Actor Colin Egglesfield, a three-time cancer survivor, will run the NYC Marathon on Sunday to advocate for a special cause, according to a CBS News video report. The report, published October 30, 2026, centers on Egglesfield's reasons for taking part in the race.

The summary of the CBS News video describes Egglesfield as an actor and a three-time cancer survivor. It states that he will run the marathon on Sunday and that he is doing so to advocate for what it calls "a special cause." The summary does not name that cause, so the specific issue he intends to advocate for is not identified in the material reviewed for this story.

The CBS News report's listed author field is empty, and the material reviewed for this story consists of a single title and summary. No other outlet's coverage was available, so no second account of Egglesfield's plans can be compared with the CBS News report. The summary does not state the type of cancer he survived, the years since his diagnoses, any charity or organization involved, or any fundraising goal, and those details are not reported here.

CBS News named the NYC Marathon in both the video's headline and its summary. The summary gives no further information about the race, Egglesfield's training, or his participation beyond the statement that he will run on Sunday. The headline frames the video as an account of his reasons to run, but the summary sets out only the advocacy goal, not those reasons in detail. This story therefore reports only the points that the CBS News title and summary provide.

Sources: CBS News: Actor and cancer survivor Colin Egglesfield on his reasons to run the NYC Marathon.