The Big Aussie Cheer Squad
We cheer for every Australian running a marathon in the USA.
Flags, hand-made signs and a lot of noise, right where the race gets hard. Six marathons a season, free to join, and everyone's welcome, whether you're running or cheering.
Next up · Sun 1 Nov 2026
NYC Marathon
24 Australians running, and we'll be at Hole in the Wall Williamsburg, around 18.1km / 11.2mi.
Everything for New York City: where to find us, the weekend, who's running →
Who we're cheering for in New York City
24 Australians on the start line. Here are a few of them, in their own words.
Hi everyone, I'm Taryn from Adelaide, Australia — a health psychologist and research fellow at the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Centre at Mount Sinai.”
Taryn Lores · Adelaide
This is my 6th Marathon and 3rd time running NYCM. PB - 3:15:19 at Chicago 2026 couple of weeks ago. Aiming for a sub 3:20 finish at NYCM :-)”
Venu Karjala · Jersey City, NJ
Im running all 8 world major marathons for the Australian Charity Running for Premature Babies after losing my twins in December 2024. NYC is #3!”
Timothy Kyne O'Brien · Coconut Grove
Emma, coming from Sydney. Representing Sydney Striders run club.”
Emma Gillingham · Sydney
Born in Sydney, long time runner, proud Mum of 2 kids. NYC lawyer by day. This is my first marathon!”
Elannie Damianos · Jersey City
Second marathon, second overseas as well! Solo on the course and very nervous about the cold. Can’t wait!”
Ru Ru · Sydney
This is going to be my 32nd marathon. My 8th for this year and my 4th major in 9 weeks after finishing Sydney Berlin and Chicago”
Carolyn Vankalken · Hamilton Victoria
This will be my 5th nyc marathon - it’s as important as ever to keep running to elevate my Energy Galire preventative health protocols globally.”
Rachel Bowes · Brisbane
New York will be career marathon 100 for me in 2 and a bit years And my second six star!”
Bryan Lip · Perth, WA
Free Arts NYC empowers youth from underserved communities across New York's five boroughs by pairing them with dedicated volunteer mentors and…”
Elise Bathurst · New York
Dad from Sydney, running my second marathon, first return to NYC after living there in 2024-25.”
Michael Mazengarb · Sydney, NSW
I’m running the New York Marathon for Breakthrough T1D Australia because I want to turn my 40 years of living with Type 1 diabetes into something…”
Mr Shannon Ryan · Bundoora (Melbourne - Vic)
Two ways in
Both are free, and both take about a minute.
I'm running
Tell us your bib number and what you'll be wearing. Your name goes up on the screen at the cheer day, so the squad knows you're coming.
I'm coming to cheer
Pick a race and we'll send you the location, the best time to turn up, and who to look out for on the day.
The 2026/27 season
Tap a race for where we'll be, who's registered and how to find us on the day.
Find the squad
Every race has a squad spot on the hardest stretch of the course — a map pin, a rough arrival window, and a flag you can't miss. Turn up whenever suits, stay as long as you like.
Follow every Aussie on course
Live splits, who's coming past us next, and finish times as they land. This is the screen we run on the day, and it goes live on your phone each race morning.
