7 East Brunswick Runners To Race In 2026 New York City Marathon

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — Seven East Brunswick runners will be among the more than 60,000 people taking on the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday.

This year’s race marks the 50th anniversary of the five-borough course, with runners coming from 137 countries. More than 5,000 New Jersey residents are registered. That’s the second-most of any state, behind only New York, according to a marathon official.

Here are the township runners in this year’s race. The list includes only runners who agreed to share their information with the media, so it may not include everyone from town.

• Isabelo Barcenas, 60
• Vidyadhar Garapati, 52
• Michael Alcaide, 51
• Logan Yu, 40
• Daniel Wu, 29
• Hersh Patel, 28
• Christian Parker, 27

How to watch

• WABC-TV Channel 7: Live coverage runs from 8 to 11:30 a.m., with a pre-race show starting at 7 a.m. and race coverage until 1 p.m.
• ABC7NY.com: A live view of the finish line streams from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• ESPN2: Live from 8 to 11:30 a.m. A Spanish-language broadcast airs on ESPN3 at the same time, on the ESPN app and ESPN.com.
• ABC: A two-hour finish-line special airs from 3 to 5 p.m.
• Radio: 710 WOR AM and 104.3HD2 start coverage at 7 a.m. The iHeartRadio app streams from 8 a.m.

Track a runner

Family and friends can follow runners in real time with the free TCS New York City Marathon app, available on the Apple App Store and Google Play. More information is at nyrr.org.

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