{"id":231742,"date":"2026-06-16T10:34:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T10:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/?p=231742"},"modified":"2026-06-16T10:34:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T10:34:41","slug":"new-york-city-marathon-2027-guaranteed-entry-tier-via-virtual-tcs-nyc-marathon-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/new-york-city-marathon-2027-guaranteed-entry-tier-via-virtual-tcs-nyc-marathon-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"New York City Marathon 2027 \u2013 Guaranteed Entry Tier via Virtual TCS NYC Marathon 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; color: #000; margin-bottom: 20px;\"><strong>New York City Marathon 2027 \u2013 Guaranteed Entry Tier via Virtual TCS NYC Marathon 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; text-align: justify;\">The Virtual TCS New York City Marathon 2026 is one of the official pathways to <strong>guaranteed, paid entry to the TCS New York City Marathon 2027<\/strong>. To qualify, runners must complete the full marathon distance in a single activity, on a single calendar day, and upload their run to Strava. Below you will find the key dates and the most important rules for the <strong>Guaranteed Entry Tier<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; color: #29495e; margin: 25px 0 15px 0;\"><strong>Key Dates \u2013 Virtual TCS NYC Marathon 2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 700px; margin: 0 auto 30px auto; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #fff; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.08); border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"padding: 14px; background-color: #29495e; color: #fff; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;\">Date<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 14px; background-color: #29495e; color: #fff; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;\">Event<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 12px;\">June 10, 2026<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px;\">Opening of Guaranteed Entry Tier drawing application period<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px;\">June 17, 2026<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px;\">Closing of Guaranteed Entry Tier drawing application period<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 12px;\">June 24, 2026<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px;\">Guaranteed Entry Tier drawing day (email notifications sent to selected runners)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px;\">June 30, 2026 \u2013 11:59 p.m. ET<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px;\">Deadline to update default credit card if initial payment fails<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 12px;\">July 1, 2026<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px;\">Second attempt to process and finalize registration payment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 style=\"font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; color: #29495e; margin: 25px 0 15px 0;\"><strong>Guaranteed Entry Tier \u2013 Rules and Fees<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; text-align: justify;\">Participation in the Guaranteed Entry Tier is granted via a drawing. Registration for this tier is<br \/>\n<strong>not available<\/strong> to runners already registered for the <strong>2026 TCS New York City Marathon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eef3f6; border-left: 8px solid #29495e; padding: 18px 22px; margin: 25px 0 30px 0; font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; color: #333; border-radius: 8px;\">\n<p><strong>Fees and Capacity<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 12px 0 0 18px; line-height: 1.6;\">\n<li><strong>NYRR Members:<\/strong> 186.06 USD (including fees)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Non\u2011Members:<\/strong> 211.50 USD (including fees)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spots:<\/strong> Limited capacity (entry granted via drawing)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0 0 0; line-height: 1.6; text-align: justify;\">If selected, your default credit card will be charged immediately. The card must have an expiration date of <strong>July 2026<\/strong> or later. If the payment is declined, you will receive an email and have until <strong>June 30, 11:59 p.m. ET<\/strong> to update your card details. A second attempt will be made on <strong>July 1<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; color: #29495e; margin: 25px 0 15px 0;\"><strong>Requirements to Complete the Virtual TCS NYC Marathon 2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin-left: 18px;\">\n<li>complete the full <strong>26.2\u2011mile<\/strong> distance in a single run activity,<\/li>\n<li>finish the run within one calendar day,<\/li>\n<li>upload the activity to <strong>Strava<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; text-align: justify;\">Finishers in the Guaranteed Entry Tier receive <strong>guaranteed, non\u2011complimentary entry to the 2027 TCS New York City Marathon<\/strong>. They will also receive a Virtual TCS NYC Marathon finisher medal and keychain shipped to the address listed in their NYRR profile.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; color: #29495e; margin: 25px 0 15px 0;\"><strong>NYC Marathon Preparation Guide<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eef3f6; border-left: 8px solid #29495e; padding: 18px 22px; margin: 10px 0 30px 0; font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; color: #333; border-radius: 8px;\">\n<p><strong>Want to be ready for New York City Marathon?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0; line-height: 1.6; text-align: justify;\">For logistics, registration, expo, race day transport, bridges, course profile and the full World Marathon Majors<br \/>\nexperience, check out my detailed guide:<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"color: #29495e; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; display: inline-block; margin-top: 8px;\" href=\"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/produkt\/new-york-city-marathon-guide-for-world-marathon-majors-participants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York City Marathon \u2013 guide for World Marathon Majors participants<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; font-size: 0.9rem; color: #555; line-height: 1.5; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> information based on official materials from <strong>New York Road Runners (NYRR) \/ TCS New York City Marathon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get guaranteed entry to the New York City Marathon 2027 through the Virtual TCS New York City Marathon 2026. Check key dates, drawing rules, and Guaranteed Entry Tier requirements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":231741,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-231742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-york-city-marathon-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231742"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231742\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":231745,"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231742\/revisions\/231745"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}