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On September 13, 1970, Gary Muhrcke won the first New York City Marathon held in Central Park in 2:31:38. 127 runners started the race and 55 finished. Nina Kuscsik, the sole woman entrant in the race, dropped out at 15 miles due to illness.
Waitz dominated the women's marathon between 1978 and 1989, winning nine of the eleven races during that period: her nine wins are the most of any runner at the New York City Marathon. In the men's race, Bill Rodgers has won the most times, doing so in four consecutive years, from 1976 to 1979.
The New York City Marathon starts at Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island. The runners cross the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge into mostly-flat Brooklyn where for the next 12 miles (19.3 km) they pass through Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, Park Slope, Fort Greene, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Williamsburg.
Tens of thousands of runners will hit the streets of New York City for the 2023 New York City Marathon this weekend on Nov. 5 — including TODAY’s own Sheinelle Jones!
Nathan Martin, currently the fastest American-born Black marathoner, will be competing in the New York City Marathon on Sunday.
The New York City Marathon starts at Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island. The runners cross the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge into mostly-flat Brooklyn where for the next 12 miles (19.3 km) they pass through Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, Park Slope, Fort Greene, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Williamsburg.
November 5, 2023 at 6:17 AM. On Sunday 5 November, more than 50,000 runners will run across New York City’s five boroughs and travel 26.2 miles for the annual New York City...
CENTRAL PARK, NY — The New York City Marathon is returning in 2022 with its full capacity of 50,000 runners, up from the 25,000 participants that ran the famous race last year due to COVID-19 ...
The 2023 TCS New York City Marathon is expected to send 50,000 runners over the five boroughs Sunday. The 26.2-mile race starts roughly at 9 a.m., with staggered times, from a start in Staten ...
Shalane Grace Flanagan (born July 8, 1981) is an American long-distance runner, Olympic medalist and New York City Marathon champion. She was the first American woman to win the New York City Marathon since 1977. She holds the NACAC area records in both the 10k and 15k road races.