What You Can Get for Free with the New York Marathon Medal

October 31, 2026

Before placing it in a very special spot at home, the New York City Marathon medal can give you many advantages. With it you can score a free hamburger at any Shake Shack location, gain free entry to the Natural History Museum (the one from the film “Night at the Museum”), or go up for free to “The Edge,” one of the city’s most impressive skyscrapers.

This year the NYC Marathon medal will also let you board the plane first. The airline Delta has prepared the “Marathoners Zone 1,” which on Sunday the 1st and Monday the 2nd, from the two major New York airports, John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia, will grant priority boarding to finishers of the 42,195 kilometers.

And to make sure nothing is missing, you can even have your name and finish time engraved completely free. Nike offers this service at 3 sites in Manhattan:

– Nike Home of Innovation (On Fifth Avenue)
From Sunday to Tuesday, 3 to 7 PM
– Nike Soho (611 Broadway)
From Sunday to Tuesday, 3 to 7 PM
– Paragon Sports (867 Broadway)
Monday and Tuesday, 11 AM to 7 PM

 

Dylan Holloway

Dylan Holloway

I’ve always been fascinated by the stories hidden behind a stopwatch, a finish line or a record-breaking performance. At Athletics News, I cover athletes, competitions and the moments shaping track and field, with a particular interest in the people and journeys behind the results.