Scotch Plains, Fanwood Runners To Race In 2021 NYC Marathon

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ —Runners hailing from Scotch Plains and Fanwood will be among the tens of thousands to tackle one of the most popular road races in the world — the 2021 New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 7.

This year is extra special as it marks the 50th Anniversary of the race. The anniversary was supposed to be celebrated last year but was postponed due to COVID.

The first NYC Marathon took place on Sept. 13, 1970 in Central Park with an entry fee of $1 and a budget of $1,000. Of the 127 registered runners there were 55 finishers.

Now there are more than 50,000 runners from more than 125 countries who will take part in the 50th TCS New York City Marathon course that runs 26.2 miles through the five boroughs of NYC.

Below is a list of the Scotch Plains and Fanwood runners participating. Please note, this list does not encompass the whole field from New Jersey, just runners who have agreed to share their information with media:

• Kevin Cassidy, Scotch Plains
• Christine Chaillet, Fanwood
• Laura Charos, Scotch Plains
• Danielle Dagounis, Fanwood
• Dennis Dagounis, Fanwood
• Karen DeBernardis, Scotch Plains
• John Dimitrakakis, Fanwood
• Nikhil Gupta, Fanwood
• Daniel Murphy, Scotch Plains
• Saxony Nielsen, Scotch Plains
• Luis Ramos, Scotch Plains

You can cheer on these fellow local runners during the 26.2 mile race in New York City, New York live on Sunday, Nov. 7 on TV, computer, tablet, or smartphone.

Watch the broadcast live on race day on WABC-TV, Channel 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Pre-race coverage from Fort Wadsworth begins at 7 a.m. Live streaming will be available on the ABC App and ABC7NY.com from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The broadcast is also available live on tablets and smartphones with the ABC App in New York and the ESPN App nationwide. Download these apps in the App Store or Google Play. Access to the ABC and ESPN apps is available through participating pay-TV providers.

For more information visit nyrr.org/tcsnycmarathon.

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