FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2014 TCS New York City Marathon Runner and Volunteer Applications Launches
On New Marathon Website, Monday, December 2, 2013
Application Features Cyber Monday Discount For 44th Running of New York
Road Runners' Premier Event
NEW YORK, December 2, 2013-The runner and volunteer applications for the
2014 TCS New York City Marathon launched today on the new TCS New York City
Marathon website, tcsnycmarathon.org. The application features a Cyber
Monday processing fee of $5, less than half the normal processing fee of
$11. The discounted processing fee is available through 11:59 p.m. on
Monday, December 2.
The runner application window will remain open through March 18 for the
more than 100,000 runners expected to apply. The application window for
the approximately 12,000 volunteers who will support the race will remain
open through July 31. The 2014 TCS New York City Marathon will take place
on Sunday, November 2, with its new title sponsor, Tata Consultancy
Services (TCS).
"Fresh off an inspiring 2013 race, we're excited to welcome runners,
volunteers, and our new premier partner and title sponsor, TCS, to the
2014 Marathon," said Mary Wittenberg, president and CEO of New York Road
Runners. "The stories of the marathon illustrate that with training,
dedication, and a lot of inspiration, the seemingly impossible is possible
on New York City's streets of dreams. Together with TCS, we invite everyone
who wishes to be a part of the marathon to take advantage of our special
Cyber Monday offer and apply to be a part of this great day."
The new TCS New York City Marathon website features a new look and improved
user experience and features information that will help runners plan their
race day, including tailored coaching plans through the official TCS New
York City Marathon online training program and information about how to
participate as part of a charity team, such as NYRR's Team for Kids.
In addition to the launch of the new website, NYRR is releasing new social
media accounts and hashtags for runners, volunteers, and fans looking to
share their excitement and stories for the 2014 TCS New York City Marathon.
Runners and fans are encouraged to tag Instagram and Twitter posts with
#tcsnycmarathon and to visit the Twitter and Instagram handles,
@nycmarathon, and Facebook page-TCS New York City Marathon – which has been
updated with information on the 2014 race.
For more information and to sign up for the 2014 TCS New York City Marathon
as a runner or volunteer, visit tcsnycmarathon.org.
About the TCS New York City Marathon
The TCS New York City Marathon is the most popular and inclusive marathon
in the world, attracting the world's top professional athletes and a vast
range of recreational runners. The race began in 1970 with just 127
entrants racing four laps of Central Park. Today, more than 50,000 entrants
from around the world run through New York City's five boroughs, starting
on Staten Island at the foot of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and finishing
in Central Park. Participants include Olympians, top age-group competitors,
and many thousands who run for charity and to achieve their own personal
goals. Millions of fans cheer the runners from the streets and watch the
global television broadcast. The race is part of the World Marathon Majors,
an alliance of the world's six biggest marathons that determines each
year's top male and top female marathoner. The TCS New York City Marathon
is the premier event of New York Road Runners, the world's foremost
community running organization, whose mission is to help and inspire people
through running.
About Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (TCS)
Tata Consultancy Services is an IT services, consulting and business
solutions organization that delivers real results to global business,
ensuring a level of certainty no other firm can match. TCS offers a
consulting-led, integrated portfolio of IT, BPO,infrastructure,
engineering, and assurance services. This is delivered through its unique
Global Network Delivery ModelTM, recognized as the benchmark of excellence
in software development. A part of the Tata group, India's largest
industrial conglomerate, TCS has over 285,000 of the world's best-trained
consultants in 46 countries. The company generated consolidated revenues of
US $11.6 billion for year ended March 31, 2013 and is listed on the
National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange in India. For more
information, visit us at www.tcs.com.
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