Athletic Recovery IV Therapy in NYC

Athletic Recovery IV is our Recovery IV, booked around training and race day. A licensed registered nurse comes to your apartment, hotel or gym anywhere in New York City or Nassau and runs the drip there, so you can recover on your couch instead of in a clinic waiting room.

• From $279Three packages, up to $489
• 30–60 minutesOnce the IV is in
• Licensed RNNew York State registered nurses
• Home, hotel or gymAll five boroughs and Nassau

When runners and athletes book an athletic recovery IV

Most bookings come from one of these situations:

• You've just finished the marathon in Central Park and you're back at a Midtown hotel with no plans to move.
• You flew in for race weekend, landed at JFK or LaGuardia, and want a nurse at the hotel rather than a clinic.
• You've got a long run on Saturday in Prospect Park or along the Hudson and a rest day on Sunday.
• Your boxing, CrossFit or spin studio wants a nurse on site for a few members (ask the gym first).
• You're a dancer or performer in a long rehearsal week and can't get across town to a clinic.
• Your running club or team wants several drips at the same time and place.

What's in the athletic recovery IV

It's the same drip and the same three packages as our Recovery IV, formulated with hydrating fluids, electrolytes and essential vitamins to help your body repair, rehydrate and bounce back faster.

• Standard · $27930–45 minutes. Saline (500 mL) with B-complex vitamins.
• Best Value · $37945–60 minutes. Saline (500 mL), B-complex, vitamin B12, vitamin C and glutathione.
• Premium · $48945–60 minutes. A 1,000 mL banana bag with B-complex, B12, vitamin C, glutathione, L-taurine and zinc.

Premium carries twice the fluid of the other two, which is why it runs longer. Not sure which to book? Call us and the nurse will talk it through.

When to book an IV around race day

You can book any time. These are the two slots runners pick most often:

• After you finishThe afternoon or evening of the race, once you're showered and back at your hotel or apartment. Book the slot before race day so you're not hunting for one at the finish line.
• A rest day that weekAny day you've got an hour to lie down and nowhere to be.

Thinking about a drip before a race? Talk to your own doctor or coach first: race week is a bad time to try something new. If you know your race date, book ahead rather than counting on a same-day slot.

Mobile IV along the whole NYC Marathon route

The NYC Marathon starts on Staten Island and runs through all five boroughs: over the Verrazzano into Brooklyn, across the Pulaski Bridge into Long Island City, over the Queensboro Bridge into Manhattan, up into the Bronx and back to the finish in Central Park. We serve every one of them:

• Manhattan: Midtown and Upper West Side hotels near the finish
• Brooklyn: Bay Ridge, Park Slope and Williamsburg
• Queens: Long Island City, Astoria, Sunnyside and the airport hotels
• The Bronx, Staten Island and Nassau County

What to expect when your nurse arrives

1. Health questions first. You answer a short health intake when you book, and the nurse goes over it with you on arrival.
2. IV placement. The nurse places a small catheter in your arm or hand and starts the drip.
3. 30 to 60 minutes. Lie on the couch, put your legs up or stay in bed. All you need ready is a bed or a chair.
4. Done. The nurse removes the line, covers the spot and packs everything out.

Athletic Recovery vs Recovery vs Hydration IV

• Athletic Recovery IVThe same drip as Recovery IV. This page is for booking around training, races and teams.
• Hydration IVOur simpler fluids drip, from $249. Suits a hot day or a long flight more than a race.
• Myers CocktailAdds magnesium and calcium, from $349.