The New York City Marathon (branded TCS New York City Marathon and previously branded ING New York City Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an annual marathon (42.195 km or 26,219 mi) through five districts in New York City. This is the largest marathon in the world, with 51,394 players in 2016 and 98,247 applicants for the 2017 race. Together with the Boston Marathon and the Chicago Marathon, it is one of the nation's premier long-distance runs and is one of the World Marathon Major.
The race is hosted by New York Road Runners and has been run annually since 1970, with the exception of 2012, when it was canceled due to Hurricane Sandy landings. In recent years, it has been sponsored by the ING financial group. In 2014, Tata Consultancy Services, a multinational information technology company (IT), consultant, and business solutions firm headquartered in India, started an eight-year term as title sponsor. The race is held on the first Sunday of November and attracts professional and amateur competitors from around the world. Due to the popularity of the race, participation was chosen largely by the lottery system. Guaranteed entry into the marathon can be obtained by meeting the requirements of the 9 1 program or the 9 $ 1K program (where NYRR members walk in nine sponsored races and either volunteer at other events or donate $ 1,000 to support the NYRR program for young athletes), after complete the previous 15 or more NYC Marathon, or meet the qualifying standards of the meeting time. In addition, runners can earn an entry by joining the team to raise funds for one of a number of charities.
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Course
The race was founded by Fred Lebow. Ted Corbitt helped plan the New York City Marathon. The early 1970s course consisted of recurrent racing around Central Park. From 1976, the course covered all five areas of New York City. It started at Staten Island, in Fort Wadsworth, near the approach to the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. The bridge, which normally carries only vehicular traffic, is closed for the event. Runners use both sides of the upper level bridge and the west side of the lower level. In the opening minutes of the race, the bridge is filled with runners, creating a dramatic spectacle closely related to the event.
After descending the bridge, the winds pass through Brooklyn, mostly along Fourth Avenue and Bedford Avenue, about the next 11 miles (18 km). Runners pass through a variety of environments, including: Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, Park Slope, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Williamsburg, and Greenpoint.
At 13.1 miles (21.1 km), runners cross the Pulaski Bridge, marking the midpoint of the race and entrance to Long Island City, Queens. After about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) in Queens, runners cross the East River through Queensboro Bridge (59th Street) to Manhattan. At this point in the race when many runners start to get tired, as climbing the bridge is considered one of the hardest points in the marathon.
Reaching Manhattan after about 16 miles (26 km), the race continues north on First Avenue, then across to the Bronx via Willis Avenue Bridge for a mile before returning to Manhattan via Madison Avenue Bridge. Then continue south through Harlem to Fifth Avenue and Central Park. At the southern end of the park, the race runs along 59th Street/Central Park South, where thousands of spectators entertain runners over the last mile. At Columbus Circle, the race enters the park and ends next to Tavern on the Green. The deadline for this course is 8½ hours from 10: 10 am start.
In 2008, this race started a cage system. Professional female runners are given a beginning, a separate start and the balance of runners begins in the initial three are staggered. The official time is recorded by the computer chip attached behind the bib number of the runner, which counts when a runner crosses the start and when he crosses the finish, known as "clean time" (as opposed to "gun time"). Runners also spend time mats at 5 km intervals throughout the course, and email notifications can be received by people who follow the runners during the race to track their progress. While the distance is the same, there are various courses taken through Bay Ridge and up Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn until the course reaches Lafayette Avenue in Brooklyn on Mile 8.
Although marathon publication materials use miles, the time of the mat is 5 km interval to accommodate the issuance of the split and also allow potential world records to 20 km, 30 km and other sub-marathon spacing to be recorded.
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History
The first New York City Marathon was held 48 years ago in 1970, hosted by New York Road Runners President Fred Lebow and Vincent Chiappetta, with 127 competitors running several rounds around Park Drive of Central Park. Only about 100 spectators watched Gary Muhrcke win the race at 2:31:38. In fact, a total of only 55 runners crossed the finish line.
Over the years, marathons have grown larger. To celebrate the US second anniversary in 1976, city auditor George Spitz proposed that the race cross the five districts. With the support of Manhattan Borough President Percy Sutton, the men convinced Major Beame and, finally, the director of the race Fred Lebow. The race was a huge success, and meant as a one-time celebration, became an annual event.
