What Is the Future of the New York City Marathon? | Live from NYC 2025

Live from New York City — recorded the weekend of the 2025 TCS New York City Marathon, this special Marathon Handbook Podcast episode explores the future of marathoning, technology, and performance. Join host Michael Doyle and co-hosts Katelyn Tocci and Alex Cyr as they sit down with two incredible guests: 🏃‍♂️ Colin Bennie, elite American marathoner and Brooks athlete, who ran in the 2025 NYC Marathon elite field; and 🤖 Bill Quinn, futurist at TCS (Tata Consultancy Services), who envisions the next era of AI-powered running, digital twins, wearable tech, and sustainable marathons. ---------- We dive into: • The future of the New York City Marathon and World Marathon Majors • How AI and digital twins are changing athlete performance • The rise of smart clothing, wearable tech, and AI coaching • What elite runners like Colin Bennie are focusing on heading into 2030 • How the running experience will evolve — for both pros and amateurs Recorded live in front of an audience in Manhattan on NYC Marathon weekend 2025. 00:00 – Live from NYC: Welcome to the Marathon Handbook Podcast 01:00 – Meet TCS Futurist Bill Quinn: What Is a Futurist? 03:30 – Digital Twins and AI in Training with Des Linden 06:00 – The Marathon of the Future: AI, Logistics, and Smarter Starts 09:30 – Predicting New World Marathon Majors (Cape Town, Rio, Beijing?) 11:30 – Using AI to Predict Weather and Improve Race Safety 14:00 – Can AI Replace Human Coaches? (Trust but Verify!) 18:30 – Smart Clothing and AI-Responsive Race Gear 21:30 – AI Shoes and the Future of Performance Footwear 23:30 – Drones, Digital Twins, and Sustainability in Major Marathons 28:30 – AR and the Future Spectator Experience 33:30 – Introducing Elite Marathoner Colin Bennie 36:00 – How Colin Cracked the Code to Even-Split NYC 40:30 – The Rise of American Marathoners: New Wave of Competitiveness 44:00 – What Motivates an Elite Marathoner Beyond NYC 47:00 – The Most Prestigious Marathon in 10 Years? (Olympics vs. Majors) 50:00 – Data, Wearables, and the Mind of an Elite Runner 56:00 – Balancing Work, Running, and Recovery 1:02:00 – Fueling, Shoes, and Pre-Race Prep for NYC 2025 1:10:00 – AI, Nanotech, and the Marathon in 2035 1:17:00 – Final Thoughts: The Human Side of Technology 1:23:00 – Closing + Watch-Along Marathon Stream Announcement 📩 Questions about training, race previews, or to send us your hot takes? Email us at podcast@marathonhandbook.com. 🎤 Leave us a voice memo for our mailbag episodes: marathonhandbook.com/podcast 📸 Instagram: @marathon.handbook 📘 Facebook: @marathonhandbook 📰 Join 265,000+ runners getting our daily newsletter: marathonhandbook.com/newsletter 👍 Like, subscribe, and drop your questions in the comments. 🎧 Audio version available wherever you get podcasts + watch the video version on Spotify. 📺 Subscribe on YouTube for weekly running deep dives. #NYCMarathon #MarathonHandbook #FutureOfRunning #ColinBennie #BillQuinn #MarathonPodcast #RunningTechnology #TCSMarathon #BrooksRunning #aimarathon