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NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — New York Road Runners, the nonprofit behind the TCS New York City Marathon, announced Tuesday that former New York Yankees pitcher and National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee CC Sabathia will serve as the marathon’s Grand Marshal.

In this ceremonial role, Sabathia will lead the more than two million spectators lining the streets of New York City Sunday, Nov. 2, in cheering on more than 55,000 marathon runners making their way from the starting line on Staten Island to the finish line in Central Park.

“New York has given me so much-from my years with the Yankees to the incredible people I’ve met since calling this city home,” said Sabathia. “Being named Grand Marshal of the TCS New York City Marathon is truly an honor. I’ve always admired the determination of every runner who takes on those 26.2 miles, and I can’t wait to cheer them on across the five boroughs and as they cross the finish line in Central Park.”

Joining Sabathia will be several celebrity runners, including Anthony Ramos from the original Broadway cast of “Hamilton,” who will be running his first marathon alongside a group including his high school guidance counselor, brother, and run coach and U.S. Olympic marathoner Des Linden.

Oliver Phelps, who played George Weasley in “Harry Potter” and hosts “Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking” will also run in his first marathon, supporting The Matt Hampson Foundation ahead of the premiere of his show’s second season.

For the second year, as part of their commitment to mental health, members of the Maybelline Run Club will run for Team Maybelline in partnership with the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

Ahead of the “Good Morning America” 50th anniversary show, airing Monday, Nov. 3, ABC News and WABC-TV talent and staff – including Chanteé Lans, Liz Cho, Dani Beckstrom and Nina Pineda – will run the 2025 TCS New York City Marathon relay-style to reflect the spirit of teamwork while fundraising for NYRR Team for Kids, a NYRR charity supporting the nonprofit’s free youth and community programs.

The full list of celebrity runners is as follows:

Anthony Ramos (“Hamilton,” “Twisters,” “Ironheart”)
Oliver Phelps “Harry Potter,” “Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking”), supporting The Matt Hampson Foundation
Ben Gibbard and Dave Depper (Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service), supporting Protect Our Winters
Joey Graziadei (“The Bachelor,” “Dancing with the Stars”)
Tyler Cameron (“The Bachelorette”), running with girlfriend Tate Madden
Matt James (“The Bachelor”), Team Mastercard
Zac Clark (“The Bachelorette”), supporting his charity Release Recovery
Joe Amabile (“The Bachelorette”), supporting Release Recovery
Tanner Courtad (“The Bachelorette”)
Bryan Arenales (“Love Island USA”)
Nic Vansteenberghe (“Love Island USA”), Team Strava
Elan Bibas (“Love Island USA”), Team TAG Heuer
Alexi Pappas (Olympic runner), Team TAG Heuer
Carl Radke (“Summer House”), supporting Release Recovery
Phil Keoghan (“The Amazing Race”), supporting Back on My Feet
Claire Holt (“The Vampire Diaries,” “H20: Just Add Water,” “The Originals”), Team Maybelline
Chloe Lukasiak (“Dance Moms”), Team Maybelline
Olivia Maher (Digital creator), Team Maybelline
Tayshia Adams (“The Bachelor,” “Bachelor in Paradise,” “The Bachelorette”), Team Maybelline
Christine Doan (Digital creator and entrepreneur), Team Maybelline
Isabelle Glasgow Jensen (Digital creator and entrepreneur), Team Maybelline
Karen Sarahi Gonzales (Digital creator and entrepreneur), Team Maybelline
Lauren Ridloff (“Eternals,” “The Walking Dead”), Team New Balance
Nev Schulman (“Catfish: The TV Show”), supporting Achilles International
Laura Perlongo (Wife of Nev Schulman)
Alex Cora (Boston Red Sox Manager)
Sam Judge (Wife of New York Yankees All-Star Aaron Judge), supporting KultureCity
N.O.R.E. (Rapper, actor, and media personality)
Cole Cook (Filmmaker and entrepreneur), supporting Keep a Child Alive, co-founded by his sister Alicia Keys
Patina Miller (“Sister Act,” “Pippin,” “Into the Woods”)
Merle Dandridge (“Hadestown,” “Once on this Island,” “Station 19”), supporting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Jordan Litz (“Wicked”), supporting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Marianna Fernández, Ben Alldis, Jeffrey McEachern, Rad Lopez, and Alex Karwoski (Peloton instructors)
Rhiannon Ally, Dani Beckstrom, JuJu Chang, Liz Cho, Christiane Cordero, Linsey Davis, Devin Dwyer, Ike Ejiochi, Will Ganss, Matt Gutman, Rebecca Jarvis, Whit Johnson, Jonathan Karl, Aaron Katersky, Rick Klein, Chanteé Lans, Mola Lenghi, Janai Norman, Nina Pineda, Stephanie Ramos, Deborah Roberts, Perry Russom, Will Reeve, Ashan Singh, Karen Travers, Selina Wang, and Ginger Zee (“Good Morning America” 50th Anniversary Relay participants)
Errol Barnett (CBS News anchor and national correspondent)
Isaac Rochell (Former NFL player and digital creator), Team Strava
Rudy Valdez (Filmmaker and director of NYRR’s East 89th St Productions documentary short, “Final Finishers”)
Casey Neistat (Digital creator and filmmaker)
Brooke Monk (Digital creator)
Ellie Fisher (Wife of Broadway star and actor Jordan Fisher), supporting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

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