Marathon Runner Rushed To Hospital Near UES Course: FDNY

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — A marathon runner suffered a medical emergency during the closing stretch of the New York City Marathon along Fifth Avenue on Sunday, officials said.

At around noon, first responders received a call of a runner on Fifth Avenue and East 97th Street experiencing a medical emergency, fire officials told Patch.

While the runner was less than three miles away from the finish line, they were luckily just steps from Mount Sinai Hospital, where first responder rushed the injured person, according to a FDNY spokesperson.

Official had no other details to offer about the runner or their condition.

Marathons are notoriously brutal feats of endurance and it's not uncommon for marathon runners to suffer medical episodes and injuries.

In 2022, one runner died and 15 others were hospitalized during the Brooklyn Half Marathon.

Three deaths were connected to the New York City Marathon in 2008, one of whom died shortly after crossing the finish line.