United Kingdom, Oct. 1 -- Dylan Efron is preparing to run the New York City marathon.

The 34-year-old TV star competed on Dancing with the Stars, the long-running TV dance competition, in 2025, but this year, Dylan is focused on an entirely different challenge.

Dylan - who will run the New York City marathon in November - told Extra: "I got an invite, so I'm like, 'Why not?' I have all this energy and last year, I got to burn it on dancing. I'm like, 'Let's sign up for things.' I just did a triathlon last week. It was spur of the moment."

Dylan has been doing lots of running and cycling in preparation for the challenge.

The TV star - who is the younger brother of Hollywood actor Zac Efron - said: "For me, I get my actual road bike on ...