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New York Road Runners and New York Therapy Animals are partnering to bring therapy dogs to the 2025 TCS New York City Marathon

The therapy dogs will greet runners at the marathon's starting line in Staten Island

The 2025 TCS New York City Marathon is on Sunday, Nov. 2

As runners limber up for Nov. 2's New York City Marathon , a group of social pups is getting ready for the big run as well.

For the 2025 TCS New York City Marathon , New York Road Runners (NYRR), the nonprofit that helps organize the 26.2-mile race, partnered with New York Therapy Animals to bring therapy dogs to the marathon's starting line in Staten Island.

For the marathon, New York Therapy Animals will provide volunteer therapy dog teams, consisting of a human and their trained, licensed, and

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