Bei der Bekanntgabe der vollständigen Elitefelder für die 50. Ausgabe des TCS New York City Marathon gab es eine große Überraschung, denn der Superstar der Laufszene Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) ist nur sieben Wochen nach dem Berlin Marathon am 26. September 2021 erneut am Start eines World Marathon Majors Marathon.
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Kenenisa Bekele will auch sieben Wochen nach dem Berlin Marathon auch in New York City an den Start eines Marathon gehen. (c) H. Winter
Professional Athlete Field – Men’s Open Division
| Name | Residence | PB |
| Alvaro Abreu | Dominican Republic | 2:19:15 |
| Ryan Archer | New York, N.Y. | 2:17:51 |
| Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 2:01:41 |
| Girma Bekele Gebre | Ethiopia | 2:08:23 |
| Shadrack Biwott | Folsom, Calif. | 2:12:01 |
| Patricio Castillo | Flushing, N.Y. (Mexico) | 2:11:24 |
| Augustine Choge | Kenya | Debut |
| Birhanu Dare | New York, N.Y. (Ethiopia) | 2:12:21 |
| Noah Droddy | Boulder, Colo. | 2:09:09 |
| Mohamed El Aaraby | Morocco | 2:09:16 |
| Eyob Faniel | Italy | 2:07:19 |
| Ghirmay Ghebreslassie | Eritrea | 2:07:11 |
| Temesgen Habtemariam | New York, N.Y. (Ethiopia) | 2:11:42 |
| Callum Hawkins | Great Britain | 2:08:14 |
| Kibiwott Kandie | Kenya | Debut |
| Abu Kebede | New York, N.Y. (Ethiopia) | 2:24:30 |
| Urgesa Kedir | New York, N.Y. (Ethiopia) | 2:12:20 |
| Abdulmenan Kasim | New York, N.Y. (Ethiopia) | 2:23:08 |
| Elkanah Kibet | Colorado Springs, Colo. | 2:11:31 |
| Albert Korir | Kenya | 2:08:03 |
| Kevin Lewis | Richfield, Minn. | 2:12:02 |
| Matt Llano | Flagstaff, Ariz. | 2:11:14 |
| Brendan Martin | New York, N.Y. | 2:15:30 |
| Nathan Martin | Jackson, Mich. | 2:11:05 |
| Teshome Mekonen | New York, N.Y. (Ethiopia) | Debut |
| Abdi Nageeye | Netherlands | 2:06:17 |
| Thijs Nijhuis | Denmark | 2:10:57 |
| Benjamin Preisner | Canada | 2:10:17 |
| John Raneri | Flagstaff, Ariz. | 2:13:57 |
| Jose Santana | Mexico | 2:10:54 |
| Brian Shrader | Boston, Mass. | 2:13:27 |
| Thomas Slattery | Bronx, N.Y. | 2:18:35 |
| Joe Stilin | New York, N.Y. | 2:17:15 |
| Akira Tomiyasu | Japan | 2:10:29 |
| Ben True | Lebanon, N.H. | Debut |
| Ryan Vail | Portland, Ore. | 2:10:57 |
| Jared Ward | Mapleville, Utah | 2:09:25 |
Professional Athlete Field – Women’s Open Division
| Name | Residence | PB |
| Ruti Aga | Ethiopia | 2:18:34 |
| Meseret Ali | Bronx, N.Y. (Ethiopia) | 2:40:41 |
| Aileen Barry | Manhasset, N.Y. | 2:44:51 |
| Obsie Birru | Phoenix, Ariz. | 2:35:51 |
| Molly Bookmyer | Columbus, Ohio | 2:44:07 |
| Grace Bowen | New York, N.Y. | 2:44:49 |
| Stephanie Bruce | Flagstaff, Ariz. | 2:27:47 |
| Marie-Ange Brumelot | Shokan, N.Y. (France) | 2:36:23 |
| Viola Cheptoo | Kenya | Debut |
| Jessica Chichester | Brooklyn, N.Y. | 2:42:16 |
| Krista Duchene | Canada | 2:28:32 |
| Annie Frisbie | Minneapolis, Minn. | Debut |
| Bose Gemeda | New York, N.Y. (Ethiopia) | 2:39:04 |
| Rebecca Gentry | Brooklyn, N.Y. (Great Britain) | 2:32:01 |
| Roberta Groner | Ledgewood, N.J. | 2:29:09 |
| Kate Gustafson | Brooklyn, N.Y. (Canada) | 2:40:06 |
| Rachel Hannah | Canada | 2:32:09 |
| Peres Jepchirchir | Kenya | 2:17:16 |
| Helalia Johannes | Namibia | 2:19:52 |
| Ana Johnson | New York, N.Y. | 2:43:11 |
| Grace Kahura | Longmont, Colo. (Kenya) | 2:33:34 |
| Emma Kertesz | Boulder, Colo. | 2:40:56 |
| Nancy Kiprop | Kenya | 2:22:12 |
| Sally Kipyego | Eugene, Ore. | 2:25:10 |
| Des Linden | Charlevoix, Mich. | 2:22:28 |
| Hanna Lindholm | Sweden | 2:28:59 |
| Andrea Ramirez Limon | Mexico | 2:26:34 |
| Ziyang Liu | Kirkland, Wash. (China) | 2:40:17 |
| Lanni Marchant | Denver, Colo. (Canada) | 2:28:00 |
| Ivette Mejia | New York, N.Y. | 2:38:23 |
| Makenna Myler | Highland, Utah | Debut |
| Alexi Pappas | Woodland Hills, Calif. (Greece) | 2:34:26 |
| Beverly Ramos | Puerto Rico | 2:32:43 |
| Samantha Roecker | Philadelphia, Pa. | 2:29:59 |
| Lindsey Scherf | White Plains, N.Y. | 2:32:19 |
| Molly Seidel | Flagstaff, Ariz. | 2:25:13 |
| Leigh Anne Sharek | Brooklyn, N.Y. | 2:42:02 |
| Emily Sisson | Phoenix, Ariz. | 2:23:08 |
| Kellyn Taylor | Flagstaff, Ariz. | 2:24:29 |
| Joanna Thompson | New York, N.Y. | 2:43:01 |
| Laura Thweatt | Superior, Colo. | 2:25:38 |
| Aliphine Tuliamuk | Flagstaff, Ariz. | 2:26:50 |
| Haruka Yamaguchi | Japan | 2:26:35 |
| Ababel Yeshaneh | Ethiopia | 2:20:51 |