New York Road Runners agree to deal with ESPN/ABC for year-round broadcast partnership

August 27, 2024

The New York Road Runners (NYRR) announced an agreement with ESPN and ABC for a first-of-its-kind, year-round broadcast partnership that will televise its benchmark races, such as the New York City Marathon, NYC Half Marathon, 5th Avenue Mile, and the New York Mini 10K nationally as well as locally for the next three years.

“New York Road Runners is excited to grow our partnership with ABC7/WABC-TV and ESPN as the appetite for running content continues to grow out of the post-pandemic running boom,” New York Road Runners CEO Rob Simmelkjaer said. “This is a significant expansion of our long-standing relationship that will increase the visibility of New York Road Runners’ year-round races and events like the New Balance 5th Avenue Mile and New York Mini 10K, in addition to the TCS New York City Marathon, the best day in New York City.” AMNY