Jacob × ESY NYC26.2 mi · Nov 1, 2026
Running with Edible Schoolyard NYC · TCS NYC Marathon 2026

26.2 miles to make edible education accessible for every child in NYC.

I'm Jacob — and on November 1, I'm running 26.2 miles for the kids who plant, cook, and share their own food in ESY's garden classrooms.

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26.2miles
$5,000goal
Nov 1race day
Jacob volunteering at Edible Schoolyard NYC
Why I'm running

Getting my hands dirty.

Volunteering with Edible Schoolyard NYC brought me a community I didn't know I needed. But the reason I keep showing up is simpler: every kid in New York City deserves to know where their food comes from and have the resources to act on that knowledge.

ESY makes that happen, in school gardens, in kitchens, in classrooms, building the skills kids need to contribute to a healthier, more sustainable food system for all of us.

That's a place where children, schools, and communities can truly flourish. I'm running the NYC Marathon for it. Help me bring more kids into the garden.

— From, Jacob
A summer-lush Edible Schoolyard NYC garden
“This is what we're running for.” An ESY garden · Brooklyn

I'll do the 26.2.
You do the $26.20.
Or the $52.40.
Or even the $262.00!

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About ESY NYC

Small seeds, big impact.

Edible Schoolyard NYC is a nonprofit on a mission to make edible education accessible to every child in New York City. They build garden-and-kitchen classrooms inside public schools — where kids plant, cook, and share meals together, and where lessons on science, culture, and community come from the soil up.

12,000+
NYC public-school students reached every year through ESY's hands-on programming.
100%
of donations from this page go to Edible Schoolyard NYC.
501(c)(3)
Tax-deductible nonprofit. Your gift is on its way to a real garden bed in NYC.
The climb

Mile by mile, dollar by dollar.

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Every donation helps plant a new patch in the garden — come back and watch it grow as we close in on $5,000!

Bare soil — be the first to plant!
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Where your dollars go

Every gift is a season of something growing.

Every dollar goes directly to ESY programs. Here's exactly what your gift makes possible.

Mile 1 · The Start
$26.20

Stock a kitchen classroom for a day.

Covers the hands-on supplies one class needs to cook together — measuring cups, mixing bowls, and the small tools kids wear out fastest.

Mile 6 · Brooklyn
$52.40

Feed one class a meal they made themselves.

Covers all the ingredients for a full recipe tasting — fresh produce, pantry staples, and any proteins — so every student goes home having cooked and eaten something real.

Mile 13 · Halfway
$131

Plant a garden bed that lasts all season.

Funds the bulbs, seedlings, and starter plants for one raised bed — enough for a full spring-to-fall growing cycle that students tend, harvest, and bring to the kitchen.

Mile 26.2 · Finish
$262

Power a farm stand for two weeks.

Stocks a school farm stand for two full weeks — fresh produce ordered and restocked twice, so students practice selling, pricing, and sharing what they grew with the whole community.

From the garden

Where the dollars go to grow.

PS 216 Garden

PS 216 Garden

Volunteer Day

Volunteer Day

Brought the Bennies

Brought the Bennie's

So many problems are tied together, and they could all be solved by having a school garden.
— 5th grader, P.S. 216 Arturo Toscanini · Brooklyn
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Race day

Come yell at me in person.

Sunday, Nov 1. I will look terrible. Bring a sign, bring a cowbell, bring a friend — or just track me from the couch.

Updated May 15

Where to catch me

Best spectator spot
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Approx pass time
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Bib Number
Assigned in fallby Oct 15
Live tracking
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Cheer kit

Stage a sign in advance. Free ideas:

  • Run Jacob, run!
  • You're doing great, sweetie.
  • Almost there — eat a tomato 🍅
  • You paid to do this.
  • Pain is temporary. Strava is forever.

After-party

Where
Somewhere in NYCby Oct 15
When
TBDgive or take an hour, depending on how fast my legs work
Vibe
Beer, ice, and the sweatiest guy in NYC.
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