Dick Traum became the first person to complete a marathon with a prosthetic limb when he completed the New York City Marathon 1976. The marathon grew popular two years later when Norwegian Grete Waitz broke the women's world record, ending at 2:32:30. He went on to win an unprecedented race nine times. An official wheelchair and handcycle division were introduced in 2000, and starting in 2002, elite women were given 35 minutes before the elite men and the rest of the field.
The New York City Marathon has now become the largest marathon anywhere in the world. Every year nearly two million spectators attend the course. Before 2013, the marathon was broadcast live in the New York area on WNBC, and at Universal Sports for all countries, however, by 2013, WABC-TV and ESPN announced they will start broadcasting the New York City Marathon. The Marathon can also be watched online.
1974
On September 29, 1974, Norbert Sander and Kathrine Switzer became the only residents of New York City (so far) to win the New York City Marathon.
1978
Grete Waitz, Norway's long distance runner, set a new course record for women at 2:32:30 and won his first New York Marathon. Waitz went on to win 9 New York Marathons, who most certainly won in any category to date. She is widely recognized for having made a significant contribution to promoting marathon and long distance running for women. The New York Road Runners club annually sponsors "Grete's Great Gallop," a 10-kilometer race around the round of Central Park, in his honor.
1979
Grete Waitz again wins the princess race with time finish 2:27:33, being the first woman ever to break 2:30. In a typically trivial mistake, Rosie Ruiz was accidentally given a 2:56:29 finish time. This qualified for Boston Marathon 1980, where he crossed the finish line with a time of 2:31:56. It quickly determined that he did not run the entire race track, sparking the most famous scandal in modern long-distance history. New York Marathon chair Fred Lebow canceled Ruiz's time after determining that he had not finished the 1979 race, and officials in Boston quickly followed suit.
1981
2:08:13 Alberto Salazar was originally regarded as the best in the world in the marathon, but the sign was later undone by The Athletics Congress, now known as USA Track & amp; Field, when the road is measured to be about 150 meters short. Salazar said in 1985 that he would continue to believe that he ran a full marathon, because the lack of crowd control forced him to walk wide during his turn. He also suggested that changes in how the course was measured after the 1981 race were associated with differences in course duration.
1983
National television viewers were treated to a tense race when England's Geoff Smith took the lead in the last round of the race. He was caught on the 26 mile mark in Central Park by 1972 Olympic bronze medalist 159 meters by Rod Dixon of New Zealand, who was won by just 9 seconds. Dixon had been 2 and a half minutes behind with 10 miles away, but kept shadowing Smith's shoulders. The result was also one of the great "Thrill of Victory/Agony of Defeat" pictures all the time when Dixon stood at the finish line celebrating with Smith who collapsed and was defeated on the ground behind him. Video highlights on YouTube
1992
Grete Waitz completed her latest New York Marathon with her friend and founder, Fred Lebow, in celebration of Lebow's 60th birthday. Lebow had been diagnosed with brain cancer and died two years later in 1994. They both completed the race with a time of 5:32:35. Waitz himself will surrender to cancer in 2011 after what he called the toughest battle of his life.
1994
During the 1994 event, Germa n n Silva recovered from a mistake of turning seven tenths of a mile before the finish which put him temporarily in second place 40 yards behind BenjamÃÆ'n Paredes. He ran 5:15 miles past, including a detour, to defeat Paredes and win the event with two seconds with a time of 2:11:21. The incident earned him the nickname "Wrong Way Silva"
2003
A record of 34,729 people participated in the race. The top man finder is Martin Lel from Kenya in 2:10:30. The top female finisher's seeker is Margaret Okayo of Kenya at 2:22:31, breaking the previous record of 2:24:21 set in 2001. In recent years, Kenyan runners have dominated the event. Top Americans are Matt Downin (2:18:48) and Sylvia Mosqueda (2:33:10), both from California. Rapper P.Diddy also ran for charity and raised $ 2,000,000 for the New York City Education system.
2004
The top female finishing dancer was Paula Radcliffe of England in 2:23:10, beating Susan Chepkemei of Kenya in 4 seconds, closest to then. The top man is Hendrik Ramaala from South Africa with 2:09:28. The top Americans are Meb Keflezighi (2, 2:18:48) from California and Jenny Crain (15th, 2: 41.06), from Wisconsin.
