It'll cost more to run in NYC Marathon

You'll have to work a little harder to run in the New York City Marathon from now on.

Entry fees for the 26.2-mile race in November are rising $59 to $66 due to increased operating expenses.

Members of the New York Road Runners, which organizes the marathon, will find their entry fees climbing from $156 to $216. Other U.S. residents will pay $255, up from $196. And international runners will find their fees leaping from $281 to $347.

The New York Road Runners said the increases are needed to cover the escalating costs associated with event staging, labor, gas, insurance, bridge tolls and the services of city agencies.

The uptick also reflects the costs of providing medical care to runners and new fees instituted by the NYPD to help the department offset the rising costs of police manpower for services such as traffic and crowd control, a Road Runners representative said.

About 60,000 people were accepted to run last year, but for various reasons, only 47,763 people started the race and a record 46,795 runners finished.

-- amNewYork