More than 50,000 runners will put their best feet forward this Sunday for the journey of their lives at the TCS New York City Marathon.

Here’s everything you need to know about the great race:

The route

The marathon starts in phases between 7 and 10 a.m. on Nov. 2 from the Staten Island base of the Verrazzano Narrows Bridge. Groups are staggered for their starts to avoid overcrowding. The field includes professional men’s and women’s runners along with wheelchair and handcycle athletes, and amateur runners seeking personal glory or dedicated to a personal cause.

After crossing the Verrazzano Bridge, the marathoners will then wind their way north through Brooklyn for 11 miles before reaching the halfway point of the race on the Pulaski Bridge over the Newtown Creek along the Brooklyn/Qu

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