4 Morris Plains Runners To Race In 2018 New York City Marathon

MORRIS PLAINS, NJ — A total of four Morris Plains runners will be among the more than 50,000 to tackle one of most popular road races in the world — the 2018 New York City Marathon on Nov. 4.

The 48th TCS New York City Marathon course runs 26.2 miles through the five boroughs of NYC. Of the 51,278 runners that entered the 2017 race 50,773 completed it.

Among the prominent runners to hit the pavement in 2018 are:

• Women: 2017 champion Shalane Flanagan, 2018 Boston Marathon winner Desiree Linden and Molly Huddle all of the United States.
• Men: Defending champion Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya, four-time U.S. Olympian Abdi Abdirahman and Shadrack Biwott.
• Wheelchair: Tatyana McFadden and Marcel Hug.

Here is a list of the local runners including their name, city and age (please note, this list might not encompass the whole field, just runners who have agreed to share their information with media):

1. Eugene Napolitano Morris Plains, 72
2. Wayne Johnson Morris Plains, 39
3. James Merendino Morris Plains, 48
4. Amit Arora Morris Plains, 37

You can cheer on these fellow local runners' during the 26.2 mile race in New York City, New York live on Sunday, Nov. 4 on TV, computer, tablet, or smartphone.

Watch the broadcast live on race day on WABC-TV, Channel 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET. Live streaming is available on the ABC App and ABC7NY.com from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET.

For more information visit tcsnycmarathon.org.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 05: Runners run down 4th Ave as they compete during the 2017 TCS New York City Marathon on November 05, 2017 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Michael Heiman/Getty Images)