, so the familiar detail holds while the overall piece gets more presence.
• The ribbon leans on a 1970s aesthetic and carries the race logo, the 50th anniversary mark and all five boroughs.
🗣️ NYRR chief marketing and digital officer Juliette Morris: “The design captures what makes the TCS New York City Marathon so special, from the energy of New York City to the shared human experience that comes to life on its streets each year.”
If I had a nickel for every time Jesse McCartney was a surprise guest at a Jonas Brothers event I would have 3 nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but weird that it happened thrice #heyjonas@nickjonas@jonasbrothers