Thank you for your interest in supporting NYC Cornellians’ volunteer efforts for the NYC Marathon on Sunday, November 2nd.  We are organizing support for specific water stations where NYRR has many openings so that our alumni and community members can spend the day together in their volunteer efforts. The general volunteer’s role is to help set up the fluid station, fill and distribute water/Gatorade, sweep the area of used cups – and cheer on the runners! All friends and family are welcome (note: children of volunteers must be over the age of 13). NYRR will provide rain ponchos and a thank-you gift for all event volunteers. There are roles for both general and medical volunteers:

General Volunteers
If you’d like to volunteer at the NYC Marathon’s water stations, please choose the link for your preferred location below:

Mile 13: Greenpoint, Brooklyn (McGuinness Blvd & Green St.) 

Mile 19: Upper East Side, Manhattan (116th St & 1st Avenue) First shift: 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. — SOLD OUT!

Please note that if there is another course water station that is more convenient for you, you are welcome to volunteer there. Check out where the various water stations are located on last year’s course map.

After clicking through to a specific mile/water station, you will see all necessary information fields for registration. If you’re already a member of New York Road Runners (NYRR), you can log in to complete this section quickly.  If this is your first time on the NYRR site, please fill out the information fields on this page. You will then be registered at your selected marathon water station.

Directly above the “Next Step” button is the place to identify yourself and your family/friends as Cornellians. Please remember to choose “CORNELL UNIVERSITY ALUMNI” from the Volunteer Group List. This is our official group name – so even if you are volunteering at a different station or are a non-alumnus who is joining our Cornell group (i.e. a spouse, child, or friend), choose this option anyways. This is the only way we receive credit to be awarded entry spots in the 2026 NYC Marathon.

Medical Volunteers
In addition to general volunteers, the NYC Marathon is seeking medical professionals from all fields to support the race. We are listing these volunteer opportunities separately if you want to support runners in your professional capacity. 

Please click this link to register as a medical volunteer.

Please remember to choose “CORNELL UNIVERSITY ALUMNI” from the Volunteer Group List as you are registering to help us all be counted. Thank you.

Medical Volunteers include:

• Athletic Trainer
• Physician – Attending, Resident, Fellow
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
• Mental Health Practitioner
• Nurse Practitioner
• Occupational Therapist/Assistant
• EMT/Paramedic
• Pharmacist
• Physical Therapist
• Physician Assistant (PA)
• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Respiratory Care Technician
• Medical Student
• Licensed Massage Therapist
• Medical Finish Line Spotter
• Chiropractor

 If you have any questions, please contact Arianna Kohilakis at (ariannakohilakis@gmail.com).