2:09 EventsTM is an Official International Travel Partner of the ING New York City Marathon 
ING NEW YORK CITY MARATHON - 4th November 2012
Welcome to the 2:09 Events ING New York City Marathon Travel website - the starting point for your Running Holiday with Guaranteed Entry to the best Marathon in the World.
NEWS
25th April, 2012: New York Road Runners will draw the Ballot today and all International Runners will be notified if they have been accepted.
If you didn't get in through the ballot there is still an opportunity to enter with one of our Guaranteed International Travel Partner places - our ITP places close at the end of July or sooner if our allocation fills before then....demand far outstrips supply and we will have sold all our limited allocation before then.
WHY NEW YORK
If you run, then The ING New York City Marathon ® should be at the top of your list. The city is big, brash and exciting – the marathon is equally so. You will run through a melting pot of ethnic and cultural influences as you leave suburban Staten Island, run through Brooklyn and Queens before crossing into Manhattan, briefly pass through the Bronx and finish in Central Park.The crowds are the best, the loudest, the most fun – simply they are New Yorkers and they are determined to welcome ‘the World to Run’™ as the New York Road Runner’s are proud to claim.
HOW YOU CAN RUN NEW YORK
You can run in the ING New York City Marathon and be part of this annual running festival. 2:09 Events are an International Travel Partner of the ING New York City Marathon and are authorised to offer guaranteed entry to the marathon provided a travel package is booked.
We have limited guaranteed entry places available for 2012 on a 'first come' basis and the travel packages can be found on the TRAVEL PACKAGES SECTION.
You can just run for yourself or you can make this unforgettable experience benefit others by choosing a charity to run for.
Whether running for charity or for pleasure, the ING New York Experience will stay with you forever.
RUNNING THE ING NEW YORK CITY MARATHON ® WITH 2:09 EVENTS™ GIVES YOU THE BEST POSSIBLE SUPPORT.
Running the New York Marathon is such a big occasion you really want the best. We have taken great care in our choice of hotels - choose a Full Package staying at either our Superior 4-star hotel option, the Crowne Plaza Times Square, or our Deluxe 5-star option overlooking Central Park at the famous Essex House Hotel.
With technical and coaching support from London Marathon winner Mike Gratton along with Nick Anderson and Phoebe Thomas of Runningwithus you'll be the best prepared runners in New York.
Full packages include:
- First Class Hotels
- Virgin Atlantic Flights
- Private Bus to the start directly from your hotel
- Personal Training contact with London Marathon winner Mike Gratton and his 2:09 team along with Nick Anderson and Phoebe Thomas of Runningwithus.
- A Training and Information Day in early September in Richmond Park, London
- Fully Escorted while in New York by experienced runners with collectively over 100 years of New York guiding and many New York Marathons behind them!
- Group warm up run to the finish area in Central Park on Friday morning before the marathon
- A Nutrition Travel Pack from ForGoodnessShakes!
- A Gel Pack from Overstims to ensure you keep your energy levels up during the race.
- Discount card for use in selected Sports Shops
- Guaranteed Race Entry
The International Travel Partner Guaranteed Entries are only available to those purchasing travel arrangements with the Travel Partner. Flight & Entry and Hotel & Entry packages are also available.
TRAVELLING WITH A FULLY BONDED TOUR OPERATOR
It is essential that the travel arrangements you make to the ING New York City Marathon are financially secured with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) through the Air Tour Operators License (ATOL) scheme. 2:09 Events is a fully bonded Tour Operator and is licensed to offer Air Travel Packages by the CAA. Full details can be found at www.caa.co.uk. 2:09 Events Ltd ATOL number is 9358.
