Ted Metellus

Ted Metellus leads and oversees all event development and production for New York Road Runners. Ted first joined NYRR in 2001 as an Event Manager and served in this role until 2003. He then returned in 2018, as the organization’s Senior Director of Events. In 2019, he was promoted to Vice President of Events and Technical Director of the TCS New York City Marathon. In February 2021, he was named the Race Director of the TCS New York City Marathon, the first-ever Black race director of an Abbott World Marathon Majors race. In May 2022, he was promoted to a Senior Vice President, and in November 2024, he became NYRR’s Chief Event Production Officer and Race Director. Ted plays a significant role in managing New York Road Runners’ 60 youth and adult races each year, overseeing and enhancing start, course, and finish operations, safety and security, medical teams, staffing and volunteers, youth events, experiential events, and warehouse operations. His event leadership role spans from the