Cherry Hill Runner Set For 2018 New York Marathon

CHERRY HILL, NJ — A Cherry Hill man will be among the more than 50,000 to tackle one of most popular road races in the world — the 2018 New York City Marathon on Nov. 4. Barry Williams, 24, will be among those competing in the annual race, although the list only includes those who were willing to share their information with the media.

The 48th TCS New York City Marathon course runs 26.2 miles through the five boroughs of NYC. Of the 51,278 runners that entered the 2017 race 50,773 completed it. Among the prominent runners to hit the pavement in 2018 are:

• Women: 2017 champion Shalane Flanagan, 2018 Boston Marathon winner Desiree Linden and Molly Huddle all of the United States.
• Men: Defending champion Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya, four-time U.S. Olympian Abdi Abdirahman and Shadrack Biwott.
• Wheelchair: Tatyana McFadden and Marcel Hug.

You can cheer on these fellow local runners during the 26.2 mile race in New York City, New York live on Sunday, Nov. 4 on TV, computer, tablet, or smartphone. Watch the broadcast on race day in the Philadelphia area on ESPN2, 9 a.m. to 12;30 p.m., and on WABC-TV, Channel 6 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET. Live streaming is available on the ABC App from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET.

For more information visit tcsnycmarathon.org.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 05: Runners run down 4th Ave as they compete during the 2017 TCS New York City Marathon on November 05, 2017 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Michael Heiman/Getty Images)