Bag Pre-Check

As in 2021, runners in 2022 have the option to pre-check a bag at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park on Friday, November 4 and Saturday, November 5 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and retrieve it in the post-finish area on race day after they finish their race.

Registration for bag pre-check closed on September 15.

Please note that runners will NOT be able to check a bag at the start on race morning and have it transported to the finish.

Runners who pre-check a bag can retrieve that bag after they finish the race in the post-finish area. The bag retrieval location will be on Central Park West between West 70th Street and West 71st Street. Starting at 7:00 p.m., unclaimed bags will be at West Drive and the 72nd Street Cross Drive in Central Park; they will be removed after 8:00 p.m., secured overnight, and will be available on Monday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the finish line.

Please note:

• The bag you check must be the official pre-check bag you will receive at the TCS New York City Marathon Expo Presented by New Balance; no other bags will be accepted at bag pre-check.
• Please review our Security Measures page for a list of prohibited items; you may not check these items. 
• You will not have the option to check a bag at the start on race day for transport to the finish.
• Bag pre-check will be located at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park; enter the park at either 5th Avenue at East 72nd Street or Central Park West at West 72nd Street.
• Bag pre-check will close at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 5.
• All finishers, regardless of bag pre-check selection, will receive a poncho in the post-finish area.