New York City Marathon 2022: My First Marathon

Footage capturing just some of the sights and sounds of the New York City marathon 2022, from a (wave 5) runner's perspective.

This was my first marathon attempt - an attempt to complete the world's largest marathon event (on what turned out to be one of the most humid November days in NY history), to mark my 50th birthday.

[joelahatte]

Great video. glad you found your wife. very emotional to watch-cant wait to run this year. hope it is cold out..

[jonasmellberg]

Congratulation, a perfect 50y gift!!!🎉

[michaelromilly]

Incredible video Russ, this was my first major marathon too. Incredibly tough conditions that I've found hard to articulate to people, but this video brought it all flooding back in vivid detail, thanks so much for sharing!

[Stefan]

Gratuliere zum Finish!!! Grossartige Leistung 👋Sehr informatives Video, vielen Dank

[allanjaygarcia]

Aloha Russ. I'm Allan Jay the guy tossing the Water in the air. Wow. Thanks for highlighting in your video. NY was a blast. Hope you loved your experience as we did. Much Mahalos!

[mommamialec]

I know it is nearly a year later, but well done you! I ran in wave five and it was brutal, especially considering I was focused so much on a cool weather run during all my brutal summer training runs. I ended up in the dark from 5th Avenue on, but the crowds were still there cheering through the park!

[mes]

I ran my first NYC Marathon that weekend too! so HOT!!! but it was an experience i will no soon forget! congrats on finishing.. it was a battle out there! thanks for sharing all this footage!

[TheBartmobile]

I always cried tears of gratitude as I ran along Central Park South.

[PKHARDIN]

Oh my how wonderful to watch. Such an inspiration you made me feel like I was right there with you. Congratulations! In tears watching everyone.

[PoetWithPace]

Well done Russ and quite a marathon to choose as your first one 🥳🥳🥳

[danielminutilli]

Nice video. Congrats on finishing on such a hot day. A lot of folks dropped out. It was my 33rd NYC marathon. Started running after very ill for many years. Signing up for #34 soon. :) hope you get to come again and run in better temps.🏃‍♂️

[tombachmann]

Russ, you're a star! Still standing :)

[topoisomerace]

Really nice video! I hope you still think about this run for years to come. Great memory!

[smitbar]

I ran it in 1995, it was bitterly cold that year, +3*C from memory! I flew back to Heathrow from JFK on a Virgin Atlantic 747 two days later and it was snowing in New York, happy memories. I did 3hrs 20 mins 😊

[Christian_Jara]

Congratulations on your run, I was there too and saw the lady with the dog as well. I know how hard it is and how special and amazing it feels not just to finish but to be part of this amazing and painful party. All the best to you in your future runs.

[tylerrinker]

I was lucky enough to be picked and run my first one too in NYC this year (my brother-in-law has been trying for 7 years!). Congrats Russ!Thank you for the video to help me relive this incredible experience. I feel like someone needs to pinch me because it still seems unreal.

[Zofija]

I was also running NYC this year and it was amazing to experience it once again. Congrats and great movie!

[bdlahr]

Fun to share your experience, thank you. I have ran 2 marathons, one successfully and one not. You finished strong!

[eddieyew]

Just saw this. And so did I. Did my first right before I turned 50 in the Gold Coast marathon 2024. Felt really special.

[chrisboothman]

Thnx for that, I doing it this year 2023, and well done