2005
In the closest finish in New York City Marathon history, Paul Tergat of Kenya almost left Hendrick Ramaala from South Africa in the last meter of the race for 2: 9: 30 time, beating Ramaala within a second. In the women's race, Je? Ena Prokop? Uka Latvia won within 2:24:41. The boss among the Americans is Meb Keflezighi of California (2:09:56) and Jen Rhines of California (2:37:07). South Africa Ernst Van Dyk takes wheelchair race at 1:31:11.
The 2005 event was hosted by the new NYRR CEO Mary Wittenberg. It should be noted that she was the first female director of the international Major marathon.
2006
The top man's kidnapper is MarÃÆ'lson Gomes dos Santos from Brazil in 2:09:58, while Je? Ena Prokop? Uka of Latvia won the women's marathon for the second time in a row within 2:25:05. Gomes dos Santos became the first South American to win the race. Stephen Kiogora of Kenya came second, and Paul Tergat, the 2005 defending champion and former marathon world record holder, finished third.
Former professional street racing cyclist and triathlon athlete, Lance Armstrong, raced in the 2006 race, finishing 868 with a time of 2:59:36. He also runs the same year in UK 10K. Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee also completed the race in 2006, ending at 5:33:43, and wearing bib # 110, signaling 110 pounds lost during his weight-loss campaign.
Amanda McGrory won the women's wheelchair race in 1:54:17, the men's wheelchair division was won by Kurt Fearnley in 1:29:22.
2007
The New York City Marathon 2007 was held on Sunday, November 4th. This is the last race of World Marathon Major 2006-2007, a two-year elite marathon racing series that also includes Boston, Chicago, London and Berlin marathon.
However, there were very few elite American marathoners who participated in 2007 because they competed on the previous day at the US Men's Olympic Marathon 2008 Exam, held in conjunction with the New York City Marathon on several of the same courses, three rounds of which were Trials at Central Park.
Martin Lel of Kenya won the men's race within 2:09:04, completing a memorable double from London and New York Marathon 2007.
The women's winner is the world record holder of Marathon Paula Radcliffe of the United Kingdom in 2:23:09, one second ahead of his 2004 victory.
2008
The New York City Marathon 2008 was held on Sunday, November 2nd. A field of 37,899 runners participated. The man's winner is MarÃÆ'lson Gomes dos Santos at 2:08:43. Paula Radcliffe won her third NYC marathon at 2:23:56.
The marathon event of 2008 was marred by the death of three marathon participants:
- Carlos Jose Gomes, 58, from Brazil fell unconscious shortly after completing the race at 4:12:15. An autopsy revealed that he had an existing heart condition and died of a heart attack.
- Joseph Marotta, 66, from Staten Island, N.Y. succumbed to a heart attack several hours after finishing his fourth New York City Marathon. She attended the course at 9:16:46.
- Fred Costa, 41, from Cincinnati, OH fainted at the marathon and died November 15 of a heart attack.
2009
The New York City Marathon 2009 was held on Sunday 1 November 2009. Meb Keflezighi of the United States won the men's race (first American since Alberto Salazar in 1982) by 2:09:15 while Ethiopian Derartu Tulu took the women's crown at 2:28 pm : 52, the first Ethiopian woman to do it. This is the first marathon in history with over 40,000 official finishes, as 43,660 pass the finish, 5,053 more than the previous best in the 2008 edition of this race.
2010
The New York City Marathon 2010 was held on November 7th. Gebregziabher Gebremariam of Ethiopia, in his first marathon, won the race after breaking away from his last rival, Emmanuel Mutai of Kenya, at a distance of 25 miles to complete within 2:08:14. The race featured 37-year-old world record holder Haile Gebrselassie, who ran on a bad knee and out of the race in the 16th mile. After that, he announced his resignation, but then canceled this decision. Edna Kiplagat won the women's title with a time of 2 hours, 28 minutes, 20 seconds, in front of American Shalane Flanagan.
The total number of official runners, 44,829 (28,757 men and 16,072 women) is the new world record for the marathon race.
2011
Marathon 2011 was held on November 6th. The boys' event was won by Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya in 2:05:06, breaking the 10-year course record. Second runner Emmanuel Mutai, also from Kenya, and third-ranked Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia also beat the previous record for the event, with 2:06:28 and 2:07:14, respectively. Geoffrey Mutai, who won the Boston Marathon at the start of the year, became the first man to win both races in record time in the same year. Ethiopian Firehiwot Dado won the women's race within 2:23:15, his first marathon victory. Coming second, 4 seconds behind the Ethiopian leader, but now living in the Bronx, is Bizunesh Deba with a time of 2:23:19.
There is a world record of 46,795 official officials: 29,867 men and 16,928 women.
Edison PeÃÆ'Â ¢ a, best known for maintaining his routine ran for 69 days he was caught in a mining accident of CopiapÃÆ'³ 2010, raced the race. Former NHL player Mark Messier finished with more than 4 hours at age 50. Retired Dutch footballer Edwin van der Sar ran at 4:19 am and said it was the toughest thing he ever did. Former CART champion, Alex Zanardi, won the bike class.
2012
The 2012 marathon is scheduled for November 4, 2012. Organizers plan to hold an event despite the Sandy Storm Effect in New York in the previous week.
On November 2, 2012, the marathon was canceled; Mayor Michael Bloomberg explains that: "When conducting a race does not need to divert resources from the recovery effort, it is clear that it has been a source of controversy and distribution... We do not want clouds hanging over the race or participants, and we decided to cancel it." The previous day, Bloomberg said the marathon will take place. The declaration began a debate about whether to hold a race with thousands of people still without electricity, public transportation, and other basic needs. Proponents to continue said the event would provide an economic and moral boost to the city, while opponents say resources (such as food, water, and police) are better used elsewhere.
Some participants end up helping with cleaning efforts. Others chose to gather and run an informal "Shadow Marathon" in Central Park. The controversy over Marathon's cancellation, the timing of the announcement and the impact of the decision, including criticism of New York Road Runners CEO Mary Wittenberg, continued after the 2012 race was intended to have taken place. As a resolution, all registered to run the 2012 race are offered three options: refund; guarantee, free entry to New York City Marathon in 2013, 2014, or 2015; or guarantee, free entry to NYC Half 2013.
2013
The 2013 New York City Marathon runs on November 3, 2013. The race proved to be the decisive for the 2013 World Marathon Major title for men and women. Doubling their victory at the London Marathon from April 2013, Tsegaye Kebede and Priscah Jeptoo each won $ 500,000 for their efforts throughout the season. After the 2012 cancellation, Geoffrey Mutai again became the first recurring winner in 15 years (after John Kagwe in 1997-1998). In windy conditions, 2:08:24 is more than 3 minutes slower than in 2011. Mutai separated about 22 miles to win almost a minute over Ethiopian Tsegaye Kebede, who had completed the third two years earlier. Jeptoo sees Buzunesh Deba, an Ethiopian runner who has lived in the Bronx since 2009, three and a half minutes on the half-marathon mark, but returns through it within 24 miles.
2014
The New York City Marathon 2014 runs on Sunday, November 2, 2014. It was announced on October 2, 2013, that the marathon's main sponsor is Tata Consultancy Services starting in 2014. It is an eight-year contract, and the race was renamed to TCS New York City Marathon. The wind was unbelievably high, blowing from the north on the northernmost path. The winners are Wilson Kipsang and Mary Keitany.
2015
The New York City Marathon 2015 runs on Sunday, November 1, 2015. The winners are Stanley Biwott and Mary Keitany.
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The New York City Marathon 2016 runs on Sunday, November 6th. Ghirmay Ghebreslassie won the men's open competition by 2:07:51. The women's open race winner is Mary Keitany of Kenya 2:24:26. The winner of the wheelchair race was Marcel Hug with a time of 1:35:49, and the winner of the women's wheelchair race was Tatyana McFadden with a time of 1:47:43.
In 2016, Lauren Lubin ran as the first open gender/non-binary athlete in New York City Marathon.
2017
Geoffrey Kamworor, a native of Kenya, won the men's competition with a time of 2:10:53, 3 seconds ahead of the 2-spot finisher Wilson Kipsang. In third place is Lelisa Desisa with a time of 2:11:32.
On the women's side, the winner is Shalane Flanagan, who is from Marblehead, Massachusetts. He was the first American to win since 1977. The time is 2:26:53. Mary Keitany got 2 by 2:27:54, and Mamitu Daska finished 3: 2:28:08.
References
External links
- Official website
- Route of the Marathon NYC Route
- Profile Elevation of Marathon Courses NYC
- New York City Marathon Weather History
- NYC Marathon Course Pace Wristband by altitude
- New York City Marathon Road Map, therunscout.com
- "New York City Marathon collects news and comments". The New York Times .
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